The+Giver

Utopias and Dystopias:
Definition of [|utopia] from //Merriam-Webster// Definition of [|dystopia] from //Merriam-Webster// "[|Dystopias: Definitions and Characteristics]" from //ReadWriteThink//

Government:
"[|Types of Government]" infographic "[|Forms of Governement]" article from //Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia//

Education:
"[|What is the purpose of education]?" infographic from ASCD "[|What's the purpose of education in the 21st century?]" article from //Washington Post// "[|Purpose of School]" short article from Wesleyan University

Family:
"[|Types of Family Structures]" from //Love to Know//

Housing:
"[|Types of Housing and Communities]" with illustrations and definitions

Employment:
"[|Which occupations contribute most to society?]" article from //Fortune// "[|The 10 Most Important Careers For Humanity]" article from //Majored In//

Money:
"[|The History of Money]" from PBS "[|The 10 strangest things that have been used as money around the world]" from //Business Insider//

Transportation:
"[|Top 10 Alternative Transportation Methods]" countdown from //How Stuff Works//

Environment/Climate:
"[|The World's Biomes]" from UC Berkeley

Recreation:
[|Discover a Hobby] website [|Outdoor Sport and Leisure] website [|Olympic Sports] website

Technology:
"[|10 Everyday Technologies You Don't Realize You Use]" countdown from //How Stuff Works// "[|Technology pros and cons]" article and a great video on //Netivist// (community opinion forum)

Color Symbolism:
[|Color Symbolism Chart]


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Watch the movie trailer (Keep in mind that it is different from the book!):
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**Vocabulary:**
[|Chapters 1-4] Words on feelings [|Chapters 5-8] Words on rules and rituals [|Chapters 9-13] Words on training [|Chapters 14-18] Words on pain and courage [|Chapters 19-23] Words on release and escape