Lord of the Flies

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Title: Lord of the Flies

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Lord of the Flies

Intro 1.4.3

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Today well comprehend the Atomic Age and how it
was experienced by the survivors of WWII by
taking notes on a lecture.
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Warm-Up

In your journal, speed-write about a new weapon
that would destroy all life on earth.
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Cultural Background Atomic War

August 6, 1945, The US dropped an atomic bomb on
the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later,
they dropped another on Nagasaki, thus ending
World War II.

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405,399 Americans died in WW II

Sprawled bodies on beach of Tarawa, testifying to
ferocity of the struggle for this stretch of
sand. November 1943.
The beach of Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert
Islands, Japan.
We won.

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Moral Quandary

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
May 7, 1945 German forces unconditionally
surrendered.
The war continued in Japan. 106,207 were killed
and 248,316 wounded or missing in the Pacific
Theater.
Did the US do the right thing by dropping the
bomb and ending the war?

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Bomb Casualties225,000

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Recall Night

Do you think the revelation of the atrocities in
German POW camps contributed to the US decision
to bomb Japan?

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Homework

Read Orwells You and the Atomic Bomb.
Annotate for vocabulary.
Highlight main idea in each paragraph.

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Reflection

In your journal, reflect on the difficulty of
making decisions when all the choices are evil.

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Lord of the Flies

Intro 1.4.4

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Today well come to a deeper understanding of the
mindset of WWII survivors by examining William
Goldings World using a WebQuest.
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Warm-up

In your journal, briefly summarize Orwells You
and the Atomic Bomb.
You may not look at the text or your notes.

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Discussion

Orwell predicted that nuclear weapons would put
an end to large-scale wars at the cost of
prolonging indefinitely a peace that is no
peace.
Consider the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Was Orwell right?

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William Goldings Lord of the Flies

Published in 1954, LOF examines a group of
pre-pubescent boys stranded on a tropical island
during an atomic war.
Goldings view is essentially pessimistic.
To prepare for this text, you will complete a
short research unit using a WebQuest.

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WebQuest

A WebQuest is a guided research program in which
credible sources have been identified for you.
Credible sources include .gov sites, many .edu
sites, and sites maintained by reputable
organizations.
Credible sites do not include Wikipedia, blogs,
and sites dominated by advertisements.

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Research

Go to William Goldings World.
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LOF
Scroll to the bottom and click William Goldings
World.
You will choose one of the topics and take notes
on at least two of the sites provided.
You must make citations for each site youll use
for this project.

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Create a Works Cited page

Go to CitationMachine.net (not .com!).
MLA
Web Document
Fill in the boxes with the information on the
webpage.
If you cant find that information, leave that
box blank.
the name of the webpage is usually at the top of
the page where you found your information. Often,
it is found on the tab.
the name of the website is generally highlighted
in the URL bar. It consists of everything after
www. and before the first backslash.
The date published or last revised may be at the
top of the page or the bottom. If its not there,
dont waste time hunting for it.
Many sites dont have a publishing organization.
If you cant find it, leave it blank.
Make Citation
Copy into a Word document. Save this on your
y-drive and on your flash drive. To be extra
safe, email the document to yourself using your
school email program.
Make citations for each page you use. For
photographs, illustrations, or charts, use gtMLA
gtWeb Image.

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Reflection

In your journal, record the new information you
have gained from your research and how it expands
your understanding of the Post World War II
mentality.

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Lord of the Flies

Original Research 1.4.5 1.5.1

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Today well conduct original research on our
topic using an Advanced Search.
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Warm-up

Read your notes and identify the most important,
interesting aspect of the knowledge you gained.
Choose key words or phrases that identify this
aspect. You will use these words/phrases in
todays search for new material.

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Credible Sources

Currency the information is fairly recent or the
site has been updated recently
Authorship the author is an expert by virtue of
education or experience
Type of Site the sites maintained by a
reputable organization (note Wikipedia and blogs
do not fit this category)
Logical the information makes sense it is
presented logically, not emotionally

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Searching Using Google

Go to google.com
Type in the title of your research subject (from
the Webquest)
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click
Advanced Search.
Scroll down to Then narrow your results by
In the site or domain box, type in .edu
Read the titles and sample text from each hit
until you find one that sounds interesting.
Scan the page. If it fits your research interest,
evaluate its credibility.
If the site is credible, take notes.

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Images

Choose 1-2 images from the webpages you used
yesterday and today.
Create citations for them using Citation Machine.
Instead of web document, use gtMLA gtWeb Image.
Save the citation on your Works Cited page.
Print your chosen images. If the image is in
color, use the color printer.
Control Print
Find Printer
Type in _________________
OK
OK

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Reflection

In your journal, record the new information you
have gained from your research and how it expands
your understanding of the Post World War II
mentality.

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Lord of the Flies

Visual Representation 1.5.2

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Today well identify the most important
understanding weve gained from our research
using a visual representation.
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Warm-up

Find a seat in the section of the room devoted to
your research topic.
Quietly share your notes with someone sitting
near you.
Comment on your partners notes using red ink.

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Format the Works Cited page

Open the document with your citations.
Title it Works Cited (centered)
Place the citations in alphabetical order using
the first word of the citation.
Format the type Control-A gt Font size 10
Highlight and give the citations a hanging
indentation using the ruler bar or gtFormat
gtParagraph gtIndentation Special Hanging
Format the page gtFile gtPage Setup.
Under the Margins tab, set top and left to .5 and
right to 5.
Print to my printer and trim to a ½ inch margin
on the left and the bottom.

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Visual Presentation Required Elements

Using ½ sheet of poster board, begin the layout
of your presentation.
In the lower left-hand corner, block off a 4 x 6
inch space.Handwrite your name and your class
color in small print. Leave the majority of this
corner blank. (We will use this area for voting
later.)
In the lower right-hand corner, paste your Works
Cited list.

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Choosing the Layout

Layout is the arrangement of words and images.
Your audience is your teacher and your
classmates.
Your purpose is to inform viewers of one specific
aspect of the Post-WWII mentality.
Choose a color scheme.
Summarize this as a strongly-worded phrase. This
phrase will use the largest font.
Write short (3-5 sentence) paragraphs explaining
the most important things your viewers should
understand.
Choose at least one image to illustrate your
design. Be sure it has a border.
Arrange the elements on your ½ sheet of poster
board. It should be easy to read from 2-3 feet
away. Be sure to use the white-space carefully to
set off the various sections of your design.

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Revision and Editing

Using the rubric, evaluate your visual
presentation.
Double-check that all required elements are
present.
Be sure that all handwriting is legible.
Paragraphs must be handwritten in cursive.
When you are confident that you have created an
attractive, informative visual, post it in the
appropriate location.

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Reflection

Read this prompt carefully in order to do it
correctly.
In your journal, summarize what youve learned
about research. Continue writing until the bell.
Next Monday, bring your copy of Lord of the
Flies, if you have one of your own.
If you dont have, one will be issued to you. You
will need to bring sticky notes instead.

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Lord of the Flies

Chapter 1 1.5.3

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Today well examine Goldings characterization
using close reading and charts.
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Warm-Up

View gallery of Visual Presentations and vote for
the presentation that is most informative.
Consider quality of information, ease of reading,
and attractiveness.
Vote for the most informative presentation by
placing your sticker in the lower right hand
corner of the presentation.
You may not vote for your own presentation.

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Sign in and take out your copy of LOF

If you dont own a copy, take one from the box
and sign your name ID next to the books
number.
Pre-read your book.
Examine the front cover. What does it suggest
about the contents?
Read the back cover. Identify how the picture on
the back differs from the one on front.
Read the chapter titles. Speculate about their
contents.
Scan Epsteins essay at the back of the book.

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Goldings Diction

Read the first paragraph.
The boy with fair hair is an allusion to the
expression fair-haired boy.
a promising young man a favorite a person who
is given special treatment.
Why did Golding alter the expression
Complete this chart for the 4th and 5th
sentences. Use as many rows as needed.
Based on the diction, characterize the setting.

Nouns Adjectives Verbs Adverbs

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Characterize the boys

Read the dialogue through the next-to-last
paragraph on page 9. (Hi! it said. He climbed
over a broken tree and was out of the jungle.)

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Characterization

What the character says
What the character does
What other people say or respond to the character
What the narrator tells the reader

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Characterization in LOF

Fill in the chart below.
Based on this evidence, write a 2-3 sentence
description of each characters personality.

The Fair-Haired Boy The Fat Boy
What he says
What he does
How the other character responds to him
What the narrator tells us about him
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British Public Schools

In England, public school students pay tuition.
Prestigious and historic
Deep and rigorous education
Social life is governed by associations and
traditions
Funded by charitable trusts
Usually boarding schools
Students wear uniforms
What Americans call public schools, those
funded by the government, are called State
Schools or Independent Schools in England.

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Homework Begin now

Read through page the next to last paragraph on
page 23 (He went back to the platform.
List the major events in this chapter
Add information to your chart on the first two
boys.
Create a new chart for Jack and the boy who has
fits.

Jack Merridew The Boy Who Fell
What he says
What he does
How the other character responds to him
What the narrator tells us about him
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Reflection

List the major events in this chapter
Add information to your chart on the first two
boys.
Create a new chart for Jack and the boy who has
fits.

Jack Merridew The Boy Who Fell
What he says
What he does
How the other character responds to him
What the narrator tells us about him
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Lord of the Flies

The Edenic Island? 1.5.4

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Today well examine the island as a character by
comparing it with its allusion.
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Warm-Up

Page 18, paragraph 5 begins thusWithin the
diamond haze of the beach something dark was
fumbling along.
What was the dark thing?
What do these words suggest to you?
Diamond haze
Something dark
Fumbling along
What does this diction suggest about the
characters it introduces?

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Eden?

The island alludes to the Biblical Garden of
Eden.
What happened in Eden?
Read the story in the King James Version, written
in 1611.
Genesis 2.4b 3.24
Complete the left half of the chart.
What happened in Eden?

Striking words and phrases describing Eden Striking words and phrases describing the boys island

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Compare and Contrast

Now read the boys first exploration of the
island, page 23, last paragraph (The three boys
walked briskly) through the end of the chapter.
Complete the right column of the chart.
Compare and contrast the two locations.
What does Eden suggest about what will happen in
The Lord of the Flies?

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Homework

Finish todays activity.

Reflection

Is human nature essentially good or essentially
evil? Or is there another alternative? What
evidence do you have for your belief?

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Lord of the Flies

Sentence Structure 1.5.5

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Today well examine Goldings sentence structure
and how it reveals meaning using sentence
diagramming.
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Warm-Up

Briefly review page 28, paragraph 15 (The
scrambled down) through the end of the
paragraph.
Consider the juxtaposition (surprising
combination) of the candle buds (and what they
allude to) with the encounter with the piglet.

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Examine a paragraph

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Identify subject and predicate

Using Sentence Structure and Suspense,
Draw a back-slash between each subject and
predicate.
Underline the simple subject once.
Underline the verb twice.
For each subject and predicate, classify it as
part of an independent or part of a dependent
clause.
Above each subject, write Ind for independent
clauses and Dep for dependent clauses
Identify inverted sentence structures.
Classify each sentence as simple, compound,
complex, or compound-complex.

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Phrases!

Circle prepositions and underline the rest of
each prepositional phrase.
Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition,
add a noun, and function as adjectives or
adverbs.
Circle the gerunds and underline the rest of the
phrase.
Gerunds are verbs that end in ing and function
as nouns.
Circle the infinitives.
Infinitive phrases consist of the word to with
the most basic form of a verb. They function as
adjectives, adverbs, and nouns.
Draw a box around appositives, and note the
punctuation.
Appositive phrases rename, identify, or
elaborate. Their information is nonessential.

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QuickWrite

Examine the sentence structures youve
identified.
What is the ratio of simple compound complex
compound-complex structures.
Which structure predominates? What is the effect
of this structure?
How do the phrases develop the suspense?
Pay careful attention to parallelism and
repetition
On a separate sheet of paper, write a paragraph
explaining how Goldings use of sentence
structure creates suspense.
Use good handwriting.
Turn this in as you leave.

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Reflection

Read your Quickwrite.
Revise it for precise diction.
Revise sentence structures to emphasize the most
important points.

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Lord of the Flies

Symbolism 1.6.1

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Today well develop three important symbols the
conch, fire, and Piggys glasses using a bubble
chart.
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Warm-Up

Begin a bubble chart for fire. Free associate.

Summer
Fire
Hot
BBQ
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Symbolism

A symbol is something that stands for something
else. For example, a flag represents its country.
Etymology early 15 lt LL lt Gk Sym together. Bol
to throw. To throw many meanings together into
one object.

Simile
Archetype
Metaphor
Symbol
Theme
Allegory
Motif
Metaphor
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Types of Symbols

A symbol can have many different meanings.
Conventional symbols have meanings recognized by
a culture.
The flag represents its country.
A swastika represents Nazi Germany.
A literary symbol can be a setting, character,
action, object, name, or anything else in a work
that maintains its literal significance while
suggesting other meanings. They gain their
symbolic meaning within the context of a specific
story.
Meyer, Michael. "Symbol." Glossary of Literary
Terms. Bedford Saint Martins. 20 Jan. 2005.18
Aug 2012.