Final Giver Post

Okay, so here's the thing.
This post for this blog is gonna be a HUGE part of my grade, so I should make it really good. I should probably start with a few practice ads, just to warm up. Of course, they'll be fantastic, and you'll hardly even be able to tell that they're just for practice.
Here we go.
 Okay.
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Um, wow. No. That's not good. Way to lime-green. It's also not very, well....relevant. Let me give this another shot.

ONLY SUPER COOL DRAGONS READ THE GIVER! IF YOU READ IT, YOU CAN BE A SUPER COOL DRAGON TOO!

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Hmm, seems like a little bit much.

"I am a quadruped mammal, and I approve the Giver for other quadruped and biped mammals."

In all seriousness though, The Giver was a fantastic book. I would recommend it to all of you if you haven't read it already, due to the fact that it's actually a rather life-changing book. It caused me to realize many things that I have never really thought about before, and because of this, I thought it was pretty dang great.

Now I'm going to make a real ad on the giver.

I updated the book cover slightly here, putting more emphasis on the colors being used. Colors were a main aspect of the book as a whole, and I think this adds more. The colorful quotes I added are all from the book as well, and this gives a hint to what awaits the reader and catches the eye against the dark background.

I also put together a verbal ad, like one that would be heard over the radio.

Announcer: "And the author of the book, Lois Lowry, is here today to talk about the book she wrote. Lois, it's all you."
Lois: "Thank you."
Announcer: "Tell me, why is it that you think people should read your book?"
Lois: "Well, there's a variety of reasons. First of all, I'd like my readers to know that 89% of readers who read my book, according to the survey I sent out a while ago, said that The Giver impacted their life in some way."
Announcer: "Wow, that's a good portion of people."
Lois: "It sure is."
Announcer: "Why else?"
Lois: "Well, I've been running low on funds lately, and my little puppy is sick. I need some people to buy my book so I can pay for the puppy's medical bills."
Announcer: "...."
Lois: "....."
Announcer: "It seems to me that you're trying to appeal to your audience's pathos here."
Lois: *changes subject* "Another reason I'd like for you to read my book is because it's gotten wonderful reviews."
Announcer: "I heard that Oprah called it life-changing."
Lois: "She did indeed. Barak Obama nominated it for the number five book of the year."
Announcer: "Wow, thanks so much for talking to us all today, Lois."
Lois: "Thanks."

The Giver Post 3

1.  What one quote or concept has stood out to you in this book so far?  Share the quote and explain its impact on you.

"Jonas." It was a whisper at first: hushed, barely audible. "Jonas. 
Jonas." 
Then louder, faster. "JONAS. JONAS. JONAS." With the chant, 
Jonas knew, the community was accepting him and his new role, 
giving him life, the way they had given it to the newchild Caleb. His 
heart swelled with gratitude and pride. 
But at the same time he was filled with fear. He did not know what 
his selection meant. He did not know what he was to become. 
Or what would become of him. "
Unlike all all of the other children who received their assignments and were applauded for it, Jonas received his and had his name chanted over and over. This stuck out to me because when the small child, Caleb, had died, the crowd had done the same thing. They chanted Caleb's name over and over until "he disappeared forever from their lives and minds."

2.  Think of one way that a person in the story solved a problem. When you have decided on the person (or animal, or . . .), tell or write what you learned about solving the problem that you could use sometime in solving a problem of your own. What kind of trouble was he/she in? What was the problem to be solved? Do you have any of the same problems?

Jonas was in a large predicament near the end of the book. Gabriel was to be released (killed) the following day, and all of Jonas's plans were changed by this small thing. He had to take Gabriel with him. So he did. He improvised. Instead of leaving alone, like he had planned to do for weeks, Jonas took his father's bike with the child seat and took Gabriel with him.
I learned from Jonas that sometimes you need to improvise. Even if you've been planning something for a long time and there's a sudden change of plans, improvisation is often the only way to continue effectively.


3.  Think back in the story and try rewriting an incident from it. Substitute setting, a secondary character, or add on to the incident. For example, substitute a dog for a wolf in the THREE LITTLE PIGS.

"but he doesn't like to be kept waiting." The woman behind the reception desk mumbled. "So I'd hurry in." Jonas opened the door and walked down the hall until he came upon a staircase. He walked down it, and the first thing that struck him were the books. Hundreds, no, thousands of books. He took a deep breath. Jonas walked into the room, noticing that the furniture was much fancier than the furniture in the normal dwellings.
"Hello, Jonas." A female voice spoke from the chair near a window. "I'm the Giver."

The Giver, Post 2

1) Based on what you have read so far, would you recommend this book to someone else?  Why or why not?
I would recommend this book to EVERYONE. It's a great book and it absolutely has to be read! It's life-changing and full of important lessons.

2) If you could ask the writer of your book 3 questions, what would they be and why?
Why does the book end the way it does? I'm really curious about this. What happened to the Giver in the end of the book? My third question would be why the elders decided to turn to sameness. Wouldn't everything be better in color, with music?

3) What have you noticed about the language of your book?  Based on word choice, who do you think is the target audience of your book?
I think that people my age and older at the target of this book. It's mostly aimed at them, with a few tougher words and guesses, but it's mostly pretty simple. The language of my book is flowy and nice. I don't really know how to explain it other than that, actually.