This powerpoint includes material about the different types of story elements that are associated with The Giver. It also includes directions of how to complete the cereal box book report.

1. Story Elements
The Giver
By Lois Lowery

2. Introduction
You will view a video on each story element
Apply the video to The Giver
Cereal box book report

3. Genres
How many can you list?
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Projects/Opera-Revised/Creating%20Our%20Stories/Genre.aspx

4. Genre
Kagan Structure: Pair and Share
Time: 2 minutes (1 minute per student)
Question:
What is the Genre of The Giver?
What makes you draw this conclusion?

5. Author’s
Purpose
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purpose/

6. Author’s Purpose
Kagan Structure: Round Robin
Time: 2 minutes (30 seconds per student)
Question:
What is the author’s purpose?
What details support your answer?

7. Foreshadowing/Prediction
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8. Foreshadowing/Prediction
Kagan Structure: All Write Round
Time: 5 minutes
Question:
What are your predictions for the second half of
the book?
What foreshadowing details lead you to this
prediction?

9. Symbolism/Imagery
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10. Symbolism/Imagery
Kagan Structure: Jot Thoughts
Time: 5 minutes
Questions
What are some symbols/imagery that we have
seen so far in the novel?
What do these symbols/imagery represent in the
novel?

11. Setting
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12. Setting
Kagan Structure: RoundRobin
Time: 2 minutes (30 seconds per student)
Questions:
Where are the settings in the novel so far?
How have they progressed during the novel?
How do you think they will evolve over the rest of
the novel.

13. Conflict/Resolution
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14. Conflict/Resolution
Kagan Structure: All Write Round
Time: 5 minutes
Questions:
What are the conflicts/resolutions?
How has the intensity of the conflict and climax
changed as we go through the novel?

15. Theme
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nswer/revision/3/

16. Theme
Kagan Structure: Pair and Share
Time: 4 minutes (2 per student)
Questions:
What are the different themes in the novel?
How are these themes related to the
conflict/resolutions of the novel?

17. Character Development
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18. Character Development
Kagan Structure: Pair and Share
Time: 4 minutes (1 per student)
Questions
What have the characters evolved and developed
so far in the novel?
How do you think they will continue to develop?

19. Figurative
Language
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language-through-songs.html

20. Figurative Language
Kagan Structure: All Write Round
Time: 5 minutes
Questions
What are the figurative languages in the novel?
What do these mean?

21. Final Project
Cereal Box Book Report
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the-beach/

22. Front Cover
Title of Book
Ilustration of Title
Author
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staff/bnewingham/myw
eb3/cereal_box_book_
report%202007.htm

23. Left Side
List the Main
Characters
Give important details
about them
Setting
List all the different
settings with colorful
words
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24. Right Side
Summary of book
Make it “grab” the readers so they want to pick the book up and
read it.
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25. Back of Box
Create 2-3 games
for the novel
Word search
Maze
Crossword
Word Scramble
Clue
Madlibs
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26. Top of Box
Book info and rating
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27. PRIZE
Each box must have a prize and it must be related to the novel
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28. Conclusion
Video of Story Elements
Discussion/group activities to reinforce
skills
Cereal Box Book Report Project

29. References
http://5thandfabulous.blogspot.com
http://hil.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/cereal_box_book_report%202007.htm
http://thourayacherbib.edublogs.org/2012/02/02/reading-on-the-beach/
http://mycontent.discoveryeducation.com
http://teachingwithatouchoftwang.blogspot.com/2012/11/figurative-language-through-
songs.html
http://www.pyramidreading.com/unit-6.php
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/higher/english/critical_essay/plan_your_answer/revision/3/
http://ecrowtheraplit.blogspot.com/2012_08_01_archive.html
http://tomakeaprairie.wordpress.com/tag/authors-purpose/
http://www.webplay.org/For-Schools/Education-Projects/Opera-
Revised/Creating%20Our%20Stories/Genre.aspx