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** The Giver **

** By: Lois Lowry **

We will begin reading **The Giver by Lois Lowry**. Following is a list of reading workshop activities from November 7th-January 10th. If you are absent, please look ahead and complete what you missed so that you can stay on schedule. At least 2 interpretive questions for each reading assignment. Remember to list vocabulary words. November 7th: The Giver Pre-Reading Activity

November 8th: Read Chapters 1 and 2 in class

November 9th: Discuss Chapters 1 and 2

November 10th and 11th: Work on IEP Projects

November 14th: Read Chapters 3, 4 and 5 in class

November 15th: Discuss Chapters 3-5

November 16th: Read Chapters 6 and 7 in class

November 17th: Discuss Chapters 6 and 7

November 18th: Work on IEP Projects

November 21st and 22nd: Present IEP Projects

November 28th: Read Chapters 8-10 in class

November 29th: Discuss Chapters 8-10

November 30th: Read Chapters 11-12 in class

December 1st: Discuss Chapters 11-12

December 2nd: Work on IEP Projects

December 5th: Work on IEP Projects

December 6th: Read Chapters 13-15 in class

December 7th: Discuss Chapters 13-15

December 8th: Read Chapters 16-18 in class

December 9th: Discuss Chapters 16-18

December 12th and 13th: Work on IEP Projects

December 14th: Read Chapters 19-20 in class

December 15th: Discuss Chapters 19-20

December 16th: Read Chapters 21-23 in class

December 19th: Discuss Chapters 21-23

December 20th: Complete writing project in class. Review project ideas. A list of project ideas will be posted in the classroom for you to refer to throughout the duration of this project. The Giver projects will be due on 1/9/12. We will present all of The Giver projects on 1/9/12 and 1/10/12. You may complete these over break or you will have January 4th, 5th and 6th to work on them in class. If you do have your projects completed you can use January 4th-6th to work on IEP projects.

Note: If you are not able to complete the in-class reading assignments, you may check out the book to read as you have time in other classes or at home. You should have time to read in class since the maximum number of pages to read in a class period is 24 or less.