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Program Ideas
Create a Memory Chest. Gather memories from your family’s past and or your past. Memories can be captured with a quote, a picture or a small object. Design your chest using a shoebox as your chest. Remember that not all the memories have to be good memories, but meaningful memories are important. to provide information on their mentoring program. Informational workshops and testimonials a possibility.
In the Giver the people do not see color. Experiment how your world would look through black and white. Use black and white film or a camera with this function or Photoshop existing photos in color. Discuss with your group what is different about seeing your world in black and white or how it would be different to live in a world that is only black and white.
Explore careers through a career fair. Invite neighbors, family and friends to share their careers and job experiences.
Partner with a locate community group to perform a community service project
Create Panel discussions, debates, or essay/art contest on some of the themes raised in the book (Safety/Freedom, Society/Individual, Euthanasia, Utopia, What makes a family?)
Stage the "Ceremony of 12" (Reader's Theater) -from http://www.wcfls.lib.wi.us
Program about memories and oral history, how they are passed down from generation to generation. Perhaps use flip video cameras to record oral histories (inter-generational), or explore ways of passing down memories in other cultures.
Diversity and Individuality programming (as opposed to the "sameness" of the book)
"Giving Back" Community service programs (play on the title)
Dream sharing and Dream Interpretation workshops
Resources for Program ideas
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/lowry.htmlhttp://theliterarylink.com/giver_lessons.htmlhttp://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/guides/give.htmlhttp://english.byu.edu/novelinks/Novel%20pages/The%20Giver.htmhttp://www.schoollibrarymedia.com/curriculum/Stencil2009v25n6.htmlhttp://www.greece.k12.ny.us/ss2002/finn/web1.htmhttp://msdadmin.scican.net/mhs/mhs_area_imc/webquests/The%20Giver/giver_index.htmhttp://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001249.shtmlhttp://www.wcfls.lib.wi.ushttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_33pPIlBxshttp://www.carolhurst.com/titles/giver.htmlhttp://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/Giver/givertg.htm