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Letter to Jonas's Leaders

Letter to Jonas's Leaders

Jonas writing a letter to community leaders

📝 Part 1: Planning Your Letter - Main Concerns

1. What are your main concerns about Jonas's community? Tick all that apply:

No freedom to choose

Release (killing) of people

No real emotions or feelings

No colour or beauty

Families are not real

No memories of the past

People don't know the truth

2. Choose your TOP concern to focus on in your letter:

No freedom to choose

Release (killing) of people

No real emotions

No memories or history

3. Write 2-3 sentences explaining why this concern is important:

💡 Part 2: Evidence from the Novel

4. What specific events from The Giver support your concern? Use the sentence starters below:

Sentence Starter Options:

• "When Jonas discovered that ________________, it showed that..."

• "The scene where ________________ proves that..."

• "Jonas's experience with ________________ demonstrates..."

5. Match the events to their significance:
1. Jonas sees his father release a baby
2. Jonas receives memories of war
3. Jonas sees colour for the first time
4. Jonas learns about love
A. Shows the community lacks real emotions
B. Reveals the community hides beauty
C. Proves release is actually murder
D. Shows why memories were taken away

🔧 Part 3: Suggesting Improvements

6. What changes would you suggest to the community leaders? Complete these sentences:

Change 1: Instead of ________________, the community should ________________

Change 2: People should be allowed to ________________ because ________________

Change 3: The community would be better if ________________

7. How would these changes make life better? Choose the best reasons:

People would be happier

Families would be closer

Life would have more meaning

People could make their own choices

No one would be killed unfairly

People would learn from the past

🎯 Part 4: Persuasive Language Techniques

8. Which persuasive techniques will you use in your letter? Tick your choices:

Facts and evidence (using examples from the novel)

Emotional appeal (making leaders feel something)

Rhetorical questions ("How can we call this living?")

Repetition (repeating key words for emphasis)

Direct address ("You, as leaders, must...")

9. Practice writing persuasive sentences. Fill in the blanks:

Emotional Appeal: "Imagine if your own ________________ was taken away from you."

Rhetorical Question: "Is it fair that ________________?"

Direct Address: "You have the power to ________________, so why don't you?"

Strong Statement: "The community will never be truly ________________ until ________________."

📋 Part 5: Letter Structure Checklist

10. Use this checklist to plan your letter structure. Tick when you've planned each part:

Opening: Polite greeting and introduction of your purpose

Main Concern: Clearly state your biggest worry about the community

Evidence: Give specific examples from Jonas's experiences

Suggestions: Offer realistic improvements

Benefits: Explain how changes would help everyone

Persuasive Language: Use at least 2 techniques from Part 4

Closing: Respectful ending with a call to action

11. Draft your opening paragraph using this sentence starter:

Sentence Starter: "Dear Honoured Leaders, I am writing to you about a serious concern regarding our community. After learning about ________________, I believe we must discuss ________________."

12. Draft your closing paragraph:

Helpful phrases: "I urge you to consider...", "The time has come to...", "Our community deserves...", "I respectfully request..."

🌟 Part 6: Final Reflection

13. What themes from The Giver does your letter address? Circle all that apply:

Freedom vs. Safety

Individual vs. Community

Knowledge vs. Ignorance

Emotion vs. Control

14. Why is it important for people to speak up about injustice? Write 2-3 sentences:

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