-The las few chapters I felt like they were rushing the book too much. But Jonas got to experience a lot of new things for him like weather and animals, and I think that is what make Jonas similar to us.

-He got to experience rain. I’ve always remembered what rain feels like, they were great at the beginning and as the rain fade away, you start getting annoyed over your wet clothes and how cold it is. Jonas and th baby has to go through that situation and I feel sad for them.

-Another kind of pain he got to experience is the pain of a twisted ankle. Nobody likes to have a twisted ankle and would have to also walk miles everyday. Jonas was tempted to give up, but he didn’t, he choose to keep moving forward. And I understand his pain, the pain of the ankle hurting over and over again every time you walk. The pain of your leg wanting to give up but your heart fighting to keep moving.

exempted (P.139)

sentence- Adults were exempted from the day’s work, children from school and training and volunteer hours.

Guess- off, or away, or a break.

Dict- to ​excuse someone or something from a ​duty, ​payment, etc…

 

Permeated (P.131)

sentence-And his new, heightened feelings permeated a greater realm than simply his sleep.

guess- provide.

Dict- to ​spread through something and be ​present in every ​part of it

 

Realm (P.131)

sentence-And his new, heightened feelings permeated a greater realm than simply his sleep.

guess- reaction

Dict- an ​area of ​interest or ​activity

 

dwelling (P.131)

sentence- SOmehow they were not all the Same as the feelings that every evening, in every dwelling, every citizen analyzed with endless talk.

guess- family

Dict-a ​house or ​place to ​live in:

 

Exasperation (P132)

Sentence- Impatience and exasperation, that was all Lily felt.

Guess-madness.

Dict- the ​feeling of being ​annoyed, ​especially because you can do nothing to ​solve a ​problem

 

strewn (P132)

Sentence- Nearby, other bikes were strewn about on the ground.

Guess- lay out in the open

Dict- scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area.

 

ambush (P133)

Sentence- You’re in my way of ambush Jonas!

Guess- duty

Dict-to ​suddenly ​attack someone after ​hiding and ​waiting for them

 

emerged (P133)

Sentence- The attacking armies slowed, emerged from their crouched position, and watched to see what he was doing.

Guess- cancel out of

Dict- to ​appear by coming out of something or out from behind something

 

fleeting (P135)

sentence- for a fleeting in stant he thought he would like nothing better than to ride peacefully along the river path, laughing and talking with his gentle female friend.

guess-short

Dict- ​short or ​quick

 

inStant- (P135)

sentence- for a fleeting instant he thought he would like nothing better than to ride peacefully along the river path, laughing and talking with his gentle female friend.

Guess-fast

dict- ​happening ​immediately, without any ​delay

Since only one person have done their duty for six, which is Violet, I’m mainly going to talk about her. 

I agree the part where you say Jonas is finally experiencing true pain and death which is a brand new thing for Jonas. 

For a community where sharing is an important duty, Jonas may feel very uncomfortable not being able to share things from training to others. But I guess he shouldn’t share those memories anyway, since because nobody would understand it the way he does. 

“I would try hard to really captivate and understands his mixed emotions”, in a world like Jonas’? Emotions is not a thing, you may have feelings, but not emotions. 

You really describe how Jonas’ feel and how much you understand that situation of his. Also you used words to describe the story of the giver and you mixed in a little of how you feel about the book which is great. 

Question 1

-Do you think that Jonas trying to let Asher see colors?

Question 2

-Why do you think that they think that sameness is a good thing?

Question 3

-Do you think sameness is a good thing for the Earth to have? Think in a logical way, try not to think in a general way.

Question 4

-Why do you think that Jonas cannot share his training to anyone?

Question 5

-Do you think that after Jonas has been ‘selected’, there was an invisible wall between him and his friends? why so?

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-How like their ceremony of twelve is like me and my friends going from elementary to middle school. Like how worried some of us are and the others were excited. When Jonas’ mom mentioned that his life will change, he won’t have much time to have fun and most of the time he would be just busy. Like me, the first year of middle school was hard, and it took me a very long time to get used not being as close to some of my bestfriends and meeting new friend that we shared class with. And before middle school even started, I was worried what is going to changed. It was like a big step. Well, I’m guessing that is what high school seniors feels like? Worried where their life is going to move next? What turn are they going to do? What change will happen? They also had parents and child talks which we do have when we get older I guess.

-Another common thing our world shared with the book is that they have a place for kids or teens or adult kids to do internship. Like how Jonas and his friends went to an Old person place to bath for old people. It’s like collegers having internship so they can have full experience when they get out of school and start on their life.

-How Jonas has a crush? In my opinion? It’s cute. How Jonas have a thing for Fiona, and like how he looked over at her a few times. It’s like middle school love, It started out by giving each other glare, then so on.

1. Obediently (Pg.2):

Sentence- “Instantly, obediently, Jonas has drop his bike on its side on the path behind his family’s dwelling”.

Guessing meaning- To obey something.

Dictionary Meaning- doing, or ​willing to do, what you have been told to do by someone in ​authority.

 

2. Amusing (Pg.2):

Sentence- “There was an ironic tone to that final message, as if the Speaker found it amusing”.

Guessing Meaning- Entertaining.

Dictionary Meaning- Entertaining.

 

3. Frightened (Pg.1):

Sentence- “It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened”.

Guessing Meaning- An emotion where someone feel afraid, fear, terrified.

Dictionary Meaning- To make someone feel fear.

 

4. Churn (Pg.2)

Sentence- “The sense of his own community silent, waiting, had made his stomach churn”.

Guessing Meaning- flip upside down.

Dictionary Meaning-  If ​your stomach is churning, you ​feel ill, usually because you are ​nervous

 

5. Punishment (Pg.2)

Sentence- “For a contributing citizen to be released from the community was a final decision, a terrible punishment, an overwhelming statement of failure”.

Guessing meaning- A torture or a choir someone has to do when they’ve done a bad thing.

Dictionary Meaning-  The act of punishing someone.

 

6. Overwhelming (Pg.2)

Sentence- “For a contributing citizen to be released from the community was a final decision, a terrible punishment, an overwhelming statement of failure”.

Guessing Meaning- When something is overload or too much to handle.

Dictionary Meaning- Difficult to fight agaisnt or very great or very large.

 

7. Standard (Pg.3)

Sentence- ”Asher ran through the standard apology phrase rapidly, still catching his breath”.

Guessing Meaning- The goal or the proper.

Dictionary Meaning- A level of quality

 

8. Apprehensive (Pg.4)

Sentence- “But there was a little shudder of nervousness when he thought about it, about what might happen. Apprehensive, Jonas decided. That’s what I am”.

Gueessing Meaning- When you fear of what is going to happen next.

Dictionary meaning-  ​feeling ​worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to ​happen.

 

9. Considered (Pg.5)

Sentence- “Lily cosidered, and shook her head”.

Guessing Meaning- Think about it or recommend it.

Dictionary Meaning- an ​opinion or ​decision that someone has ​reached after a lot of ​thought.

 

10.  Transgression (Pg.9)

Sentence- “The rules say that if there was a transgression, he simply has to be release”.

Guessing Meaning- A chance.

Dictionary Meaning- Action that breaks a law or rule.