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Conformity

Conformity. Students will understand how the theme of conformity applies to ‘The Giver’. Defintion. Matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours to accepted standards or ‘norms’ (shared rules). Everybody acts in the same way because they have decided that this is appropriate.

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Conformity

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  1. Conformity Students will understand how the theme of conformity applies to ‘The Giver’

  2. Defintion • Matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours to accepted standards or ‘norms’ (shared rules). • Everybody acts in the same way because they have decided that this is appropriate.

  3. Conformity in your world • How are you expected to match your behaviour to society’s ‘norms’? • Try and come up with three examples

  4. Collins St, 5pm • ‘Collins St, 5pm’ by an Australian artist called John Brack • List down the first 10 words that come to mind when looking at this painting. • What is the ‘mood’ of the painting?

  5. Collins St, 5pm • What is the artist trying to tell us?

  6. Your world • Think about a time you didn’tconform and write about it. What happened? Were there consequences? Write down some ideas.

  7. Conformity • Is conformity in society positive or negative? Justify your response.

  8. The Giver • Is there conformity in ‘The Giver’? • How does this affect the characters in ‘The Giver’?

  9. The Giver

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