Reading Assignment: Kira Kira Please read pages 1-42, Chapters 1-3
Writing Assignment: The Giver ends without a clear conclusion. The ending can be interpreted in a number of different ways. Please write a description of what happens after Jonas sees the lights in the far distance.
You can do this in two ways: You can start by saying something like this: "Lois Lowry's The Giver has been interpreted in different ways. The interpretation changing with the book's readers. For some, the book ends on a positive note, with Jonas finding the community Elsewhere that he had dreamed of. Others, though, have thought that the lights in the distance were a hallucination, the result of starvation and cold. They believe the book ends with Jonas's death. I agree with those readers who ....
Or you can continue the story: Jonas struggles to his feet, holding Gabriel to his arms. As he walks.....
In other words, you can get practice with writing persuasively or writing a narrative. It's your choice.
You were great in class yesterday, very thoughtful in your responses!!