Unit Performance Task :)

1. Dennecia Crawford
Oct. 25, 2012
Unit 1 Performance Task
4th period

2. Jonas, The Giver

Jonas' problem was that the
became the new receiver and
could no longer express his
feelings because no one would
understand.

3. How does Jonas persevere?

Jonas realizes that the perfect
community that he lives in, is not
so perfect after all.

He decides that he would like for
everyone to experience what he
felt as the new receiver. So he
breaks the rules and in the end is
very successful.

4. Adam Zebrin, Zebra

Adam, or Zebra, loved to run. One
day he was running down his
favorite hill and a car was
approaching him. He did not see
the car and was hit. Zebra was told
that his arm may never heal and he
may never be able to run like
before ever again.

5. How does Zebra persevere?

Zebra perseveres through art and
the help of a friend. The art
teacher helps Zebra to stop being
sad and depressed. Zebra learns
how to make cool things and has
helped the art teacher in return by
giving a gift that he will take to the
memorial for his friend. In the end,
Zebra's arm heals and Zebra
becomes happier than he's been in
a while.

6. Jimmy, A Retrieved Reformation

Jimmy who is released from prison
is given a second chance. He
changes his name and hides his
past forever.

7. How does Jimmy persevere?

Jimmy decides to live a normal,
honest life. When there is an
emergency and Jimmy is the only
one who can crack the safe, Jimmy
has to use his problems for good.
Although everyone is shocked,
Jimmy is glad that he did the right
thing.

8. Reflections Page

Jonas: Jonas perseveres by 
Jimmy: Jimmy perseveres by using
realizing that certain that may a skill that was used for bad, to be
seem perfect are not so perfect, turned into a skill that is used for
and someone has to change the good.
rules.

Zebra: Zebra perseveres by finding
a new interest that he enjoys.

9. Works Cited
Images From: Google Images
Jonas' Info From: The Giver, By Lois Lowry
Other information is from my Literature Book.