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I am considering writing my unit plan on //The Giver// by Lois Lowry. For starters, this book is a Newbery Medal Award winner which could initially open up the discussion on different awards books could win and what criteria the book met to be chosen the winner. The discussion of the Newbery Award could help lead students to a list of books they may enjoy reading which encourages reading. //The Giver// is about a seemingly perfect utopian, where rules and regulations are very different from the society that we know. Students will be able to relate with the character, Jonas, because he is around their age. This book is worth teaching because it does explore mature themes that will open up a high multitude of discussion questions that students can talk about (as if they were in Jonas’ shoes). Some themes that can be explored include individuality, society, utopia vs. dystopia, and emotion. Because of the more mature themes, it depends on the maturity of the class reading the book.