The Lord of the Flies

Week 5

February 20-February 21
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
Feb.20
Feb.21 Feb.22
Feb.23
Feb.24
Presidents Mid-Term Mid-Term Chapter10 Chapter11
Day 3Paragraph 3Paragraph
(NOSCHOOL) Essay Essay

Name:_____________________

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Vocabulary List 4

Cordon Alineofpeopleorshipsstationedtoguard

Elephantine Thesizeofanelephant;enormoussize/strength

Epaulettes Afringedstrapwornonmilitaryuniforms

Covert Secret;Hidden

Fringe Outsideboundary

Thicket Adensegrowthofbushes

Quiver Shakewithfast,scaredmovements

Gibber Speakunintelligibly

Ravenously Inamannerofsomeonewhoishungry;starving

Fleeting Briefspanoftime

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 Lesson 1: February 21st and 22nd
Learning Targets:
LITERACY.W.7.4:P roduceclearandcoherentwritinginwhichthedevelopment,organization,andstyle
areappropriatetotask,purpose,andaudience.(Grade-specificexpectationsforwritingtypesare
definedinstandards1-3above.)
LITERACY.W.7.5:W ithsomeguidanceandsupportfrompeersandadults,developandstrengthenwriting
asneededbyplanning,revising,editing,rewriting,ortryinganewapproach,focusingonhowwell
purposeandaudiencehavebeenaddressed.

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1. Questions/Comments?!

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 Lord of the Flies Midterm Outline

Directions:
Lord of the Flies is rich with symbolism, allegories, and a variety of themes
relating to Nature vs. Nurture concepts. To demonstrate your knowledge of
this book, and your ability to analyze in the written form you will be writing a
3-Paragraph ESSAY about 1 prompt listedbelow.Toprepare,itwouldbehelpful
to write an OUTLINE so we can finish in class by Wednesday. Your final draft
willbedueWednesday,February22nd.

Youarerequiredtohave:3PARAGRAPHSTOTAL
1. AnintroductionparagraphH.O.T.paragraph
2. AbodyparagraphTEPACanalyticalparagraph
3. AConcludingparagraphS.T.O.P.paragraph

PleaseC IRCLEwhichquestionyouwillberespondingto.

Difficulty-Level(1)

Prompt1:CompareandcontrastRalphandJackasleadersontheisland.
Whatdotheybothrepresentassymbolsandwhatsimilaritiesand
differencesdothesecharactersillustrateintheirleadershipstyles?

Difficulty-Level(2)

Prompt2:Ofallthecharacters,itisPiggywhomostoftenhasthe
usefulideasandidentifiesthebestwaytoorganizetheboysontheisland.
Yet,theotherboysrarelylistentohimandfrequentlyabusehim.Whydo
youthinkthisisthecase?Inyourexperiencewherehaveyouseenthis
typeofbehaviorandinwhatwaysdoesitdemonstrateathemeofthe
novel?

Difficulty-Level(3)

Prompt3:Thepigshead(LordoftheFlies)andtheconchshelleach
wieldacertainkindofpowerovertheboys.Inwhatwaysdothese
objectspowersdiffer?InwhatwayisLordoftheFliesanovelabout
powerandcontrol?

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Score 4 3 2 1 NS
Organization Clearande ffective Organizational Inconsistent Littleorno Insufficient
Purpose organizational structurethat organizational organizational (includes
structure. feelsc omplete. structure. structure. copiedtext)
Clearthesis Topicis Unclear Confusing
Eff.intro clear thesis thesis Off-topic
Varietyof Some Little Short
transitions variety variety response Inalanguage
Effective Adequate Weakintro No otherthan
conclusion introor or transitions English
conclusion conclusion Missing
Purposefullyand introor Off-purpose
logicallystructured. Generallyfocused. Minord
riftin conclusion
Strong Acceptable focus.
connection progression Unclear Littleornofocus.
between ofideas connection Relatedto
ideas from between topicbut
beginningto ideas many
end. irrelevant
ideas
Evidence/ Thorough Adequate Unevene laboration Minimale laboration Insufficient
Elaboration elaborationofideas elaborationofideas ofideaswith ofideaswith (includes
withsupportand withsupportand supportand support/evidence. copiedtext)
evidence. evidence. evidence. Evidenceis
Evidenceis Evidenceis Evidenceis minimal, Off-topic
integrated, integrated weakly irrelevant,
relevant,and andrelevant, integrated, absent, Inalanguage
specific. butgeneral. imprecise, incorrectly otherthan
repetitive used,or English
Clearande ffective Adequate orvague. mostly
developmentof developmentof copied. Off-purpose
ideas,usingprecise ideas,usingmixof Unevendevelopment
language. preciseandg eneral ofideas,using Unclearor
language. simplisticlanguage. confusing
developmentof
ideas.

Score 2 1 0 NS
Conventions Adequatecommandof Partialcommandof Littleornocommandof Insufficient(includes
conventions conventions conventions copiedtext)
Correct Limiteduseof Infrequentuse
sentence correct ofcorrect Off-topic
formation sentence sentence
Correct formation formation Inalanguageother
punctuation Mixofcorrect Incorrect thanEnglish
Correct andincorrect punctuation,
grammar punctuation, grammar,spelling Off-purpose
Correctspelling grammar,spelling

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 Mid-Term Essay Instruction

WritingA
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HowtoWriteaHook
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2.Q uotations(usea r
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HowtoWriteaThesis:
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EXAMPLET HESIS:
Although Ralph and Jack share similarities being natural leaders in Lord of the Flies, they
represent very different symbols in the novel. Ralph, known for his common sense and
charisma is the only elected leader on the island representing order and civilization; while
Jack, known for his brutish persona,comestorepresentviolence,savagery,andthedesire
forp
ower.

EXAMPLET
OPICS
ENTENCES:
Formula:[Takea
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Conclusion1:Inc onclusion------------------------.

#2
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Evidence2 :Ralphs howcasesh isc onnectiontoo rdera nds

ocietyw henh es ays,
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Paraphrase2 :Thise videncem akesitc learthat------------------------.

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Analysis2 :Ther easonthisisimportanta nde
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Goldingn otes,---------------------(Golding,# ).

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Conclusion3 :Toc
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IFYOURESTUCK,MAKEANOUTLINEFOREACHPARAGRAPH!
TopicS
entence:
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Evidence ParaphraseE
vidence Analysiso
fE
vidence Concluding
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Inc onclusion,
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T= T
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EXAMPLE: Ralph and Jack may share similarities as leaders, but as symbols they are
incredibly different. Ralph is shown torepresentorderandsociety,whileJackslowly
descendsintoa s avages tates ymbolizinge vila
ndv
iolence.
O= O
utreach(connectthetopictotherealw orld3 -4s
entences)
EXAMPLE: Goldings commentary on humanity is quite troubling if we are to take it
seriously as a species.Toassumethatwithineveryhumanliesandevil,savagepersona
waiting patiently to reveal itselfmakesusquestioneverythingweknowaboutmorality
andg
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uture?
P= P
OW!Leavether eaderthinking!(1-2s entences)
Imagine if Golding and his allegory of Lord of the Flies is correct. It means that
society is bound to crumble by the violent and savage tendencies of mankind. It is
frightening to suggest that humanity is never to prosper, and violence, war, and
savagerya ren aturalc onditionsw em ustc opew ith.

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 Lesson 2: Thursday, February 23rd
Learning Targets:
LITERACY.W.7.1:Writeargumentstosupportclaimswithclearreasonsandrelevantevidence.
LITERACY.W.7.2:Writeinformative/explanatorytextstoexamineatopicandconveyideas,concepts,and
informationthroughtheselection,organization,andanalysisofrelevantcontent.

Do Now: Whatd
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imons
ymbolizeiny
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illthew
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an!

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 Chapter 10:
Directions:Welearnagreatdealaboutthedifferentboyscharactersthrough
their varying reactions to Simons death. The word murder, a term associated
with the system oflawandacivilizedmoralcode,nowseemsstrangelyatodds
with the collective madness on the island. Analyze how each of the 3
characters below react to thedeathofSimon!Find1pieceoftextualevidence
foreachcharacterfollowedupwithyouranalysis!
Charact Quote Analysis:Whydoesthismatter
er
RALPH










PIGGY









JACK

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 Lesson 3: Friday, February 24th
Learning Targets:
LITERACY.W.7.1:Writeargumentstosupportclaimswithclearreasonsandrelevantevidence.
LITERACY.W.7.2:W riteinformative/explanatorytextstoexamineatopicandconveyideas,concepts,and
informationthroughtheselection,organization,andanalysisofrelevantcontent.

Do Now: Drawalinegraphthatillustratestheboysdescentintosavageryover
timethroughoutthechapter.Besuretolabeleachchapterindividuallyonthechart
(Chapters1-10).

Civility/Order

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70

60

50

40

30

20

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CompleteSavagery

Ch.1 Ch.2
Ch.3
Ch.4
Ch.5
Ch.6
Ch.7
Ch.8
Ch.9
Ch.10 {Predict}C
h.11C
h.12

TIME

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 Chapter 11:
Directions: As civilization and order have eroded among the boys, so has the
power and influence of various symbols. Analyze and explain how the symbols
below have changed over time! What was their initial meaning, and what do they
representatthispointinthestory?

PiggysS
pecs
Chapters(1-9) Chapters10-11

TheC
onchS
hell
Chapters(1-9) Chapters10-11

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TheB
east
Chapters(1-9) Chapters10-11

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