TES Global
Blendspace: The Giver
This blendspace includes thirty-two spaces with content connected to Lois Lowry's dystopia novel, The Giver. Links include novel discussion questions, author interviews, and video tutorials to review literary topics.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Number the Stars
This teacher resource includes a review of Lois Lowry's Number the Stars, things to notice in the book and discuss, and related learning activities and links.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Companion to Lois Lowry's the Giver
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is meant to be used as students progress through the novel, The Giver. It includes all chapters and discussion questions to spark class discussions.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Giver Authority
A unit lesson plan using the book The Giver by Louis Lowry that will have middle schoolers be researchers and recorders in the process of finding information on Utopian societies, cults and authority. Students will complete a PowerPoint,...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Number the Stars: Analysis
This animation features a discussion about Lois Lowry's novel Number The Stars, which was written about the WW2 Occupation of Denmark by Nazi Germany. 2:19sec.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Memoirs About Photographs
This review discusses Looking Back, a memoir written by Lois Lowry. The song "Photograph", performed by Nickelback, and "In Color" by Jamey Johnson, are suggested as sources to assist with extending the students' understanding of memoir....
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Using a Web Quest to Create a Persuasive Brochure
After reading Lois Lowry's The Giver, students use a WebQuest to research ideas and themes from the novel. Students use their research and persuasive writing skills to create a brochure designed to sell a way of thinking or way of life...
TES Global
Blendspace: The Giver
A thirty-three-part learning module including links to videos breaking down Lois Lowry's novel The Giver by chapter.
TES Global
Blendspace: Number the Stars Word Work
A six-part learning module with links to texts, videos, and images to better understand vocabulary while reading Lois Lowry's Number the Stars.
TES Global
Blendspace: Number the Stars by Mrs. Wade
A six-part learning module with links to images, websites, and videos to use while reading Lois Lowry's Number the Stars.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Number the Stars
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Number The Stars" by Lois Lowry. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Giver
This young adult Newberry winner by Lois Lowry is analyzed in detail in this informative site that looks at characters and their motivations.
Other
Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures
This original script, available in .pdf form, is based on Lois Lowry's "Gooney Bird Greene."
Other
Teaching Strategies for "The Giver" [Pdf]
Four-page PDF document includes reproducible handouts and other ideas for exploring this complex novel.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "The Giver" Reader's Guide
"The Giver" reader's guide features excellent, thought-provoking questions for discussion.
Curated OER
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Carol Hurst provides an interesting biographical sketch of Lois Lowry with information about several of her novels.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Lunchroom to Classroom: Authentic Assessment & the Brown Bag Exam
A Brown Bag Exam uses found objects and images to help students activate prior knowledge and creates a framework for students to express their understanding. Students work individually and in collaboration to create concrete connections...
The Book Report
Kids reads.com: Authors
Click on the children's author link to view an article with biographical information, book titles, and the like.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Online: Number the Stars
This detailed unit includes author biography, ideas for introducing the novel, related reading suggestions, reproducibles and more. Acrobat Reader required to read the study guide.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: "The Giver" and Descriptive Writing
Online lesson plan uses the novel "The Giver," to teach students the importance of writing descriptive memoirs. Students write these descriptions individually after seeing their significance through the reading.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 7: The Giver
Seventh graders consider how individual perspectives are shaped by knowledge and memory. Through the study of dystopian literature and related texts, 7th graders will explore common themes, characters, and contrasting points of view....
Curated OER
The Giver Cover
Carol Hurst provides an interesting biographical sketch of Lois Lowry with information about several of her novels.
Other
Book Club Lesson Plan: Number the Stars
Designed to be used in conjunction with other schools, the activities and lessons here could be used by a single class as well.
Other
Study Guide for the Novel: "Number the Stars"
This site a sixth grade teacher offers this collection of discussion/study questions and classroom activities.
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