The Giver Connecting Science Fiction with Today

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1 The Giver Connecting Science Fiction with Today Using EBSCO Points of View database read, research, and create a group presentation connecting a current societal issue to The Giver. Access this database through the Maple Mediapprentice Web site. The username/password are ngsdmaple. STEP 1: Choose one of the following issues. Pick an issue that you feel connects with your reading of The Giver. Behavior drugs and children Banning books Censorship and democracy Population growth Climate change US borders Cloning in humans School uniforms Electronic surveillance Same Sex Marriage Euthanasia Sex selection and cosmetic genetics Death penalty/capital punishment Please have your group s topic approved by Mrs. Howard. STEP 2: Log into EBSCO Points of View and access research on your topic. You will find an overview as well as several points of view on the subject. READ an overview as well as at least two points of view on your topic. Take notes in Google drive or the graphic organizer provided. STEP 3: Make a maximum eight-slide Google Slides presentation on your issue. Add the following information: 1. Summarize the topic and explain in 7 th grade language (1-2 slides). 2. Summarize both (opposing) points of view on the topic (2-3 slides). 3. Find a powerful graph, quote, or statistic to incorporate. 4. Locate at least one picture (you will need to add this to Google Slides from a computer). 5. Three specific text connections to The Giver. Use quotes from the text and page numbers (1-3 slides). 6. Based on your reading of The Giver, what is Lois Lowry s position on your issue? (1-2 slides). Be sure to take a stand and be specific about why you think she feels one way or the other. Include at least two pieces of evidence from the text to support your position (these may or may not be pieces of evidence used for the group s three text connections). Works Cited Copy and paste the citation information to a slide titled Works Cited. STEP 4: Be ready to present your ideas to your classmates.

2 The Giver Connecting Science Fiction with Today Grading Rubric: Individual contribution to group project Issue and point of view summaries Connections to The Giver Analysis of author s point of view 10-9 Points 8 points 7 points <6 points Well-developed and insightful summary of the issue and distinct, well-explained points of view (3 points supporting each side of the argument). Three distinct, specific connections to The Giver that illustrate understanding of the connection between the text and today. Insightful and sophisticated insight into the author s point of view (given the text) with at least two pieces of meaningful textual evidence. Welldeveloped summary of issue with distinct points of view. Three connections that link the issue with the text. Adequate analysis that shows emerging insight into author s point of view on the issue with at least two pieces of evidence. Adequate summary and/or points of view with minimal analysis or insight. Less than three distinct connections with unclear or underdeveloped connections. Adequate analysis of author s point of view on the issue with textual evidence that is somewhat supportive of the point of view. Underdeveloped summary and/or points of view. Significantly inadequate number or quality of connections between the text and novel. Inadequate or lacking analysis of author s point of view on the issue or textual evidence.

3 The Giver Connecting Science Fiction with Today Grading Rubric: Individual and group grades Content work division: 1. Issue summary/point of view 1 2. Point of view 2/Analysis of author POV 3. Giver connections (3) Individual Presentation Group process management - Group organization - Division of labor - Communication - Works Cited PROJECT TOTAL: 10 Points 8 points 7 points 6 points Individual content work will be worth 10 points and will be graded using the attached rubric (based on your contribution to the group project). 5 points 4 points 3 points 2-1 points Well-prepared Prepared Deficit in one of Significant presentation presentation the following deficits in one (obvious with adequate categories:, (or more) of preparation, eye preparation, preparation, eye the following: contact, eye contact, contact, preparedness, expression, loud expression, volume, easyto-understand eye contact, and easy to volume, mostly expression, understand, welldeveloped, easy to slides. volume, easyto-understand easy- understand, to-understand welldeveloped, slides. slides). easy-tounderstand Exemplary organization, division of labor, and bibliography. slides. Good organization, division of labor, and bibliography. At least one area of improvement. 20 points Deficit in one of the following categories: organization, division of labor, or bibliography. Significant deficit in more than one of the following categories: division of labor, or bibliography. Individual content contribution Presentation Group process management 10 points 5 points 5 points

4 The Giver Points of View Graphic Organizer Presentation Element Issue summary in 7 th grade language Group member assignment Notes Point of view 1

5 Presentation Element Point of view 2 Group member assignment Notes Connections to The Giver (specific text and pages)

6 Presentation Element Lois Lowry s position on your issue (based on your reading of her text) Group member assignment Notes