Lord+of+the+Flies

What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages? What's grownups going to think? (91)

3/19 - 3/22
[|Click here] for turnitin.com instructions! This week please refer to your LOTF Essay handout and calendar. If you lost it (embarrassed?) please email me for a copy.

__Monday__: Writing Worshop- Introductions __Tuesday__: Writing Worshop- [|Turnitin.com]and drafting __Wednesday__: Rough Draft Due/Peer Edit __Thursday__: Essay is due in class (hard copy) and electronic submission to turnitin.com

3/12 - 3/16
All make up work/missing work/revisions/etc. must be completed by March 16th

LOTF Reading Quiz II on Tuesday. __Weekly Word Study__: [|List 21]& [|Vocab. Squares]. Word study is due Wed & Quiz is Thursday (periods 2 & 6) or Friday (period 1) __Monday's Reading Assignment__: Read chapters 9-12 and annotate/mark/tab examples/quotes focusing on savagery. __Weekly Discussion__: Post your thoughts on [|human nature].

3/5 - 3/9
Weekly Word Study: [|List 20]& [|Vocab. Squares]. Word study is due Wed & Quiz is Friday __Monday's Reading Assignment__: Read chapter 7 and annotate/mark/tab examples/quotes focusing on beast imagery. __Monday's Journal Reflection__: What are you learning in regards to ethics and human needs. How does this relate to your life? How does this relate to LOTF? What is confusing? What questions do you have? __Wednesday's Reading Assignment__: Read chapter 8 and continue to annotate/mark/tab/etc. examples and quotes of beast imagery. __Wednesday's Journal Activity__: Draw two political cartoons depicting the changing leadership roles of Jack and Ralph. Show how they lead and how they represent a duality.

__Weekly Word Study__: List 19 & [|Vocab. Squares]. Word study is due Wed & Quiz is Friday __Weekly Discussion__: Please post by Friday your ideas about surviving on an island.

__Monday's Reading Assignment__: Read chapters 3-4 in //Lord of the Flies// //Monday's reading activity: Character Directory (class handout)// //Tuesday's activity: Conversation Roundtable- Analyzing the symbolism of the fire (class handout)// __Wednesday's Reading Assignment__: Read chapters 5-6 in //Lord of the Flies// //Wednesday's Critical Reading Assignment: Duality (class handout)// //Reading Quiz on Thursday//

2/20 - 2/24
__Weekly Word Study__: [|List 18]& [|Vocab. Squares]. Word study is due Wed & Quiz is Friday (note: period 2 & 6 vocab quiz is Thursday). __Monday's Reading Assignment__: Read chapter one in //Lord of the Flies// __Tuesday's Notes and Close Read Activity__//:// Essential Questions:


 * 1) How does Golding frame the story? What are the elements? What are the clues? What do you think happened before the beginning of the book?

Activity: __Wednesday's Reading Assignment__: Read chapter 2 in LOTF. Read Handout from More's Utopia (email me if you need a copy. clemons@chccs.k12.nc.us) __Wednesday's Thinking Activity__: Analyze the symbol of the conch in your journal. __Thursday/Friday Objectives__: Introduction to Human Nature (email me for the powerpoint) Objectives:
 * 1) Define “exposition of a novel”
 * 2) Close Read Chapter One: Identify context clues, imagery, and characterization
 * 3) Analyze/explain/predict how the boys arrived on the island and what you think will happen to them.


 * 1) Identify two philosophers, thinkers, writers, etc. (Use your More reading assignment)
 * 2) In groups, compare two viewpoints.
 * 3) Organize the viewpoints in a logical way by creating a chart with categories.
 * 4) Write observations about each thinker.
 * 5) Summarize what you learned about each thinker.
 * 6) Evaluate which viewpoint makes the most sense based on your experiences and explain this in your summary.