Tasks:
a. Do Now Page 4
b. Read Chapter 1
c. Note Taking and Summarizing Page 20-21
Chapter Note-Taking and Summary Document.docx
d. Comprehension Check
Directions: To help you understand all aspects of the novel, answer the following
questions for Chapters. Write your answers on a separate piece of paper using
complete sentences or copy and respond to the questions in the comments section.
Chapter One
1. Explain why you think airplanes are not permitted to fly over the community.
2. List the different jobs that are mentioned in the chapter.
3. Discuss how the citizens and the Pilot are treated during the accidental fly-over.
4. Examine how Asher apologizes to his classmates when he is late to class. Do you
think he should have to apologize in this way?
5. Several rituals, such as using a standard apology phrase and the nightly sharing of
feelings, are described. Generalize why these rituals are used in the community.
6. What are Elevens and Sevens?
7. Compare your family’s nightly routine to Jonas’s family’s nightly rituals.
8. Distinguish Lily’s definition of animals from our definition of them. Why do you think
Lily’s definition might be different from ours?
9. Compare Father’s job as Nurturer to a similar job in our society.
10. Explain why the male baby that Father discusses may be released.
11. Identify three reasons why someone may be released.
12. How are family units with parents and children created?
13. Why does Jonas’s family share their feelings at dinner each evening? Why do you
think this is an important aspect of life in this community? Is this something that is
important to your family? Why or why not?