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Crafty Literature Projects to Lure Language Arts Learners

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Recognize National Arts and Crafts Month with language arts project ideas to inspire creative learning.
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The Perfect Society

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students read "The Giver" by Lois Lowry and then attempt to create their own "perfect society". They work in groups to create a Powerpoint presentation outlining the rules of the ultimate society.
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Language Arts Jeopardy

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Review parts of speech, verb tense, The Giver by Lowis Lowery, the mechanics of writing, and vocabulary. This Jeopardy-style game is perfect for any 4th or 5th grade class having read the book The Giver and in need of language arts test...
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The Giver Literature Guide - Conflict

For Students 8th - 9th
In The Giver literature guide worksheet, learners read several passages from the novel and identify the type of conflict it exemplifies and explain it.
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Create a PowerPoint:Based on The Giver

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Are you reading Lois Lowry's The Giver in your language arts class? Have your young readers create a PowerPoint presentation about their life, and how they connect to the lives of the characters from the novel. They present information...
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The Giver Quiz

For Students 7th - 11th
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 14 multiple choice questions about Lowry's The Giver. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Giver - Essay Questions

For Students 6th - 10th
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 15 short answer and essay questions about Lowry's The Giver. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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The Giver by Lois Lowry: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 6th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature activity, learners respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Lois Lowry's The Giver. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Gift of Life - Day 2: "Cell & Organelle Time to Tell" and "World in Color" (Chapters 2-4)

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars complete a cell biology instructional activity and a color instructional activity based on The Giver. In this biology and reading comprehension instructional activity set, students examine cells using microscopes. They...
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Create Your Own COMMUNITY

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss "their community" and the elements they have chosen to include in their ideal community by presenting to the class a collage of ideas incorporating the ideas presented by the instructional activity rubric.
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The Giver Chapter 16

For Students 6th - 8th
In this chapter 16 of The Giver worksheet, students complete a chart, filling in the emotional reactions of and changes the main character undergoes during particular scenes of the story.
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The Giver chapters 1 - 2

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read chapters 1 and 2 of The Giver and complete multiple choice questions. Students complete 12 questions.
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The Giver chapters 6 - 7

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read chapters 6 and 7 of The Giver and complete multiple choice questions. Students complete 8 questions.
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The Giver chapters 8 - 10

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read chapters 8 - 10 of The Giver and complete multiple choice questions. Students complete 9 questions.
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The Giver chapters 13 - 14

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read chapters 13 and 14 of The Giver and complete multiple choice questions. Students complete 9 questions.
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The Giver chapters 18 - 19

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read chapters 18 and 19 of The Giver and complete multiple choice questions. Students complete 8 questions.
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The Giver chapters 20 - 21

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read chapters 20 - 21 of The Giver and complete multiple choice questions. Students complete 11 questions.  
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The Giver Quiz

For Students 6th - 10th
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Lois Lowry's The Giver. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Writing Applications

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders write a continuation of the book The Giver. In this novel writing lesson, 9th graders read the book and discussed the way Lois Lowry wrote the book. Students answer questions about the novel and write an continuing chapter...
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"The Giver" by Lois Lowry

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars read the novel, "The Giver", and test their comprehension through the game Jeopardy. Then students research individual rights of different cultures and write a summary of their findings. Young scholars develop a personal...
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Community Map of The Giver

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read "The Giver" after finishing the unit on inventions and inventors. Using the information in the novel, they develop a geographic map illustrating the community in the story. They identify human and physical features and...
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The Giver

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners read the novel The Giver and complete six tasks. They identify vocabulary that they did not recongize, create a different ending for the book, produce character cards and pick important events and objects from the novel.
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The Giver

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read the novel, The Giver and complete six tasks associated with the book. They locate vocabulary they were unfamiliar with, create an alternate ending to the book, produce character cards and identify characters and objects.
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What's the Story?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write a group continuation story after reading the novel, The Giver. They write a continuation of the story of Jonas' and Gabe's adventures in Elsewhere, then share their story with the class.