Lois Lowry wrote “The Giver” in 1993, immediately winning the John Newberry Medal award for excellence in children’s literature. Her novel was banned in several states because parents found the story to be “inappropriate” for young children. The Giver,” which takes place in a futuristic society, deals poignantly with the issues of death, the ability ...
Helping students make connections between literature and life is sometimes difficult. This unit is designed to do just that Each activity has a way that students can draw on their own life experiences to more thoroughly understand the themes that Lowis Lowry is trying to convey. I’ve also made use of alternative writing assignements to ...
Children between nine and twelve are a hard group to suggest books for. They are trapped in the middle of being young children and teens, and feel the challenge of trying to find their place. Books marketed to children in this group often miss the mark because they aim for minds too young or too ...
I’ve read and enjoyed every last one of these books when I was in elementary school. I even have several of them in my personal collection. Now I understand their literary merit and how much they have influenced my development. My past teachers recommended many to me, and now I recommend these to any young ...
You read “The Hunger Games”,”Catching Fire” and “Mockingjay.” You saw “The Hunger Games” movie–six times. Until Suzanne Collins writes another book or the “Catching Fire” movie comes out, how will you satisfy your lust for dystopian literature? You’ll take this handy list of best futuristic dystopian/utopian books to your local library and get busy reading. ...
Number The Stars is about a girl named Annemarie Johansen. Annemarie lives in city of Copenhagen, Denmark, and in September 1943, the third year since the Nazi’s took over Denmark. Annemarie’s best friend is Ellen, who is Jewish, and is facing though times. One day, the girls stopped by soldiers on their way home from ...
In The Giver, a novel by Lois Lowry, 12-year old Jonas lives in an alternate community where there is no pain, no grief, and no war. When he takes on the role of Receiver of Memories, Jonas begins to learn about the way life used to be, when love, pain, hunger, and happiness existed. After ...
