LOTF

Today we finished the novel in class. Students are to complete the following for HW: Lord of the Flies Chapter 12 20pts Respond to the following in complete sentences: 1. Why does Ralph know he’s an outcast? 2. How does Jack plan to kill Ralph? How does Ralph find out about the plan? 3. What do you think Ralph could do to protect himself? 4. What was the purpose of the stick sharpened at both ends? 5. Explain what Jack does to force Ralph out of the thicket? 6. Why and how are the boys rescued? 7. What do you think would have happened to Ralph if the officer hadn’t intervened? What would have happened to the rest of the boys? 8. Does the officer believe Ralph about the boys who are killed? What did he expect from British boys? 9. Why does Ralph break down? What does he realize about mankind in general?

LOTF 10

Students are to complete the following for HW: The Lord of the Flies – How do the boys deal with the death of Simon? Support your answer with evidence from the text. What is evil? List as many evils in the world that you can think of. Does evil exist only inside of humans, or are there other sources of evil in the world? Golding’s suggests that the defects of a society result from the inherent defects of human nature. Explain the reasons that his theory may or may not be correct. Provide examples from real world events (current and/or historical) that support your point of view.

LOTF 9

Today we read and discussed chapter 9 of Lord of the Flies.

The Mist

We are currently viewing The Mist.

HSPA

Today we had a final review for the HSPA which begins tomorrow. We will begin viewing The Mist.

Irrational fears

Today we shared and discussed the irrational fears we had as children and connected it to the beast the boys believe is on the island in Lord of the Flies.

LotF ch 7

Today we finished reading chapter 7 of Lord of the Flies and working on the following assignment: Lord of the Flies Chapters 7 & 8 20pts Chapter 7 1. Describe the physical changes Ralph notices about himself. What is the significance? 2. What does Ralph daydream about his home? 3. What is the game the boys play after spearing the pig? What is their mood? 4. Why do you think Jack hates Ralph so much? Why won’t he talk it over with him? 5. What evidence do they find of the beast? Chapter 8 1. How is Piggy treated? 2. Why does Jack call an assembly? How does he persuade the boys to elect him chief? 3. Why do they have to move the fire? 4. Describe the killing of the sow. What do they do with the blood? The head? 5. What threat does the lord of flies make to Simon? Does he really speak? Is Simon crazy?