Jonas parents are talking about Jonas and his new assingment in the community. His mum has fear that he couldn't handle with his new assignment to be alone and to be seperated from his family , his friends and the community.
Mum : "Do you think he will manage the situation to be the next "Receiver of the memory"?
Dad : "Yes I think so , because there is only one who will be choosen and it was Jonas, this is such a big honour and of course he wasn't choosen without any reason."
Mum : "Yes of course I know the community rules but are you sure that he really can handle with this because he has to be alone and he is seperated from the community ?"
Dad : "Yes he WILL do it because Jonas is very responsible and the Elder thought that he would be the best for this very honourful assignment. But I know that you can't let him go, right?"
Mum : "Yes you are right, because when he is going to be ready with his training we won't see him again and of course I will miss him , and Lily, too. There are only a few years when Lily is going to leave us."
Dad:"I can understand your worries and fears but it is a rule here in the community we have to let them go to where they are choosen for. When you were little I think it was the same for you parents and for mine of course ,too."
Mum:" Of course you are really right but my biggest fear is that to Jonas will happen the same bad thing what has happened with the other choosen "Receiver of the memory" because she wasn't able to do the most important and honored job. I have so much fear that Jonas will be released from the community and his name will be been designated not-to-be-spoken.And my last question/worrie is if he can stand the pain?"
Dad:"Jonas will do it of course , he is our child and don't think about the past.The past is gone.You have to leave the past in the past and find the future, Jonas is an adult."
Mittwoch, 30. März 2011
Dienstag, 15. März 2011
Chapter 8 Summary
Everyone in the Auditorium is uncomfortable and confused because there is no assignment given to Jonas right now.Jonas is humiliated and terrified. But after the final elevener who gets his assignment the chief leader speaks again to the community and first apologizing for the "fear" she had been creating in the community.But she tells them that it wasn't a mistake.She calls Jonas up to the stage and and annouced that Jonas will be the next " receiver of the memories". This is a very honourful assignment and it couldn't be correted.She told them that the commitee has done a big mistake years before with the choosing of the receiver of the memories and so they have choosen Jonas for doing this now.Because they watched him all the years and so they come to the conclusion that Jonas has all the qualities to do that : "Intelligence" , "Intergrity" and "Courage".And the fourth essential attribute is wisdom.But the Chief elder said that the acquistion of wisdom will come through his training.
Besides they tell him that he must have the Capacity to See Beyond.first Jonas has fear but then he regognized that he sometimes has the Capacity to See Beyond.
Besides they tell him that he must have the Capacity to See Beyond.first Jonas has fear but then he regognized that he sometimes has the Capacity to See Beyond.
Chapter 7 Diary entry of Jonas
After the Ceremony, Jonas didn't get his assignment:
Dear diary !
Today was the day on which everybody from my hole class got his or her assignment.
The chief leader started with number one, went on with number two and so on. When number four had to go to the stage , I got a little bit excited because it was my best friend Asher.I'm very excited to know which assignment would be given to him because I don't really know which assignment would be fit to him.
The chief leader started talking about Ashers childhood and his mistakes in his childhood before she has given Asher the assignment as Assistant Director of Recreation and of course finally she said ,"thank you for your childhood", to Asher.
She went on with the other numbers and when she arrived at Fiona (number 18 , I'm number 19 ) I got more excited: Only one person and than I would get my assignment but she skipped me.Pierre (Number 20) went to the stage and got his assignment and so the hole day went on.I askes myself why she skipped me? Im very depressed about it because how will my parents react? What will Lily say to her big brother?Are my parents angry with me?
What have I done wrong?
Dear diary !
Today was the day on which everybody from my hole class got his or her assignment.
The chief leader started with number one, went on with number two and so on. When number four had to go to the stage , I got a little bit excited because it was my best friend Asher.I'm very excited to know which assignment would be given to him because I don't really know which assignment would be fit to him.
The chief leader started talking about Ashers childhood and his mistakes in his childhood before she has given Asher the assignment as Assistant Director of Recreation and of course finally she said ,"thank you for your childhood", to Asher.
She went on with the other numbers and when she arrived at Fiona (number 18 , I'm number 19 ) I got more excited: Only one person and than I would get my assignment but she skipped me.Pierre (Number 20) went to the stage and got his assignment and so the hole day went on.I askes myself why she skipped me? Im very depressed about it because how will my parents react? What will Lily say to her big brother?Are my parents angry with me?
What have I done wrong?
Montag, 14. März 2011
Chapter 6 Newspaperarticle/"Interview" with Jonas(about the ceremonies in the community)
Today is the most important day for the children in the community because today is the day of the ceremonies.
The ceremonies of the Fours,Fives and Sixes aren't so intresting like the older ones.I talked to Jonas an elevener who will become a twelver . He said that the "ceremony of twelve" is the most important one because you are geting independent and you will get your profession in the community besides you will be an adult.Jonas told me something about the other ceremonies because his little sister Lily will be an eighter.
Also I get to know the thing which is happening in the ceremonies of each year,here a list for all interested people:
The Fours, Fives, and Sixes: They have to wear jackets that are buttoned in the back so that they can learn to help the others and to know that they can do it only to gether with a little help from the ohters.
The Sevens : They wear jackets that are buttoned in the front.
The Eights : There isn't anything big event what will be happen.
The Nines: They get a bicycle to ride it and to show their independence.
The Tens : The boys get a new haircut and the girls will loose their braids.
The Elevens: They are only waiting for become a Twelver because there isn't anything special what is happening.
The Twelves : They will get their profession in the community and they will become independent. This is the most important ceremony in the life of a child from the community.
The ceremonies of the Fours,Fives and Sixes aren't so intresting like the older ones.I talked to Jonas an elevener who will become a twelver . He said that the "ceremony of twelve" is the most important one because you are geting independent and you will get your profession in the community besides you will be an adult.Jonas told me something about the other ceremonies because his little sister Lily will be an eighter.
Also I get to know the thing which is happening in the ceremonies of each year,here a list for all interested people:
The Fours, Fives, and Sixes: They have to wear jackets that are buttoned in the back so that they can learn to help the others and to know that they can do it only to gether with a little help from the ohters.
The Sevens : They wear jackets that are buttoned in the front.
The Eights : There isn't anything big event what will be happen.
The Nines: They get a bicycle to ride it and to show their independence.
The Tens : The boys get a new haircut and the girls will loose their braids.
The Elevens: They are only waiting for become a Twelver because there isn't anything special what is happening.
The Twelves : They will get their profession in the community and they will become independent. This is the most important ceremony in the life of a child from the community.
Chapter 3-5 / Differences between the real life and the community
My task for chapter 3-5 will be to list the differences between the real life and the community:
Real life :
If you get a child you are the mother and father of the child and it is your choice how many children you will get.
You aren't commited to talk about your dreams in the morning and your feelings in the evening to your hole family.
You don't have ceremonies after each year in every december or other month until you are twelve and of course with twelve you aren't an adult.
You don't have to to some volunteer hours and days and you won't be observed from older people the hole life.
You don't have to take any pills if you get stirrings.
In the community :
You can't give a birth to child whereever you want you have to be a birthmother and as a birthmother you doesn't have the chance to see your new born baby.
You aren't allowed to have more than two children only one female and one male child.
You have to talk in the morning about your dreams and in the evening you have to talk about your problems and fears with your family.You are commited to do that because it is a ritual.
You have to go to the annual ceremonies until you are twelve.
You will be an adult if you have passed the "ceremony of twelve".
Before you will get your profession in the community you have to do the volunteer hours where you want but you are observed from the elders and they will find the right profession for you when you are twelve.This is called the "ceremonie of twelve" and the last ceremony.
You have to take some pills if you get stirrings because a rule said that "ATTENTION :A REMINDER THAT STIRRINGS MUST BE REPORTED IN ORDER FOR TREATMENT TO TAKE PLACE." (p.36 l.14/15)
Real life :
If you get a child you are the mother and father of the child and it is your choice how many children you will get.
You aren't commited to talk about your dreams in the morning and your feelings in the evening to your hole family.
You don't have ceremonies after each year in every december or other month until you are twelve and of course with twelve you aren't an adult.
You don't have to to some volunteer hours and days and you won't be observed from older people the hole life.
You don't have to take any pills if you get stirrings.
In the community :
You can't give a birth to child whereever you want you have to be a birthmother and as a birthmother you doesn't have the chance to see your new born baby.
You aren't allowed to have more than two children only one female and one male child.
You have to talk in the morning about your dreams and in the evening you have to talk about your problems and fears with your family.You are commited to do that because it is a ritual.
You have to go to the annual ceremonies until you are twelve.
You will be an adult if you have passed the "ceremony of twelve".
Before you will get your profession in the community you have to do the volunteer hours where you want but you are observed from the elders and they will find the right profession for you when you are twelve.This is called the "ceremonie of twelve" and the last ceremony.
You have to take some pills if you get stirrings because a rule said that "ATTENTION :A REMINDER THAT STIRRINGS MUST BE REPORTED IN ORDER FOR TREATMENT TO TAKE PLACE." (p.36 l.14/15)
Sonntag, 13. März 2011
While-Reading-tasks // Chapter 1-2 Summary
In the first two chapters we get to know Jonas,the protagonist, and his other familymembers.
His dad who is a Nurturer (he takes care of the community’s babies, or newchildren) and his mum is employed at court and is little sister Lily is Sevener,because she is 7 years old.besides we get to know that there are strict-community rules and if you break the rules you will be released from the community.
In every everning the families have a nightly ritual called “the telling of feelings.” Every person describes an emotion that he or she experienced during the day and the other familymembers will talk about the problems and worries they have with the experience.So Lily told them that a sevenergroup from another community has visited her severnerchildgroup and one boy who did not observe her childcare group’s play area rules.Lily was very angry with him but her parents help her to understand that the boy doesn't know the rules from her group.So she becomes less angry with the boy.Jonas' dad told something about the worries about one child in the Nurturing Center.
Finally Jonas told his parents his worries but before he had difficulties to find the right word for his feelings.He had come to the conclusion that he feels apprehensive because the very important ceremony , the "ceremony of twelve" is getting closer for Jonas.Also Jonas tells his worries about he new assignment of his best friend Asher because Asher hasn't really interests for something but his parents told jonas that the Committee of Elders will find a assignment which fits good to Asher and of course they will find a good asingnment for everybody because the "Elders" observed the "Elevens" the all year and everywhere.
His dad who is a Nurturer (he takes care of the community’s babies, or newchildren) and his mum is employed at court and is little sister Lily is Sevener,because she is 7 years old.besides we get to know that there are strict-community rules and if you break the rules you will be released from the community.
In every everning the families have a nightly ritual called “the telling of feelings.” Every person describes an emotion that he or she experienced during the day and the other familymembers will talk about the problems and worries they have with the experience.So Lily told them that a sevenergroup from another community has visited her severnerchildgroup and one boy who did not observe her childcare group’s play area rules.Lily was very angry with him but her parents help her to understand that the boy doesn't know the rules from her group.So she becomes less angry with the boy.Jonas' dad told something about the worries about one child in the Nurturing Center.
Finally Jonas told his parents his worries but before he had difficulties to find the right word for his feelings.He had come to the conclusion that he feels apprehensive because the very important ceremony , the "ceremony of twelve" is getting closer for Jonas.Also Jonas tells his worries about he new assignment of his best friend Asher because Asher hasn't really interests for something but his parents told jonas that the Committee of Elders will find a assignment which fits good to Asher and of course they will find a good asingnment for everybody because the "Elders" observed the "Elevens" the all year and everywhere.
Pre-Reading task
Before reading the book I have heard something about it and so I found a song called "Give" from Shaun Baker feat. Maloy.
I think this song fits good to the book because I have heard that the book tells the story of Jonas who lives in a perfect organized community without war,stress and worries.
so here the link :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uKOngVfdcY
I hope you like the video and I hope I'm right with it because I haven't read the book before.
I think this song fits good to the book because I have heard that the book tells the story of Jonas who lives in a perfect organized community without war,stress and worries.
so here the link :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uKOngVfdcY
I hope you like the video and I hope I'm right with it because I haven't read the book before.
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