Video Description: Meet the author of the novel “The Giver,” the playwright of its stage adaptation, and the director of Metro Theater Company’s production of the play as they describe the choices made in creating the novel and play script and in bringing the stage production to life.

• Use the video with a writing exercise as you read the novel, “The Giver.” Have students select a scene from the novel to transform into a play scene that can be acted by their classmates. Consider creating your own stage adaptation of the novel with different student groups writing different parts of the play.