Benchmark Tracker for The Giver

Directions: Use the chart below to apply the skills you have learned in this unit to the novel The Giver. Complete at least two entries per
chapter by
providing direct text evidence and your analysis of the evidence.
Chapter
and Page #
R.1.1
How does the setting
Impact character or plot
development?
R.1.2
Which themes are being
developed?
How are they similar or
different?
How are they developed
similarly or differently?
R.3.1
How does.figurative
language contribute to the
tone and meaning of the
novel?
What do the examples of
allusions mean?
R.3.2
How could you paraphrase
this section of the novel?
V.1.3
What do unfamiliar words
mean based on your
knowledge of context clues,
figurative language, word
relationships, reference
materials, and/or
background knowledge?
Chapter 1 The Setting
inpact character
because it gives
the Characters
more exption out
makes destr
rore fun to the
redaar