As your students read Lois Lowry's The Giver, host a small group activity that simulates the components of the unique community portrayed in the book. Put students into Family Units, let them decide on their Assignments, have them share their Feelings, help them describe Memories of pleasure and pain, and allow them to explore what it means to be Released in this dystopian classic. They will design a group skit based on the book and consider the meaning of love. This assignment makes following a