COLEGIO CARDENAL LUQUE DATE: September 18, 2020

DOCENTE: ELMER DANILO MONTES

STUDENT__Karla Gonzalez ___
READING REPORT #
COURSE 9ª

Reading report: Work alone.

The Giver by Lois Lowry
Chapter I

1. Pre-Reading
a. -Who’s the author? (Short biography)

- Born Lois Ann Hammersberg on March 20, 1937, in Honolulu, Hawái, Lowry is one of
America's most popular and versatile children's book authors. She has written in a variety of
fictional forms, from the WWII tale Number the Stars to the lighthearted adventures of
Anastasia Krupnik to the fantastical The Giver.

A shy and introverted child, Lowry loved to read. She was around 8 or 9 years old when she
decided she wanted to be a writer. Her father was a dentist and Army officer, which led to her to
live in several different places growing up. Lowry spent some of her school years in Japan, but
she ended up graduating from a New York City high school. She then spent two years at Brown
University before dropping out to get married.

b. . What the name of the book “the giver” means to you…

- The name of the book "the giver" refers to a person who gave much of his part, either
financially or of his feelings towards other people.

c. -What are the most important values in a family group?

honesty, love, tolerance, respect, tolerance, forgiveness.

d. -What do you think about breaking the laws / rules?

breaking the rules is wrong because the truth is that they are necessary to make any activity that
takes place run smoothly

2. During the reading.

a. -Describe the characters of the chapter.
Jonas: he is a boy who is 11 years old is very mature thinks things very thoroughly until he knows
what is going on
Asher: Asher is jonas's best friend who talks very fast and the whole community makes fun of
him
Lily: She is the younger sister of Jonas
 b. -write a summary of chapter one, starting the main ideas and most important details (be
consistent with the story) – Be careful with the writing structure.

Jonas is an eleven-year-old boy who is very apprehensive one day he leaves his house and
observes that there is a jet flying over him, these jets were used to bring the load of food for the
whole community at that moment they say that everyone should enter his house because the jet is
very close but everything turns out to be a mistake, Jonas felt strange because in December he
was going to turn twelve.

In the community everyone is very respectful and careful with their language but what seems
strange to Jonas is that his friend Asher is made fun of because he talks too fast and it is difficult
for people to understand him but the rest is fine, they are all very polite Everyone in Jonas's
family has a tradition that is, let's say, tell what they do that day and share their problems to find
out how they can help.

When they start to have dinner, Lily starts talking about what she does not like and is not
satisfied, she says that she is upset with some visitors of seven or seven years because they did
not comply with the rules as they were set, her father tells her that maybe those of Seven of us
understood them and that is why they are not following them and Lily calms down because she
knows that that is surely what happened.

His father said that he had had a baby today and that he was sad because his illness kept getting
worse that he thought he would bring him home to take care of him and give him more attention,
Jonas's mother says that he had dealt with a client because he did not follow the rules And now it
was up to Jonas to tell about his problems, he did not want to but if he did not he would be
breaking the rules so he decides to tell them he tells them that he feels apprehensive (it means
that he is afraid of catching something) about the ceremony that they are going to do. for twelve,
jonas's parents send lily to another place so they can talk in private to be more calm.

c. -Search the meaning of the unknown (vocabulary related to the story).

Frightened- asustado
Squinting - bizco
sleek - pulcro
aircraft – aeronave
within- dentro
jeering – burlas
grinned- sonrio
obey- obedecer
nurturers- cuidadores
punishment- castigo
beckoning – llamando
glad- alegre

3. After reading.
a. -Choose at least ten (10) unknown words and complete the following chart with each one of the
words.
Note: Do the same chart for each word

Word definition Example in a sentence

(Dictionary)
Are you frightened of spiders?
Frightened

Feeling fear or worry:

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word
afraid 

petrified 

scared

terrified

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Squinting He squint his eyes to look at a girl

If a person or an eye squints,
the eye looks in a different direction to the
other eye, because of a weakness of
the eye muscles

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word

accommodation
astigmatic
behold
beholder
bore into sb
dart
glass
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Example in a sentence
Sleek

Especially of hair, clothes,
or shapes) smooth, shiny, and lying close to The cat had sleek fur.
the body,
and therefore looking well cared for;
not untidy and with no parts sticking out.

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Satiny
Silky
smooth

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Aircraft
The airline is
any vehicle, with or without an engine, that taking steps to ensure safety on its aircraft.
can fly, such as a plane or helicopter
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word

plane
airplane
jet

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Within We recommend that this wine should

be consumed within six months.
inside or not further than an area or period of time

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indoors
inside
stuck

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Jeering
I shouted to be heard above the
the action of laughing or shouting insults at someone to show you jeering of my colleagues.
have no respect for them
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to joke
snap
bother

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Grinned

Emotion of laughing slightly He grinned at me from the doorway.

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rejoice
be satisfied

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Obey

to act according to what you have . The toddler refused to obey.

been asked or ordered to do by someone in authority, or
to behave according to a rule, law, or instruction
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follow
give
abide
comply

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Nurturers
the nurturers was taking care of some lions
Un criador brinda asistencia para satisfacer las necesidades
diarias de otra persona.

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carer
winegrower

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Punishment Many people think that the death penalty is

too severe a punishment for any crime.
the act of punishing someone
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sanction
mortify
condemn
chastise