Born To Run: Craig's Side of the Story...

In the book Born To Run, Craig had Alfie "taken away" because he came up lame in a race and would never be able to run competitively again.  Craig has always said that the greyhounds are not pets; they are his working dogs.  Becky was horrified when she saw what actually happened to Alfie and all the previous dogs that could no longer run.  As you know, this caused Becky to run away with Brighteyes.

1. I'm going to ask you to do something hard!  Defend some of Craig's rules: what possible reasons could Craig have for

• not allowing the dogs in the house
• not allowing Becky or anyone coddle the dogs
• not keeping the dogs around after they are no longer able to race

2. What alternatives could Craig have chosen for his dogs, once they can no longer run?

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Born To Run - Life is Full of Choices...

Becky made the choice to run away from Craig and her mother in order to "save" Brighteyes.  That decision made her make all sorts of other choices. She had to put up with all sorts of hardships, and, in the end, found herself in hospital and seriously injured.  She was lucky that Brighteyes was "adopted" by another, kind, person; it could have been far worse for both Becky and Brighteyes. 

• Describe all the choices Becky made that were unwise and potentially very dangerous to her own safety? 
• What other realistic and safer alternatives could Becky have chosen instead of running away to save Brighteyes? 
• How else could she have stopped Craig from having his dogs picked up by the grey Land Rover and "taken away"?

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How Does It End? Your Opinion...

How Does It End? Your Opinion...

Re-read pp 174 to 179 on etext The Giver or, if you have a book, read pages 177-180.

The ending of the The Giver may be interpreted in two very different ways. 

Perhaps Jonas is remembering his Christmas memory - one of the most beautiful that the Giver transmitted to him - as he and Gabriel are freezing to death, falling into hypothermia and hallucinating in the snow.

Or perhaps Jonas does hear music and, with his special vision, is able to perceive the warm house where people are waiting to greet him.  Lois Lowry mentioned both possibilities but would not choose one as correct. 

Choose the ending that you believe, and tell in your own words what happened. 

1. Find 3 pieces of EVIDENCE from the book to support your idea of what happened from the last chapter. 
2. Include a quote straight from the book as PART of your evidence.  Give the page number of the quote.
3. What will happen to The Giver? The Community? Jonas and Gabriel now?
4. What are some memories (plural) that you have you would give to someone you care about?

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