Reading 7D Lesson Plans 
3 Weird Giver Topics 
1. Family Units 
2. Birthmothers/Nurturers 
3. The Pill 
Family Units 
How are family units chosen? 
-Mother and Father put together 
-1 boy and 1 girl per unit 
-Parents don't name their children 
Birthmothers/Nurturers 
Who are they? 
-Jobs Assigned to people 
How many births does a Birthmother have? 
-4 
What do Nurturers do? 
-take care of newborns 
The Pill 
When does a child start taking the pill?Why? 
-when a child starts to get Stirrings; to stop them 
What are Stirrings? 
-A child's first signs of pueberty 
Test Questions 
1.What happens at the Ceremony of Twelve? 
2.How are Assignments chosen? 
3.Why does Jonas get into trouble when he brings an apple home? 
4.Why do rules take so long to get changed? 
5.What are some weird and good things about the Giver? 
Emily Edwards 7-4, 7-D