Lesson 17

Objective: Students will be able to analyze the text in order to explain the connection between diction and the author’s meaning. 3.A.7(Author’s Purposeful Use of Language)

Journal Topic: Write the setting and 1 rule from chapter 1 in “The Giver”.

Journal Topic: Write the setting and 1 rule from chapter 1 in “The Giver”.

Visualizing

Close your eyes and visualize the word:“Clock”

Picture a clock in your mind’s eye. Now, complete a quick-write in yourjournal, describing the clock you

imagined.

Visualizing

Sometimes a person’s experience determines how they interpret or understand words.For example, my experience with the word “clock” might be drastically different from a younger person’s experience with clock.

I may have visualized a grandfather clock while a young person might have experienced a digital

clock. (get pictures of diff. clocks)

The Giver

Precision with words is very important in the novel we will begin reading- The GiverMake a prediction about the novel. Think about the title and the cover of the novel.

The Giver By Lois Lowry

After listening to each situation, use the color swaps to arrange the words in order from least precise to most precise.

Situation AMad, annoyed, livid, angry, upset, furious

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Situation BHappy, pleased, exultant, glad, content, delighted

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Situation A: Yesterday, your boyfriend or girlfriend broke up with you and refused to give you any explanation. You spent the next three hours on the phone with your best friend trying to figure it out. Today at school you see your best friend and your “ex” holding hands. How do you feel?

Degrees of Meaning Puzzle: Arrange from the words least precise to most

precise.

furiousUpsetmadlividangryannoyed

Situation A: Yesterday, your boyfriend or girlfriend broke up with you and refused to give you any explanation. You spent the next three hours on the phone with your best friend trying to figure it out. Today at school you see your best friend and your “ex” holding hands. How do you feel?

Degrees of Meaning Puzzle: Arrange the words from least precise to most

precise.

madannoyedlividangryupsetfurious

mad annoyed livid angry upset furious

Situation B: You asked for only one gift for your birthday. You have been reminding your parents of the only gift you want on a regular basis. Your birthday is tomorrow, and you think about this gift all day and dream about it at night. In the morning, there on the table is the gift you’ve been hoping for: How do you feel?Degrees of Meaning Puzzle: Arrange the words from least precise

to most precise.

gladcontentexultantdelightedpleasedhappy

You try!You try!

Precise Word Choice

Why did you arrange the words in the order in which you did?Why is it important to use the correct word when writing?Let’s take a look at an example from The Giver

Page The author uses this…

Rather than this…

In order to …

p.2 “…had made his stomach churn.”

upset

During Reading

Finish: Part I

The Author’s Choice Word AwardsAnalyze diction in the novel by locating the sentence in which theunderlined word appears. Complete the final column explaining theconnotation of the underlined word and its contribution to the meaningof the text.

Page The author uses this…

Rather than this…

In order to…

p. 2 “…had made his stomach churn”

upset Help us visualize how his stomach was feeling

p. 2 …though he know what a grim statement if had been…”

serious

p. 5 “They acted like…like…” “Animals?”

disobediently

p. 7 “Jonas’s father’s title was Nurturer.”

breeder

p. 8 “…who held a prominent position…”

important

During Reading

Shared Reading: Chapter 1 until page 4Then, complete part II. Discussion of our answers.

After Reading/InstructionPart III: You will complete this part On Your Own!Explain why precise diction-or lack of it- important to the story? Use example from the text to support your explanation.

“And The Award Goes To…”As you read chapter 2 of The Giver, list examples of precisely used words. Choose the best example of a precisely used word to complete the sentences below. (p. 17.5) (Graded Assignment)

Homework

If you do not finish, complete forhomework.