10th Grade English Thursday 7th Nov. 2013 Agenda: Ch.1 Quiz, Sing for Bling!, Journal Notes on Ch.1

1. 10th Grade EnglishThursday7 Nov. 2013 Agenda: Ch 1 Quiz Sing for Bling! Journal Notes on Chapter 1 Discuss Ch 1 Start Reading Ch 2 Answer Discussion Questions – due Tues, 11/12 H/W: Ch 2-3 Discussion ?’s Due Tues 11/12 Competitors should begin working on their Artist Retreat – Due Thursday, 11/14 Ch 1-4 Comprehension Test & Vocab Test Thursday, 11/14

2. Ch 1 Quiz • How did the boys end up on the island? • Which character do we meet first? • Name the three characters who go exploring on the island. • Who is voted leader? • What physical illness does Piggy have? Hint: it’s not that he’s a larger guy. • What is the “scar” in the jungle?

3. Sing for Bling!

4. Journal on Ch. 1 Allegory: a story that conveys ideas and themes through symbolic characters and objects. Ralph: (22) Jack: (31) Symbolizes humans’ instinct to gratify one’s immediate desires, act violently to obtain supremacy over others, and enforce one’s will. • Symbolizes humans’ instinct to live by rules, act peacefully, follow moral commands, and value the good of the group. Top of 28: who do you think would suggest they launch the bolder off of the top of the cliff by saying, “Come on” (Golding 28). Why that character?

5. Journal Continued . . . • Symbolizing innocence: choosing not to kill a pig. No kills, no blood, still feel compassion for others and animals (31), so Jack still has some innocence in ch 1. • Chapter 2 Prep: Signal Fire: • The boys will light a signal fire to attract notice for rescue. When they think it’s important to keep it lit, it symbolizes they want to return to society and all its rules. • When they no longer think the signal fire is important, it symbolizes that they no longer want to return to society. They prefer their savage ways on the island.

6. Ch 2 Vocab Compelled: to cause someone by force to do something • Her parents compelled her to eat her vegitables. POS: verb

7. Ch 2 Vocab Errant: Roving in search of adventure, or wandering outside of the established limits. • The errant littl’uns ran away from the group. POS: adjective

8. Ch 2 Vocab Ebullient: zestfully enthusiastic, or seeming to boil (bubbling) • His ebullient personality made him popular with is peers. POS: Adjective

9. Ch 2 Vocab Assented: to agree to a proposal • The quiet boy readily assented by following the young man’s request. POS: noun

10. Read Chapters 2-3 • Please answer discussion questions while you read • Chapters 2-3 quiz is on Tuesday, 11/12 • Discussion Questions are due on Tuesday, 11/12

11. Ch. 2-3 Discussion Questions • 1) Why does Jack want lots of rules? • 2) How does the group respond to the absence of adults? • 3) What is the beastie? • 4) What does Jack do to contribute to the legend of the Beastie and why? • 5) What happens when Ralph mentions the need for a fire? Why? • 6) What does the conch symbolize? • 7) What excuse does Jack use for failing to let Piggy speak on the mountain? Does this apply to everyone? Explain the significance. • 8) Why isn’t Piggy helping with the shelters? • 9) Describe the relationship between Jack and Ralph? • 10) What does the beastie symbolize? • 11) What role does fear play in the novel thus far? • 12) What indications of the passage of time does Golding give? • 13) Describe Piggy’s role in Ralph’s government. • 14) Describe the form of government the kids choose. • 15) What does the boy with the mulberry birthmark represent? What is Golding saying? • 16) How is Ralph’s government working? What signs are there of order? Disorder? • 17) What are the goals of this society? Are they reasonable? How do they go about achieving them? • 18) Cite and explain evidence from Ch. 2-3 that could be used as indication of Simon representing Christ.