Tuesday, December 13

Grade 8 Language - "The Giver" - Your Assignment Questioins

So, you have been given your "Assignment" by your peers. Answer the following questions based on your new career....You may need to scan through the chapters in order to get more information about what type of skills/characteristics one needs for the Assignment.

1. How do you feel about your new assignment? Do you agree with the choices your peers made? Do you think you will enjoy it or despise it? Explain why.

2. List all the skills and characteristics you need for your "Assignment".

3. Describe what the training might be like (Descriptions may be outlined in novel already).

4. If you could have chosen your own "Assignment", what would it be and why?

5. What skills/characterisitcs do you think you possess that are better suited for the Assignment you would have chosen?

6. Think about the Committee of Elders who observe the children for countless hours. It says in the novel that the committee rarely chooses the wrong assignment for the twelves because decisions are based on the interestes and abilities of the children. Do you think this system is an effective way to choose careers? Explain your answer.

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