1. Perseverance and
Literature
Devin Serrano
4th Period
Ms.Douglas
11-2-12

2. The Giver - Adversity
 Jonas had to make a crucial decision that would effect the community
future
 Jonas options:
 Stay in a community where there was no color, love ,feeling, choices,
and knowledge
 Leave the community to live a life full of happiness
 Jonas challenge:
 To save the life of a baby named Gabriel by rescued him from death by lethal
injection
 Author name (last name, first initial) year of source, Title, page number (5-
10)

3. The Giver - Perseveres
 Jonas decided to leave the community
 Jonas ran away with a baby named Gabriel
 Giver tell the community they have died
 He perseveres through the freezing cold

4. Seventh Grade - Adversity
 Victor and Teresa were previously classmate
 Victor wished Teresa would be in his class
 Victor had to overcome his fear of asking
Teresa out

5. Seventh Grade - Perseveres
 Victor is determined to make Teresa his girlfriend
 He has to build the courage to approach Teresa
 He is awaiting the perfect opportunity to ask Teresa out
 In pursuit of Teresa, Victor had experienced several
embarrassing situations that increased his anxiety
 Teresa didn’t know Victor spoke French and Victor capitalize
on the opening and asked Teresa if he could be her tutor

6. Zebra - Adversity
 Zebra ran down a hill at high speeds and
couldn’t slow down
 Result; got hit by a car and was injured
 The accident took his ability to use his right hand
 Zebra suffered from emotional distress
 Inability to run spiraled him into a depressed state
of mind

7. Zebra - Perseveres
 Zebra took an art class to heal his hand from a
crippling accident
 His hand started to heal when he used it during
art class
 He persevered through therapy
 Participation in physical therapy has improved his
ability to use his right hand
 His emotional state improved dramatically because
he able to run again

8. The Giver - Reflection page
 Jonas make a bold stand to save the
community at the tender age of 12
 He also burden the load of caring for Gabriel in his
attempt to rescue him from extinction
 Assuming the position of “Receiver of
Memory” he shoulder the responsibilities to
community to combat sameness
 He was entrusted with the power of knowledge
by the Giver

9. Seventh Grade - Reflection page
 Victor experienced typical anxiety that most young
boys face routinely
 He had to overcome his shyness as well as the fear of
embarrassment from rejection
 Victor took a chance to impress Teresa and it
backfired
 He was exposed in French class by pretending to know
French and it was discovered during in class that he didn’t
speak the language
 At the end, Victor found an opportunity to approach
Teresa

10. Zebra - Reflection page
 Zebra was hit by a car which resulted in receiving
injuries that left him handicapped and depressed
 Zebra took an art class that required the use of his
right hand that proved beneficial to the heal process
 He went to physical therapy even though it hurt his
hand, however he overcame the pain
 In the end, his hand was healed and he was able to
run again bringing happiness into heart

11. Reference
 Internet Source – author given
 Author name (last name, first initial) year of source, Title,
Retrieved from http://web address
 Not author given
 Title,(year of source, and month), Retrieved from
http://web address
 www.wikipedia.com
 www.goodreads.com
 My literature book