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A World Without Color

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Theme:

Descriptive Language and Voice

Grades:

6 - 8

Subject:

Reading and Language Arts

Duration:

2-3 class periods (2-3 hours)

Standards
& Goals:

California English Language Arts Standards – Grade Five

Reading
3.0 Literary Response and Analysis
3.3 Analyze the influence of setting on the problem and resolution.

Writing- Organization and Focus
1.1 Create multi-paragraph narrative compositions: 

  • Establish and develop a situation or plot.
  • Describe the setting.
  • Present an ending.

Objectives:

Students will:

  • Analyze a passage from The Giver in order to explore the idea of color.
  • Apply their understanding of a world without color in original writing.
  • Create an original story based on an original photograph.
  • Discuss the value and use of color in our lives.
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