Essential Questions
1. How do we define human nature?
2. How do the challenges in our life influence and define our character?
3. How do we understand what our own moral code is?
4. How does the novel serve as an allegory for our times?
5. How does our understanding of literary devices inform our understanding of a text’s theme and overall effectiveness?
READING FOR:
- Theme
- Character development
- Figurative language use and purpose
FINAL ASSIGNMENT
- Lit-based thesis essay Lord of the Flies
Monday 12/4
Seamus Heaney’s “Blackberry Picking”(see handout)
- Reading for words, images, and details
- Grouping and patterns
- Structure
HW: Read Q2 Books
Tues 12/5
What is a metaphor?
- What did this video add to your understanding about metaphors and how they work?
Read the packet Metaphor_Poems
- In your notebook, choose the metaphor from the first page that you like the most, and then do some writing. What about that metaphor do you like? Why does it speak to you?
- Read and annotate the two poems and answer the questions
HW: Read and annotate Fig Lang 2 packet up through the poem “Peace”
- Annotate poems
- Annotate text for main ideas about symbol and allegory
- Be able to define & identify symbol
- Be able to define & identify allegory
Wed 12/6
Reviewing Poems
- Metaphor
- Allegory
HW: Survival Quiz
Thurs 12/7
Lord of the Flies Introduction
Review of Survival Quiz and Journal Responses
Starting chapter 1 together and sticky notes
Chapter 1 Assignment
As you read, mark important quotes with a sticky note the following:
- 3 quotes about Ralph that provide insight into what type of person he is in the chapter 1 (choose one from the beginning, middle, and end of the chapter)
- 3 quotes about Jack that provide insight into what type of person he is in the chapter 1
- 2 quotes about the imagery of the island
- 2 quotes about Piggy
- 2 quotes about Simon
- 1 quote about the conch
- 1 quote about anything “dark”
HW: Finish reading and identifying quotes Chapter 1
Fri 12/8
Drop
Mon 12/11
QW: How do you know right from wrong?
Reviewing imagery annotations and author’s use of imagery
Identifying each of the boys’ characteristics in the beginning
HW: Reading and identifying quotes in Ch 2 – Fire on the Mountain
- 3 quotes about Ralph that provide insight into what type of person he is in the chapter 1 (choose one from the beginning, middle, and end of the chapter)
- 3 quotes about Jack that provide insight into what type of person he is in the chapter 1
- 3 quotes about Piggy
- 2 quotes about the imagery of the island
- 1 quotes about Simon
- 1 quote about the conch
- 1 quote about “the beastie”
Tues 12/12
What qualities do you look for in a leader? What makes a good leader? What makes a great leader?
Using your response to the above, which characters seem to possess these characteristics? Use quotes to support your response.
Imagery in chapters 1 & 2
- What is the island like? How is it described?
HW: reading and annotating chapter 3 and bring in Q2 books
- 3 quotes about Ralph that provide insight into what type of person he is in the chapter 1 (choose one from the beginning, middle, and end of the chapter)
- 3 quotes about Jack that provide insight into what type of person he is in the chapter 1
- 3 quotes about Simon
- 2 quotes about Piggy
- 1 quotes about the imagery of the island
- 1 quote about “the beastie”
Wed 12/13
Reading Q2 Books
Initial Understanding of the Characters & Symbol of the Conch
- Who are they in the beginning?
- Draw your assigned character using details from the book
- Write out a statement of who your character is now at the beginning of the story
- Find a quote from each of the first three chapters that supports this idea
- Ralph
- Jack
- Piggy
- Simon
- the Conch
HW: Reading and annotating Chapter 4 “Painted Faces and Long Hair”
As you read, mark important quotes with a sticky note the following:
- 2 quotes about Ralph
- 2 quotes about Jack
- 2 quotes about Roger
- 2 quotes about Piggy
- 2 quotes about Simon
- 2 quote about “the beastie” / darkness
Thurs 12/14
Finishing annotations from first three chapters
Reviewing characters, symbols, and imagery
Annotations for Chapter 4
HW: Reading Chapter 5 “Beast from the Water” and identifying essential quotes
Fri 12/15
Development of the boys and reviewing chapters 4 & 5
HW: chapter 6 – Identifying the important quotes
What should be completed for Monday’s class
- Annotations for chapters 1-3
- Annotations for chapters 4-5
- Reading and identification of quotes for chapter 6
Mon 12/18
Reading the excerpt on symbolism, reading Sparknotes, and answering the question:
from Sparknotes.com
Ralph and Piggy discover the conch shell on the beach at the start of the novel and use it to summon the boys together after the crash separates them. Used in this capacity, the conch shell becomes a powerful symbol of civilization and order in the novel. The shell effectively governs the boys’ meetings, for the boy who holds the shell holds the right to speak. In this regard, the shell is more than a symbol—it is an actual vessel of political legitimacy and democratic power. As the island civilization erodes and the boys descend into savagery, the conch shell loses its power and influence among them.
- What enhanced understanding have that SparkNotes lacks in its explanation of the conch as a symbol?
Symbolic Weight of the Conch
- What doesn’t Sparknotes fully understand about the symbol of the conch? How does the symbol of the conch shift when in hands of the different boys? What theme does this relate to?
- Use evidence from the text to support your response
HW: Reading and annotating Chapter 7 – Shadows and Tall Trees
Tues 12/19
Reading journal Chapter 8 “Gift for the Darkness”
HW: Finish reading and annotating Chapter 8 & Bring Q2 books for tomorrow’s class
Wed 12/20
Drop
Thurs 12/21
Reading Q2 Reading Books
- receiving the one-pager assignment for Q2 Books
Key quotes from Chapter 8
HW: read and annotate Ch 9
Fri 12/22
Annotating the middle chapters 6-9
Tues 1/2
Watch the Milgram Experiment video and use the following question to guide your notes:
- How does this experiment relate to what you’ve read in Lord of the Flies so far? What situations seems to suggest that the boys are capable of the kind of torture that the “teachers” in the experiment inflict? Use evidence from the text to support your response.
In class reading and annotating of LotF Chapter 10
Wed 1/3
Reviewing and discussing Chapter 10
HW: Reading and annotating Chapter 11
Mon 1/8
Reading and annotating Ch 12
HW: Preparing for the final discussion
Tues 1/9
Drop
Wed 1/10
Final Discussion
HW: Brainstorming for the midterm Handout
Thurs 1/11
How to be creative
Introduction to the Maker Space and assignment for Q2 Books
HW: Being creative assignment
Fri 1/12
Maker Space
Tues 1/16
Maker Space
Wed 1/17
Maker Space
1/17
Exam day-presentation of Q2 Creative Reading Responses & Reflection
Mon 1/22
Critical Approaches to the Text (see assignment on google classroom)
Reading and annotating the texts for main ideas
HW: Continue to collaborate on presentation and *Bring Q2 Books for tomorrow
Work on presentations and reading Q2 Books
Presentations on Critical Approaches
Reviewing freewrites and crafting the thesis
HW: Submit thesis on classroom and crafting topic sentences
Essay Assignment
HW: 2 page freewrite answering one of the essay questions on google classroom
Tues 1/23
Outlining the essay
Wed 1/24
finish outlining and submitting Introduction
Thurs 1/25
Drafting and conference day
Fri 1/26
Drafting and conference day–Essay due Mon
Critical Approaches to the Text (see assignment on google classroom)
Reading and annotating the texts for main ideas
HW: Continue to collaborate on presentation – will pick up with them after the break *Bring Q2 Books for tomorrow
Fri 12/22
Work on presentations and reading Q2 Books
Tues 1/2
Watch the Milgram Experiment video and use the following question to guide your notes:
- How does this experiment relate to what you’ve read in Lord of the Flies so far? What situations seems to suggest that the boys are capable of the kind of torture that the “teachers” in the experiment inflict? Use evidence from the text to support your response.
HW: LotF Chapter 10
Wed 1/3
Reviewing and discussing Chapter 10
Applying the Critical Approaches to LotF (classroom assignment)
HW: Brainstorming for the midterm Handout
Thurs 1/4
Reading and annotating Chapter 11
HW: Reading and annotating Ch 12
Fri 1/5
Final Discussion
Essay Assignment
HW: 2 page freewrite answering one of the essay questions on google classroom
Mon 1/8
How to be creative
Introduction to the Maker Space and assignment for Q2 Books
HW: Being creative assignment
Tues 1/9
Maker Space
Wed 1/10
Maker Space
Thurs 1/11
Drop
xx 1/xx
Exam day-presentation of Q2 Creative Reading Responses & Reflection
Wed 1/24
Critical Approaches to the Text (see assignment on google classroom)
Reading and annotating the texts for main ideas
HW: Start to collaborate on presentation
Thurs 1/25
Work on presentations
Friday 1/26
Drop
Mon 1/29
Presentations on Critical Approaches
Tues /130
cont. Presentations
Freewrites and crafting the thesis
HW: Submit thesis on classroom
Wed 1/31
Reviewing thesis statements – revising if necessary
Crafting the topic sentences
Outlining the essay – Body 1
Thurs 2/1
Revising TS – if necessary
Outlining Bodies 2 & 3
Fri 2/2
Drafting Intro and body 1
- Submitting completed packet and drafted Intro and body 1 on Monday
HW: Drafting and submitting completed packet and drafted Intro and body 1 on Monday
Mon 2/5
*Intro, body 1 draft and fully completed outlining packet due!
Arri Weeks 