This week, we will be starting our first novel for the year, The Giver by Lois Lowry. It is about a fictitious utopia where everyone's future is planned out for them from birth. Here are some notes for the first 4 chapters.
The Giver
by: Lois Lowry
novel- a long work of fiction usually separated into chapters.
science fiction- a type of fiction that is based on real or scientific ideas
Vocabulary for chapters 1-4
adherence (n)- obedience to a rule
apprehensive (adj)- nervous
chastisement (n)- a punishment
disposition (n)- a person's temperment
ironic (adj)- meaning the opposite of what is literally said
navigational (adj)- directional
nurturer (n)- a caregiver
palpable (adj)- easily felt; obvious
populate (v)- to inhabit
prominent (adj)- important
serene (adj)- calm
transgression (n)- a violation of a rule
