Mapping the Seedfolks & Wrapping up the Giver

6th: Today, we began class by brainstorming a list of why people might leave their home country and move to another country. Then, we shared out our homework from last night, the research we did on our characters. Then, we brainstormed a reason why our character might have moved from their home country to Cleveland. We reviewed the requirements for the Mapping the Seedfolks story and then broke off into character groups to begin brainstorming some introductory lines to our stories. Finally, we took some of the class period to write our story using the format and maps Miss D. passed out in class.
Homework: Work on Mapping the Seedfolks story. Be prepared to show Miss D. the work you did in class tomorrow.

7th: We began class by going over the manifestos that we worked on yesterday. Each group shared out one manifesto, sharing the RAP summary, the government of each manifesto and a picture to represent this government. Then, we summarized chapters 20-22 of the Giver and read chapter 23 together in class. We discussed the last chapter, theorizing about what might have happened to Jonas, talked about themes in the book and then completed the plot structure chart about the events in the book.
Homework: Complete plot structure chart tonight. If you have a Mapping the Seedfolks story that you can share with Miss Devine as an example for the 6th graders, bring it in. Miss D will give you a Tootsie Pop.