8/6/2019 Assignment Sheet the Giver by Lois Lowry

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Assignment Sheet: The Giver by Lois LowryPittsburgh Public Schools

As part of the curriculum for the school year, 2007-2008, studentswere asked to respond to the following question as a WriteAbout fortheir reading of The Giver . After the in-class discussion, studentswere asked to take notes on the discussion and then revise theirWriteAbouts into a formal persuasive essay for grading.

Lowry ends the novel The Giver very abruptly. She leaves it up to the reader to decide what she or he thinks happens at the end. What do you think happens at the end of the novel? Do

you think that Jonas and the baby live? State your opinion clearly and then support your opinion with reference to the text.

This assignment will be graded using the Persuasive Writing Rubric.