The characters in Lois Lowry's The Giver are rich and complex as they weave their way through the plot. Examine the character traits of one chosen person with a biopoem, which enables learners to follow a poetic format in writing a description.

Concepts

the giver, biopoems, character traits

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the format as a getting-to-know-you activity, or during the first week of school
• Eliminate the names from the poems and have classmates guess the characters using context clues
• Include in a class portfolio, either based on the work from this novel or throughout the year

Pros

• A creative and fun way to access the text
• Provides a student worksheet as well as a solid example of the finished product

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.5.3 RL.6.3 RL.7.3 RL.8.3