Bicycle Scene from The Giver
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Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: View a short scene from the play, “The Giver.”
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Literature-14**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- View the scene and have students respond to the theatrical elements they saw. What did they notice about the set? The lighting? The costumes? The characters? What did they like and/or not like about the scene? What did they see in the scene that might influence their own performance of a scene from a play?
- This is one of multiple videos on the website which include scenes from a theatrical production of The Giver. Use them in conjunction with other short segments with Lois Lowry talking about the novel that are also on the website as you study the novel or as you study how a story comes to life both on the page and on the stage. Search for these videos with keyword “The Giver.”
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
