I will use this unit to strengthen students skills and strategies, in the areas of thinking, literary elements, writing, vocabulary, comprehension, and listen/speaking. This unit meets the Tennessee Curriculum Frameworks standard for Language Arts 6-8: Reading. It will also integrate graphing skills which are used in the other areas of teaching. Students will complete the following activities: 1. Complete a chart using information gathered.2. Develop listening, vocabulary, and writing skills from the unit "The Giver" 3. Write a paragraph using information off a spreadsheet they composed 4. View a Web site of Lois Lowry and use a word processor to write their own ending to the "The Giver" 5. Create an ABC book which reflects the contents of the novel. 6. Create a character analysis that lists the differences of each character.