Thursday, December 23, 2010

LOTF


Lord of the Flies is complete.

Enjoy your vacation.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

LOTF ch 11

Today we completed chapter 11. R.I.P Piggy.

We should finish the novel tomorrow.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Lotf ch 10

Today we completed chapter 10 in class.

Friday, December 17, 2010

LOTF-9

Today we read all of chapter 9. R.I.P Simon.

LOTF ch 8 Open-ended

Students completed the following open-ended question in class on Thursday:

Lord of the Flies
Chapter 8
Open-Ended Question

In chapter 8 the group splits up.
• What leadership qualities does Jack display?
• Which group has the best chance for survival?
Provide specific support from the text.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

LOTF

Today we finished reading chapter 8 in class. The handout for 7 & 8 is due tomorrow. One of our islanders will perish during chapter 9. Who will it be?

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

LOTF-8

Today we began reading chapter 8. The tribe has split. We will continue reading chapter 8 in class tomorrow.

Monday, December 13, 2010

LOTF HW

Today we discussed the hw from chapters 5 & 6 and began reading chapter 7. Students are to finish chapter 7 and complete the questions for chapter 7 only.

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?

Friday, December 10, 2010

HW-LOTF

Students are to finish reading chapter 6 and complete the questions for Monday.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Students are to finish reading chapter 5 and complete the questions for the chapter.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

LOTF

Today pds 1 and 4 began reading chapter 5 and working on the following assignment:

Lord of the Flies
Chapters 5-6
20pts

Respond to the following in complete sentences:
Beast from Water
1. (76)What does Ralph decide about the meeting that he is about to have? What does this say about how Ralph is changing?

2. (77) What did Ralph, Jack, and Piggy not have the “wit” to do? What does Ralph realize a chief needs to be able to do?

3. (78) Where does Piggy stand at the beginning of the assembly?

4. (79-82) What is the first thing Ralph lists as something that the boys have failed to do? What is Ralph’s second complaint? What is Ralph’s third complaint? What do all the littluns laugh about while Ralph is talking? What is Ralph’s fourth command?

5. (82) What is the last thing Ralph tries to talk about before he loses control?

6. (82-83) What does Jack have to say about the littluns’ fear? (textual support)

7. (84-85) What did the boy named Phil think he saw? What did the boy really see?

8. (86-89) What does Simon suggest about the beast?

9. (90-92) What do the boys vote on?

10. (92) Why does Ralph not blow the conch?

11. (93-94) Why is Piggy afraid of Ralph giving up control?

Beast From Air
1. (95-96) What is happening in the air while the boys sleep?

2. (96) What sign is sent to the boys that they don’t get to read?

3. (97-98) What do Sam and Eric think they see? What do they really see?

4. (99-100) How do Sam and Eric exaggerate what they saw?

5. (101-106) When Jack follows Ralph up the rocks, what does he think the castle rock would be good for?

6. (107—108) About what do Ralph and Jack argue?


Pd 7 must complete the chapter 4 assignment for hw.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Survival

On Monday, students competed in a survival contest. Click here to see the games. We played the lost at sea, jungle survival, and snow survival games.

Today, we began chapter 4. Students are to finish reading the chapter and complete the following assignment for HW:

Lord of the FliesChapter 4
20pts


1. (58-59) Who are the littluns? What did they do with their time?

2. (60-63) Why do the boys paint their faces with dazzle-paint? Does this give them a new attitude?

3. (64-67) Why doesn’t the passing ship spot the boys?

4. (68) Why is the fire allowed to go out?

5. (69-71) What are the hunters preoccupied with? Why do they repeat the chant “Kill the pig, cut her throat.”

6. (72-73) How does Ralph reclaim his position as chief?

7. (73) What other crisis develops regarding the fire?

Friday, December 3, 2010

HW

Pds 4 & 7 must complete the following assignment for HW:

Lord of the Flies
Chapter 3 “Huts on the Beach”
Use complete sentences. 20pts

1. (48) Describe Jack. What is he wearing? What looks different now from when he first arrived on the island?

2. (48-49) What is Jack doing?

3. (50) What is the first thing Jack asks for when he comes out of the forest? Why is this important?

4. (50) What are Ralph and Simon doing?

5. (51) What is Ralph upset by?

6. (51) What are Ralph’s feelings on meetings?

7. (51) Describe the conflict between Jack and Ralph after Ralph says, “When the meeting is over they’d work for five minutes, then wander off or go hunting.”

8. (51) Jack says he could have killed a pig if they could make what?

9. (52) There are two reasons why Ralph thinks it is really important to have shelter. What are they?

1. _________________________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________________________

10. (52) Of what are the children still afraid?

11. (53) What are Jack’s thoughts on rescue?

12. (54) Where must the pigs be hiding during the hot day?

13. (55) Where do Jack and Ralph assume Simon is?

14. (55-57) Where is Simon really?

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

HW

Pd 1 must finish the chapter 3 worksheet for HW.

Pds 4 & 7 must finish the chapter 2 open-ended question.



Lord of the Flies
Chapter 3 “Huts on the Beach”
Use complete sentences. 20pts

1. (48) Describe Jack. What is he wearing? What looks different now from when he first arrived on the island?

2. (48-49) What is Jack doing?

3. (50) What is the first thing Jack asks for when he comes out of the forest? Why is this important?

4. (50) What are Ralph and Simon doing?

5. (51) What is Ralph upset by?

6. (51) What are Ralph’s feelings on meetings?

7. (51) Describe the conflict between Jack and Ralph after Ralph says, “When the meeting is over they’d work for five minutes, then wander off or go hunting.”

8. (51) Jack says he could have killed a pig if they could make what?

9. (52) There are two reasons why Ralph thinks it is really important to have shelter. What are they?

1. _________________________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________________________

10. (52) Of what are the children still afraid?

11. (53) What are Jack’s thoughts on rescue?

12. (54) Where must the pigs be hiding during the hot day?

13. (55) Where do Jack and Ralph assume Simon is?

14. (55-57) Where is Simon really?


Open-Ended Question
In this chapter the boys have a meeting.
• How is Piggy treated by the others?
• Should the boys listen to Piggy?
Support your answers with evidence from the text.