No war, hunger, death, want, sorrow or pain. How would you like to live in such a society? Jonas, in Lois Lowry's The Giver, lives in such a community. As Jonas turns twelve, he is assigned the job of Receiver of Memories. Through his training he learns many things that his fellow residents have never known or experienced. This knowledge causes Jonas to make some difficult decisions which will effect his entire community.

As you read The Giver, look closely at the way the society is organized. What are people allowed to do? What things do they have no controll over? Lowry present the concept of an utopian society. Ask yourself, what are the advantages and disadvantages of such a society?

Based on your reading and research you conduct, your group will create it's own utopian society.

In order to do so, you will need to learn more about the concept of an utopian society. Use the links below to create a definition for your group.

Utopia

Utopian Philosophy

Next, learn more about what life is like and how modern day utopian societies are organized.

Acorn Community

Twin Oaks

Utopian States

Victory City

Now that you have a better idea of how an utopian society can be organized, it is your turn to create your own society.

As a group you will need to create and advertise your utopian society. Your advertisement will be in the form of web pages and should include the following information:

• An original name for your community
• A detailed description of your community (you have to sell it, so make it sound good to encourage other to to move there)
• The location and size of your community (you can include a map)
• A physical description of the facilities available in your community
• A description of the roles and resopnsibilities of member of the community
• A description of how community members will be educated
• An explaination of how services and goods will be delivered
• A description of how the government is organized
• A description of how laws are made, carried out, and how punishments are dealt
• Images related to content (your information)