Lord of the Flies

Consensus

An agreement reached by a group…

Decision making processWhen everyone agreesEveryone leaves the discussion

satisfiedNo one is sacrificing everythingNo one is getting everything they

wantGive and Take.

The Scenario…You and your table mates are flying to Hawaii for a vacation.There is a terrible plane crash, and you and your table mates are the only survivors.

Directions:

• In your groups you need to decide which 10 items you will take with you from the luggage and plane wreckage to survive on this island.

• You MUST COME TO CONSENSUS. You have 10 minutes.

Internet connection Lip balm iPod Calendar Watch Cookies Notebook Pen/pencil/markers

LaptopCellphone

Guitar Sister Brother Stove Sunblock Mascara Hairbrush

Football Towel Sleeping bag Dog Hair tie Bow and arrow Gun Ammunition/bullets Silverware Flip flops/sandals Favorite stuffed

animal Sunglasses Favorite book Toilet paper Water

Rope Tarp Tent Backpack Bathing suit Matches Hammock Medicine Running shoes Pillow Hat Frisbee Deodorant Cologne

Reflection on Consensus Activity

Answer in complete sentences

How did your group reach an agreement?Describe what was easy about the decision

making process. Describe what was difficult.Who acted as a leader in your group? Describe

how they acted like a leader, what did they do?How satisfied are you with the group

consensus? What did you get that you wanted? What did you not get?

The Bad Show on radiolab 8:26-25:00

91% of men, and 84% of women, have fantasized about killing someone.

Is this statistic surprising? What would it take for you to do something

truly evil? The Milgrim Experiment, a study on obedience and human behavior:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W147ybOdgpE

Reflection Questions about the Milgrim

ExperimentAnswer in complete sentences

What would it take to make you do something truly awful?

How does a ‘good’ person turn evil? Explain the Milgrim experiment. What happened? What does the study show? Do the results surprise you? What does this experiment say about the good or evil of

humanity? What does this say about the power of power (what

people do with the power they are given – do they use it for good or evil)?

What do you think?Number your paper 1 – 10.

Leave a few lines between each number.For each of the following statements:

Write “Agree” next to the number of the statements you agree with.

Write “Disagree” next to the number of the statements you disagree with

Choose FOUR of the statements you feel most passionate about. Write 1-2 sentences explaining why you agree or disagree with

each of those statements.

DO NOT WRITE THE WHOLE STATEMENT!

1. When given a chance, people bully and insult each other to improve how they feel about themselves.

2. Society is what holds everyone together (makes people obey, follow laws, do good). Without society, our values and the basics of right and wrong are lost.

3. The power of fear and the power of control can overwhelm a person.

DO NOT WRITE THE WHOLE STATEMENT!

4. Sometimes in order to survive you have to do things that may be against your morals.

5. When there are no laws, people become more “wild.”

6. Whenever groups of people live together there will be a struggle for power.

DO NOT WRITE THE WHOLE STATEMENT!

7. It’s better to think about the consequences of a decision before it is made (think before you act), than to discover the consequences afterwards.

8. Children are capable of horrific and/or terrible behavior.

9. Everyone is capable of murder.

Did you write your four explanations?

Vocabulary

LodgementsProfferLagoonUpheavalsProminent

ConfidentiallyEffulgenceEnmityIll-omenedDecorous

InterposedPoundsConcealedEccentric

Based on what we’ve done the last two

days…Write a prediction:

What do you think The Lord of the Flies is going to be about?

What evidence do you have to support your prediction?

While we read…• Make an organizer like you see on the

board.

• Look for information about the characters you meet in the book…

• For each character:• Write 2-3 character traits of that

character.• Write down important page numbers

that help you understand that character.

Questions about Chapter 1

1. What is Ralph’s attitude toward Piggy in the first chapter?

2. What is the significance of Piggy’s plea to join the expedition?

3. Why is Ralph elected chief? 4. What is the .scar. that is repeatedly

mentioned? 5. Why is Jack unable to kill the pig?

Questions about Chapter 1

6. What do Piggy, Simon, and the littlun with the birthmark have in common?

7. How is Jack presented to the reader? 8. Why did Golding use British schoolboys? 9. How is Piggy revealed as most closely tied to

the world of adults? 10.How is Piggy indirectly responsible for the

blowing of the conch?

Sketch to StretchWork with a partner:

1. Look back at your notes.2. Using your notes, create a symbolic sketch of your

interpretation of the text. ON THE BLANK SIDE OF YOUR PAPER

In other words… DRAW what you think was THE MOST IMPORTANT IDEA in the chapter.

3. ON THE BACK OF YOUR SHEET: Write an explanation of your sketch.

I drew __________ because I thought __________________.

Sketch to Stretch4. One pair from each table stand up.

Move to the next table number (if you are at table 3 move to table 4)

5. Guess what the other pair thought the most important idea was.

Based on their picture: what do you think the other pair thought was the most important idea in this chapter?

6. THEN: tell each other what you drew In your new group of four: What was the main idea of

this chapter?

SymbolismSymbolism is the practice of representing

things by symbols, or of giving things a symbolic meaning or character.

• A symbol is the use of a concrete object to represent an abstract idea.

In other words: An image or thing that stands for something less obvious than it’s literal meaning.

Examples:

“Yes, yes, Mr. Sanchez, I get the symbolism. You can wear many hats. Very clever.”

In Stories…Authors often use symbolism to help us

understand the story. Symbols work like road signs to help us

understand what is important.If we miss the symbolism, we miss big

parts of the story. It’s like not getting all the inside jokes!

On a fresh piece of paper make a t-chart

How to do it:1. Notice when an object or place or

situation comes up a lot.2. Ask yourself: do any of the times the

book talks about this object have something in common?

3.Infer what the symbol might mean based on the things the references to the object have in common.

In your groups:

Object/Symbol What it symbolizes

• Conch Shell • The conch shell symbolizes ________ because______.

• Come up with 4 things you think might be symbols, and write down what you think they symbolize.

How do Jack and Ralph see each other?

How does Jack see Ralph? How does Ralph see Jack?• Draw how Jack sees

Ralph.• Think about:• What Ralph looks

like in Jack’s eyes.• Is he powerful?• What are his

threats?

• Write a 3-5 sentence explanation

• Draw how Ralph sees Jack.

• Think about:• What Jack looks like

in Ralph’s eyes.• Is he powerful?• What are his

threats?

• Write a 3-5 sentence explanation

Exit Questions:

What is the conflict between Ralph and Jack?How does it increase from Chapter 3 to

Chapter 4Do you think the boys chose the right leader?

Explain your answer.

HW: Finish reading ch. 4 and read ch. 5

Fishbowl Discussion

Today you will be able to use sentence stems to effectively participate in a fishbowl discussion about your research and reading.

You will do this by practicing with the sentence stem notes, observing your classmates’ discussion, and participating in the discussion.

You will know you’ve got it when you use three of the stems in the discussion.

FishbowlWhat is it?

A way for you to have a discussion about YOUR questions.

A way for ALL students to talk more. We want to hear what you have to say!

An opportunity for you to practice effective discussion techniques.

Some Rules: You must be respectful of the other students in the discussion. Only one student may speak at a time – if more than one speaks,

one student must wait. Use the sentence frame “cheat sheet” to help you enter and

respond in the conversation. When you speak, you must use evidence – either from The Lord

of the Flies, from your research, or from your experience. The outside circle may not ask or respond to any questions. You may tag into the discussion if you want to join, but you may

not tag out. To ensure everyone gets to be in the discussion, Richer or Dillon

may ask students to either leave or enter the discussion.

How You are Being Scored

When you are INSIDE the circle you are being scored on: Asking at least one of your questions. Using at least three of the stems for the discussion

participation options on your “cheat sheet.”

When you are OUTSIDE the circle you are being scored on Keeping a tally on your “cheat sheet” of how many

times each of the discussion participation options are used.

An Example:

Fishbowl!

Please notice: How do the students move in and out of the

inner circle? What questions do you still have about the

fishbowl?

Make up assignment instructions:

Listen and be respectful of the fishbowl discussion Write down everything you hear (main discussion

questions, students' answers, etc.) For HW, use your notes to write a paper in which you:

1. Summarize the discussion (you must include the questions asked and important comments made) 5-7 sentences.

2. Add what you would have said if you were a part of the discussion. 3-5 sentences

Because you were unprepared for the assignment, the highest you can earn is a C-/70% (which is a whole lot

better than your current 0)

Grade Reflection

Look at your grade.Why do you think you have the grade you have?

Please answer in THREE complete sentences.

What is your goal for your grade this semester? Remember we have less than four weeks until finals.

What is the first step you will take to reach that goal? You cannot say, “do all the work.” This first step needs

to be something you can do today or tomorrow.

Walk the Line

There is an imaginary line that starts at the board Dillon’s room and goes all the way to the board in Richer’s room.

For the following statement, place yourself on the spectrum of agree/ disagree.

I believe there is a real beast on the island.

AllegoryWe talked about symbolism:

An image or thing that stands for something less obvious than its literal meaning.

When everything in a story is symbolic, or the whole story is representing something less obvious than its literal meaning it is called ALLEGORY!

The Lord of the Flies is an Allegory, so we know everything has symbolic meaning.

Silent Discussion Directions

THE BEASTYour table will receive a “white board” and a

prompt. Discuss the prompt with your table. Decide on a response. Write your response on the “white board”

When we tell you to: Pass the “white board” to the next highest table number.

Once you get your new “white board” Read the new prompt Read the previous groups’ response Discuss with your group and respond both to the previous

groups’ responses and to the prompt.

POWERWhen Jack’s tribe attacks Ralph’s group they steal Piggy’s glasses.Piggy says, “I thought they wanted the conch”

(Golding 168).

1. Why do you think Piggy thought they would steal the conch?

2. What does the conch symbolize for Piggy and Ralph’s boys?

3. Does it symbolize that for Jack’s boys?4. What does symbolize that for Jack’s boys?

What kind of power does Ralph have?

What kind of power does Jack have?

Similarities?

• 3 characteristics

• 1 quote

• 3 characteristics• 1 quote

DirectionsCome up with 3 ways to describe each type of

power (3 for Ralph, 3 for Jack) these can be symbolic or verbal descriptions

(you can either write them, or draw them)

For 2 of your 6 total descriptions: Find a quote that supports your idea.

you need one quote for Ralph and one quote for Jack Remember to cite correctly!!! “______ “(Golding 92).

Sketch to StretchFor Homework:.1. Decide what you think is THE MOST IMPORTANT

IDEA IN CHAPTER 10

2. Draw a symbolic representation of your interpretation of the text. ON THE BLANK SIDE OF YOUR PAPER

In other words… DRAW what you think was THE MOST IMPORTANT IDEA in the chapter.

3. ON THE BACK OF YOUR SHEET: Write an explanation of your sketch.

I drew __________ because I thought __________________.

While You Are Watching

1. What is the tone of this last scene (think about how Ralph is feeling and how that makes you feel)?

2. What similarities do you notice from the book?

3. What differences do you notice from the book?

4. How do you think the Naval officer sees the boys?

The End of Innocence

“Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy” (Golding 202).

What does this mean?What innocence has ended?

Do you agree or disagree, why?What darkness lies in man’s heart?Why is Piggy’s death more important than

Simons?

Chapter WordlesDirections:For your chapter:

Based on your wordle, what is the most important idea in your chapter?

In chapter _____ the most important idea is _______ because _________.

This chapter might be a good place to look for quotes about ___________. (pick one of the symbols from the board)

Symbol Page #’s

Each group has a symbol.

Look for at least 3 page numbers that might be a good place to find quotes for that symbol.

Write your page #’s on the board – please use page numbers from the soft cover text.

Prepare for the Final1. Choose your symbol based on the cart on the board.2. Find quotes that relate to your symbol. 3. Write down your quotes and cite them.4. Write your claim:In The Lord of the Flies _________ symbolizes _________ because ____________.5. Narrow down your quotes to 3 amazing pieces of evidence that really support your claim well!You may bring this to the final!