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DNP: 5/2/2014. Be ready to pass in your grammar homework. Make sure your name is at the top of the p. 38 side. IN SILENCE:.
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DNP: 5/2/2014 • Be ready to pass in your grammar homework. Make sure your name is at the top of the p. 38 side.
IN SILENCE: • Think back to the Tropical Island Activity we did at the beginning of the week. Now that you’re 1/3 of the way into Lord of the Flies, what connections can you make between our activity and the boys on the island?
Constructing a Society • What attempts do the boys make to establish elements of society? • Government • Laws (and enforcement) • Shelters • Jobs • Food • Are they successful? Why or why not?
Major Failures • Weak signal fire/burning down the forest • Lost “littluns” • No meat • No shelters
Spotlight on Jack: • How is he changing? • Relationship with Ralph • What evidence do we have that things are getting tense? • FIND quotes
What’s up with Simon? • What do we know about Simon? • Physically • Personality • Where does he go at the end of Chapter 4?
Due Monday: • Read Chapter 5 & Complete the reading guide (expect a quiz) • CREATIVE WRITING ASSIGNMENT DUE Friday
Creative Writing Assignment - This One’s for the Girls • What if a plane of girls had landed on the island instead of a plane of boys? • Write the first chapter of this new novel, outlining the changes and similarities when gender is switched up. (2-3 pages) • What should we consider? • Group dynamics • Physical capabilities • Clothing • Dialogue