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Language
Resources
socratic questioning:
A question-and-answer technique named after the ancient philosopher Socrates, who used questions to help followers discover truth.
Language Resources: Perspectives
Term
Definition
example
Perspective
an attitude or belief about something
A child’s perspective on taking a bath might be that it’s a waste of time. A school’s perspective on uniforms might be that they will make students more equal.
conflicting perspectives
attitudes or beliefs that disagree or conflict with each other; can be between two people or groups, or between a person and society
A school wants to start using uniforms,
but the students object because they see uniforms as being too restrictive and limiting personal freedom. These perspectives are conflicting.
shifting perspective
attitudes or beliefs on something that change over time
Some parents who once supported school uniforms begin to change their opinions when they see the hassles the uniforms cause for students.
Tracing Jonas’s shifting Perspective
Jonas’s Perspective
Textual evidence
at the beginning of the conversation
at the end of the conversation
ACTIVITY 2.6
Interact in Meaningful Ways: Analyze Characters’ Perspectives
Learning Targets
• Discuss and write ideas about how a character changes. PI.8.3
• Express and justify personal opinions by giving relevant support and using basic
modal expressions. PI.8.11 a–b
• Apply understanding of characters’ perspectives to comprehending and writing
texts. PII.8.1
characters’ Perspective
In The Giver, Jonas discovers new information about the society he lives in as he talks to the Giver. In the excerpt, Jonas feels unsettled as he wrestles with his own conflicting perspectives and feelings about his world. His perspective shifts as the Giver uses Socratic questioning to lead Jonas to think about the consequences of his beliefs.
Skim through the excerpt of The Giver, looking for how Jonas’s perspective changes as he talks to the Giver. Think about what Jonas wants at the beginning of the conversation. Write down his perspective and give textual evidence. Then think about how he changes his perspective. Summarize what he believes at the end of the conversation and give textual support for it.
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