THE GIVER PROJECT

For: Mrs. GlassmanMathematics

Values to Consider for your project

Where in the book The Giver can you find examples of: Responsibility Integrity Honesty Respect Empathy

Responsibility Reliability Trustworthiness Being accountable or to blame

for something“Any problems that may occur have

ultimately been caused by you, because you are responsible for where you are and

what you are doing there.” ― Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain

Integrity Totally honest and sincere Having your beliefs and

actions totally united Honorable

“Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know

whether you did it or not.” ― Oprah Winfrey

Honesty Truthfulness Sincerity

“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important

matters” ― Albert Einstein

Respect High regard for others Valuing each others point of view Show consideration for other

people’s feelings

“I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the

president of the university.” ― Albert Einstein

Empathy The ability to identify with

and understand another person’s feelings.

“We must learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or omit to do,

and more in the light of what they suffer.” 

― Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Required Elements for the Project Presentation

Survey 10 questions approved by me

Histogram showing survey results with percentages of each type of answer calculated and must have/be:

Labels Colorful Accurate

Group conclusions supported with data Conclusion with explanation that includes data Incorporated clearly into presentation

Final Presentation Chosen from the list on the “create your presentation” slide

Final Reflection

Timeline Survey -

You will have one week to design your questions, make the survey and gather data. Keep the key values from the previous slides in mind as you develop your questions. Make sure there is a way to get meaningful data from your questions. You will be provided with class time in the computer room. Please take the survey yourself. Each of you will be required to compare your results to those of the group as a whole.

Histogram This will need to be done immediately after the survey data is gathered.

Group and Individual Conclusions You will have two days to discuss the data, concentrating on answering questions

like the ones posed in the “create your presentation” slide and write your group conclusion using supporting data.

Write an explanation of how your results compared to the team’s results. Have their opinions changed yours? If so, how and why? If not, why not?

Presentation You will have 2 weeks to put your presentation together. There will be 4 class

days right before the due date to work together on the final touches and get my input before you present your work to the class.

Create a Survey

Use surveymonkey.com to create a survey with a minimum of 10 questions that you will use to collect data and make a histogram from. Your group will be using your data to draw conclusions about moral values as part of a final presentation. All groups will be required to fill out all surveys.

Click on the link below to see a sample survey with just a few questions. You should make sure that the majority of your questions are in the “agree-disagree” format so that you will have numbers to work with.

The Giver survey questionnaire (example)

Create your Presentation

Your presentation must include a histogram, an analysis of the answers by percent and a description of your conclusions. These should answer questions like:

Is it the responsibility of a society to protect its citizens from pain? If you believe, as Jonas does, that everyone needs to experience both joy

and suffering to grow, must you take actions that will have serious consequences for yourself and the community?

Why do you think the community was willing to give up so much so that they wouldn’t feel pain? Is this a responsible action?

You may present your data and conclusions in a variety of ways:

A powerpoint presentation A movie (between 3-8 minutes) A skit A traditional presentation with backboard and graphics Any other method that is approved by me

Final Reflection

Write a reflection in which you discuss the following:

Has working on this presentation and discussing the character values in it made you think about yourself and your actions in a different way? Why or why not?

Pick one of the character values listed at the beginning of the powerpoint that you believe you possess. Give an example from your life that shows that value in action.