Lord of the Flies Chapter Notes

1. Lord of the FliesChapter Notes

2. Chapter 1 “The Sound of the Shell” (focus for reading) • Identify elements of the exposition of the novel (setting, characters, plot, background information) • Consider Ralph’s role as a leader. • Come with one quote, question or connection (TT, TS, TW)

3. Chapter 1 “The Sound of the Shell” Focus for discussion: • What are three important ways the author sets the scene for his reader (three examples with page number)? • Why do you feel Ralph was elected the leader of the group? • What new questions do you have? (If you do not have a question, then record a new quote or a new connection (TT, TS, TW)

4. Chapter 1 “The Sound of the Shell” Extension • Vocabulary • Master slide • Sensory imagery • grammardog • Miners in Chile connection (nonfiction text) Huffington Post

5. Chapter 1 Vocabulary Words • Specious • Enmity • Fulcrum • Matins • Chorister • Dispersal • Defiles • Lodgments • Decorous • Strident • Acclaim • Pliant • Jetty • Conch • Immured • Hiatus • Efflorescence • Interposed • Precentor • Pallidly • Suffusion • Communion • Bastion • Effulgence • Contours • Lolled • Proffer • tow • Word on front poster • Short def., part of speech, and sentence on back of poster

6. Chapter 2 “Fire on the Mountain” (focus for reading) • Character chart (p. 41 Macomb appendix) handout • Give one reference to each of the following with page number: • The signal fire • The conch shell • The “beastie” • What questions do you have? (If you do not have a question, then record a quote or a connection (TT, TS, TW) • Bring one item/artifact that relates to this chapter. Be prepared to explain its metaphorical significance.

7. Chapter 2 “Fire on the Mountain” (focus for discussion) • In your groups, discuss what you know so far about the characters. Work on the character charts. • Discuss the symbolism of the following: • The signal fire • The conch shell • The “beastie” • What new questions do you have? (If you do not have a new question, then record a new quote or a new connection (TT, TS, TW) • Share your item/artifact with the class.

8. Chapter 2 “Fire on the Mountain” (extension) • Vocabulary • Grammardog/symbolism/imagery/figurative language • Data charts/figurative language • Chilean miners

9. Chapter 2 Vocabulary Words • Evacuation • Assembly • Swathes • Maintenance • Confession • Tumult • Gesticulated • Spontaneously • Errant • Grotesque • Differentiated • Festooned • Induced • Smirking • Martyred • Quota • Silhouette • Tirade • Conspiratorial • Clambering • Ebullience • Society • recrimination

10. Chapter 3 “Huts on the Beach” (focus for reading) • Identify/document the conflict between Ralph and Jack (with page number references) • Note Simon’s character: find supporting details. • What questions do you have? (If you do not have a question, then record a quote or a connection (TT, TS, TW) • What lyrics/poetry do you associate with a character/place.

11. Chapter 3 “Huts on the Beach” (focus for discussion) • Discuss the conflict between Ralph and Jack • What do each of them want? How do their personalities differ? What elements of society or humanity do each of them represent? • Discuss Simon’s character. What do you think he symbolizes or represents? How does he differ from the two leaders? • What new questions do you have? (If you do not have a new question, then record a new quote or a new connection (TT, TS, TW) • Compare/contrast the moods of music/poetry to text.

12. Chapter 3 “Huts on the Beach” (extension) • Vocabulary • “Safe Place” writing assignment • Individual character charts • chalk bodies data

13. Chapter 4 “Painted Faces and Long Hair” (focus for reading) • At this point in the novel, the group of boys has lived on the island for some time, and their society increasingly resembles a political state. Although the issue of power and control is central to the boys’ lives from the moment they elect a leader in the first chapter, the dynamics of the society they form take time to develop. By this chapter, the boys’ community mirrors a political society. Identify and discuss these elements. • Jack’s bloodlust and thirst for power have overwhelmed his interest in civilization. What are some of his actions that show us this change? • What questions do you have? (If you do not have a question, then record a quote or a connection (TT, TS, TW)

14. Chapter 4 “Painted Faces and Long Hair” (focus for discussion) At this point in the novel, the group of boys has lived on the island for some time, and their society increasingly resembles a political state. Although the issue of power and control is central to the boys’ lives from the moment they elect a leader in the first chapter, the dynamics of the society they form take time to develop. By this chapter, the boys’ community mirrors a political society. Discuss the elements you identified. Compare and contrast with another social grouping (local, national, global). Jack’s bloodlust and thirst for power have overwhelmed his interest in civilization. What are some of his actions that show us this change? What questions do you have? (If you do not have a question, then record a quote or a connection (TT, TS, TW) If you were on this island, what role would you be playing? What does this say about you?

15. Chapters 1-4 Review • In your literature circles, begin working on the study sheet for the first four chapters of the novel. • Read Chapter 5 “Beasts from Water” for tomorrow • What questions do you have? (If you do not have a question, then record a quote or a connection (TT, TS, TW)

16. Chapter 4 (extensions) Art Lecture “Masks” and culture Mask project Mask poetry/Billy Joel song-lyrics “The Stranger” (assessment?)

17. Chapter 4 (extensions) possible Macomb assessment extensions (11.4) Research Project: Digital Storytelling of a British writer during the Victorian period or 20th Century (student pages 61-65) (teacher pages 66-72) 28 Points Letter to the Editor - The H.M.S. Foudroyant (pages 73-76) 12 points Listening – “New Program Series Focuses on Ethical Conflicts” (student pages 77-79) (teacher pages 80-82) 15 points Viewing—World War II Photographs (student pages 83-88) (teacher pages 89-98) 34 points Writing Stream of Consciousness - Story with internal dialogue (pages 99-102) 6 points Two ACT Prompts (pages 103-108) 12 points each

18. Chapter 5 “Beasts from Water” • In your literature circles, continue working on the study sheet for the first four chapters of the novel. • Simon says “What I mean is . . . maybe it’s only us”. Explain what Simon means. Do you agree with him? • What questions do you have? (If you do not have a question, then record a quote or a connection (TT, TS, TW) • Read Chapter 6 “Beasts from Air” for tomorrow

19. Chapter 6 “Beasts from Air” • At this point in the text, what does the Beast represent to the boys on the island? • What questions do you have? (If you do not have a question, then record a quote or a connection (TT, TS, TW) • Read Chapter 7 “Shadows and Tall Trees” for tomorrow

20. Chapters 1-6 Reviews • View symbolism and allegorical language slides. Take notes. • In your groups, work on the study sheets for Chapters 5-6 of the novel. • What questions do you have? (If you do not have a question, then record a quote or a connection (TT, TS, TW) • Read Chapter 8 “Gift for Darkness” for tomorrow

21. the Twilight Zone • In your groups, continue your work on the study sheets for Chapters 5-6 of the novel. • Watch the episode “I Shot an Arrow Into the Air” • Complete the viewing guide provided • Write one connection to the novel and this episode. • Read Chapter 9 “A View to a Death” for tomorrow

22. Chapter 9 “A View to a Death” • Jack makes the beast into a godlike figure, a kind of totem he uses to rule and manipulate the members of his tribe. He attributes to the beast both immortality and the power to change form, making it an enemy to be feared and an idol to be worshiped. The importance of the figure of the beast in the novel cannot be overstated, for it gives Jack’s tribe common group elements. They are: • an enemy ___________________________________________________ • a common system of belief______________________________________ • a developing system of primitive symbolism and iconography________________________________ • Discuss the many parallels between Simon and Jesus. • What questions do you have? (If you do not have a question, then record a quote or a connection (TT, TS, TW)

23. Chapter 10 “The Shell and the Glasses” • What item do the hunters steal in the night? What is their purpose in taking this? What does this one last vestige of civilization now represent? • What questions do you have? (If you do not have a question, then record a quote or a connection (TT, TS, TW)

24. Chapter 11 “Castle Rock” • Discuss Roger’s act of violence and what its implications are for this group. • 1 each: Question/connection/quote

25. Chapter 12 “Cry of the Hunters” • “Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of a true, wise friend called Piggy.” What does this quote mean? • Discuss the irony involved in the end of the novel with the fire on the island. How does the author use this irony to blur the boundaries between civilization and savagery? • Discuss the irony of the “civilized” naval officer. • 1 Question/1 connection /1 quote

26. Lord of the Flies and Who Moved My Cheese? • How did the characters deal with change/crisis? • Which characters in the novel best reflected Hem, Haw, Sniff and Scurry from Who Moved My Cheese? • Review the Essential Questions for the unit and they answers you’ve already recorded. See of which questions you have a changed view after reading the novel. Discuss three.

27. Lord of the Flies: Final Essay Select a character for LOTF and explain the thinking and motivation behind their behavior. • Did they use forward thinking in their decision making? • Were they loyal to their friends? • Did they use problem solving skills to generate new ideas? • Answer the questions in essay format. Support your position with specific and relevant details and examples from the text, citing page numbers when necessary.

28. Lord of the Flies: Themes • Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. • Discuss the two main themes in this work: • Civilization .vs. Savagery • Loss of Innocence

29. Lord of the Flies: Motifs • Motifs Motifs are recurring structures, contrasts, and literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes. • Discuss the main motif in this work: • Biblical Parallels

30. Lord of the Flies: Symbols • Symbols Symbols are objects, characters, figures, and colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts. • Identify and discuss each of the primary symbols in this novel: • The Conch Shell • Piggy’s Glasses • The Signal Fire • The Beast • The Lord of the Flies