Name: Lord of the Flies Novel Portfolio Portfolio Information Sheet Directions: While reading the novel The Lord of the Flies, you will complete a novel portfolio to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the book. You will be graded on accuracy, completion, and neatness. The final portfolio should be completed and bound in a folder with a title (Lord of the Flies Novel Portfolio by Your Name). The final portfolio will be due at the end of the unit and will count as a major grade. You should bring the portfolio with you to class as we will work on many of the activities together. It is you responsibility to keep your material neat and organized. All work should be in complete sentences unless otherwise noted. Your novel portfolio will consist of the following parts. Your final portfolio should be presented in this order. Guided Reading Questions These questions should be completed as we read the novel. Vocabulary The word as taken from the chapters of the book. You are responsible for looking up the definitions and the part of speech. You should choose the definition that best matches the usage in the book. Symbolism Chart You should describe the meaning of each symbol of this list. Describe its greater meaning in the context of the novel. Character Sheets You should complete these character sheets for the major characters in the novel. Character sheets should be in completed sentences. Journal Writing You should respond to each journal entry with a 50-100 response. Each response should be in complete sentence and use textual evidence from the novel. Literary Analysis Sheets You should complete the literary analysis sheet for each chapter as well as the final sheet. Each sheet should be neat and easy to read. Versions of all the materials for this activity can be found on the class website if you require replacements. All the work can be handwritten in pencil or blue/black pen. You may also type the materials in you choose.
Name: Lord of the Flies Novel Portfolio Portfolio Rubric Vocabulary Excellent Good Fair Poor 7 4 Every word clearly Every word clearly defined; includes defined; no part of part of speech speech 10 Every word clearly defined with definition related to text; includes part of speech 2 Poor or unclear definitions; no part of speech Symbolism Chart 10 Every symbol clearly explained; complete sentences 7 Every symbol explained; some unclear 4 The majority of symbols explained 2 Several symbol not explained Guided Reading Questions 20 Every question answered correctly 15 Most questions answered correctly; all attempted 10 Most questions answered correctly; most attempted 5 Most questions answered Character Sheets Journal Writing Literary Analysis Sheets 20 All sheets completed neatly 20 All writings completed; complete sentences; proper length 20 All sheets completed and neat 15 All sheets completed but sloppy 15 All writings completed; complete sentences; some short 15 All sheets completed but sloppy 10 All sheets attempted by parts missing 10 All writings completed; some incomplete sentences; several short 10 Most sheets completed 5 Most sheets attempted by multiple sections missing 5 Most writing completed; some incomplete sentences; several short 5 Several sheets incomplete or not attempted Portfolio 10 Portfolio in folder with neat title/label 7 Portfolio in folder but missing title; sloppy or disorganized 4 Portfolio in folder but very disorganized; not title 2 Portfolio not in folder
Name Lord of the Flies Guided Reading Questions Chapter 1 1. What are the fat boy and the fair boy s main concerns? 2. Why is the fat boy proud that he has asthma? 3. What doesn t the fat boy want to be called? 4. What does Ralph s dad do for a living? 5. Who is going to rescue them? 6. What do the boys use as a symbol of authority in the society they form? 7. What prevents Piggy from being the natural leader? 8. What happens when Ralph blows the conch?
9. Describe the scene when Jack emerges with the choir. What are they wearing? 10. Why does Piggy want Ralph in charge? 11. Interpret: Describe the power struggle between Jack and Ralph when they are choosing a chief. 12. Interpret: Who would you have chosen as a leader? Why? 13. Who are the hunters, and what are their jobs? 14. What is Piggy s job? 15. What do Ralph and Simon think they should do as they explore the island? 16. Why does Jack hesitate when he lifts his knife to kill the piglet? 17. What does Jack promise will happen next time?
Chapter 2 1. What are the differences between the first and second meetings? 2. Why does Jack say they need hunters? 3. What is the first rule that Ralph makes? 4. What does a little one think he has seen in the forest? 5. What is Jack s response to this? What is Ralph s response? 6. Why do the boys want to make a fire? 7. How do they light the fire? 8. Why do the rules change on the top of the mountain? 9. What is Ralph more concerned about, smoke or fire? Why?
10. What does it mean if the conch is present? 11. What does Jack decide the hunters will be responsible for other than hunting? 12. What does Piggy say they need during his speech? 13. Interpret: What does the fire symbolize? Chapter 3 1. What does the description of Jack at the start of the chapter reveal about his character? 2. Who is building the shelters? What does this revel about Simon s character? 3. Why is Ralph so angry? 4. Why does Jack say that the hunters are excused from building shelters? 5. Interpret: Although Ralph criticized the boys, do you think he is responsible for their lack of cooperation and performance? Why/why not?
6. What does Ralph say is the most important thing? What would Jack like to do before this happens? 7. Interpret: Which job on the island do you think is most important? Why? Chapter 4 1. Who is Henry? 2. What do Maurice and Roger do to the castles? 3. Why does Maurice run away? 4. Why does Roger throw the stones near the littleun instead of directly at him? 5. What will Jack s painted face allow him to do? 6. What is the boys response when they see the smoke in the distance? 7. Why does the boys plan for rescue fail?
8. What caused the hunters, who had promised to keep the fire burning, to neglect it? 9. Even if the boys hate Piggy, why do they still need him? 10. What does Jack do when Piggy confronts him? What does this reveal about Jack? 11. Does Ralph surrender to Jack by eating the meat? 12. How does Ralph restore order on the island? Chapter 5 1. What does Ralph need to think about at the start of the chapter? 2. What must the meeting not be? 3. Describe the assembly place. 4. What was the trouble with being chief?
5. What is Piggy better at than Ralph? 6. What did they decide about the water? Why can t they deviate from the plan? 7. Why is one of the shelters not built as strongly as the others? 8. Interpret: Compare Jack and Piggy s perceptions of the beast. 9. What does Maurice s trying to make the littleuns laugh reveal about him? 10. Where do the littleuns think the beast comes from? What does Simon think about the beast? 11. Why did Ralph s careful planning of the meeting break up? 12. Why doesn t Jack think Ralph is a good chief? 13. What is Ralph s reasoning for him being chief?
14. Do grownups always act civilized? 15. Analyze: If grownups had landed on the island instead of children, how would the book have been different? Chapter 6 1. What does the wind carry to the top of the mountain? 2. Why were the twins sleeping at the same time? 3. What do the boys think they see? 4. Why do Ralph and Jack decide to go find the beast? 5. Why is Piggy left behind? 6. Interpretation Simon thinks the beast is not a creature but a human. Why are humans scarier than creatures? 7. Why couldn t Jack let Ralph go up the mountain alone?
8. Is Jack worried more about the beast or envious of Ralph? 9. Why does Ralph insist they go to the mountain? 10. Why are the rest of the boys so easily distracted? Chapter 7 1. What is Simon trying to tell Ralph when he says, You ll get back to where you came from? 2. How does Ralph react when the boar comes charging down the path? 3. What does this scene reveal about Ralph? 4. What does Ralph do when the boys start to play, putting Robert in the part of the boar? What feeling does Ralph have? 5. What does Jack want to use instead of a pig in their circle dance? 6. Why does Jack insist on going to the mountain?
7. Why does Ralph go with him? 8. Do you think Jack and Ralph could have made a good team? Why/why not? 9. What do the boys see on the top of the mountain? Chapter 8 1. How does Ralph describe the beast? 2. What does this do to the rest of the group? 3. Although he is not able to get the boys to vote Ralph out of office as chief, Jack manages to overthrow Ralph s authority anyway. How does he do this? 4. What sit the problem with Piggy and Ralph s plan? 5. Where did all the older boys go? Why? 6. What is different about this hunt than those described in the past?
7. What does Jack do for the beast? 8. Describe Simon s strange encounter with the lord of the flies. 9. Who or what is the lord of the flies? 10. What is Ralph scared of? 11. What makes things break up the way they do? 12. Why does Jack come to Ralph s camp? 13. What does Piggy think they re after? 14. What is the lord of the flies warning? 15. Interpretation Why has the story begun to increasingly take place in darkness?
Chapter 9 1. What does Simon find when he finally reaches the beast? 2. What does Simon see from the mountain? What does he assume? 3. Why do Ralph and Piggy decide to go to Jack s party? 4. What kind of leader is Jack? 5. Why do Ralph and Piggy join in the dance? 6. What does the dance symbolize? 7. What happens to Simon when he returns to the group? 8. How did the lord of the flies foreshadow the incident with Simon? Chapter 10 1. What are Ralph and Piggy s thoughts after realizing they were part of what happened to Simon?
2. Piggy says Simon asked for it. Do you agree? Why/why not? 3. What does Jack plan to steal from Ralph and Piggy? 4. Describe the scene when Jack and his boys attack. Chapter 11 1. How does Ralph plan on getting Piggy s glasses back? 2. Why does Ralph say his group will not be painted? 3. Why doesn t Jack worry about a signal fire? 4. What is the symbolic meaning of the shattered conch? 5. What happens to Piggy during the confrontation? 6. What are Samneric forced to do?
7. What are Jack s plans for Ralph? 8. What does Ralph do? Chapter 12 1. Where does Ralph do after Jack chases him away from Castle Rock? 2. What does Ralph find in the clearing in the forest? 3. What does Ralph do after the sun goes down? 4. Who does Ralph talk to at Castle Rock? 5. What is Jack s tribe going to do to Ralph the following day? 6. What is the purpose of the stick sharpened at both ends? 7. What do the hunters do to try and find Ralph?
8. What saves Ralph from the hunters chasing him? 9. How did that develop? What is ironic about it? 10. Explain the line, I should have thought that a pack of British boys would have been able to put up a better show than that (201-202).
Name: Define the following terms. These will be graded when your final packet is turned in. Lord of the Flies Vocabulary Chapters Page Definition: Include part of speech and appropriate definition Chapter 1 efflorescence 12 enmity 14 decorous 15 chorister 22 bastion 29 hiatus 31 Chapter 2 ebullience 38 recrimination 43 tumult 43 tirade 45 Chapter 3 oppressive 49 inscrutable 49 vicissitudes 49 declivities 54 tacit 55 Chapter 4 blatant 58 taboo 62 sinewy 64 malevolently 71 Chapter 5 ludicrous 78 ineffectual 79 jeer 84 inarticulate 89 Chapter 6 leviathan 105
clamor 108 mutinously 108 Chapter 7 crestfallen 117 impervious 121 enterprise 122 Chapter 8 glowered 127 rebuke 128 demure 133 fervor 133 Chapter 9 corpulent 146 sauntered 150 Chapter 10 compelled 167 Chapter 11 luminous 169 myopia 169 sniveling 170 quavered 174 parried 179 talisman 180 Chapter 12 acrid 186 cordon 191 elephantine 194 epaulettes 200
Name: Pd: Lord of the Flies - Symbolism Chart Symbolism plays a very important part in the development of the story. This technique is designed to give significance to certain people or objects, which represent something else. Complete the following table as you read the novel indicating what you think or what your group thinks a symbol might represent. Object What That Represents The conch Piggy s glasses The island The scar The Beast Fire The face-paint The Parachutist The Lord of the Flies
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Name: Pd. Lord of the Flies Journal Writing Directions: For each journal, write a response to the quote or question. Connect your response to the events from the corresponding chapter. A full paragraph is required to receive credit. Journal 1: Chapter 1 A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don t necessarily want to go, but ought to be. - Rosalynn Carter Journal 2: Chapter 2 There aren t any grownups; we ll have to look after ourselves. Ralph
Journal 3: Chapter 3 What does good mean in the phrase, This is a good island.? Journal 4: Chapter 4 They became accustomed to these mysteries and ignored them, just as they ignored the miraculous, throbbing stars. - William Golding
Journal 5: Chapter 5 He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of his life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one s walking life was spent watching one s feet. - Ralph s thoughts, William Golding Journal 6: Chapter 6 The statistics say that something like 65% of us will give the wrong answer just because we heard someone else say it, even if we know it's the wrong answer. The power of suggestion is very strong. - Real-Hypnonis.com
Journal 7: Chapter 7 All struggles are essentially power struggles. Who will rule? Who will lead? Who will define, refine, confine, design? Who will dominate? All struggles are essentially power struggles, and most are no more intellectual than two rams knocking their heads together." - Octavia E. Butler Journal 8: Chapter 8 If we can t separate our civilized self from our savage self which will take over and why?
Journal 9: Chapter 9 Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death. - Andre Gide Journal 10: Chapter 10 I know. They didn t come for the conch. - Ralph. What did they come for? What does what they failed to take and what they took symbolize?
Journal 11: Chapter 11 Which is better Piggy & Ralph? Journal 12: Chapter 12 He turned away to give them time to pull themselves together; and waited, allowing his eyes to rest on the trim cruiser in the distance. - William Golding
Name: Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis Chapter 1 Characterization Directions: Review the descriptions of the main characters in Chapter 1. For each character, list two examples each of direct and indirect characterization. Provide specific quotes from the text for each. Character Direct Characterization (Page #) Indirect Characterization (Page #) Ralph Jack Piggy Simon
Name: Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis Chapter 2 Character Motivation Directions: Review chapter 2 of Lord of the Flies and complete the following chart to determine each characters motivation. What they want to happen (this could be for their own selfish purposes or for the good of others). Ralph Jack Piggy What they do in the chapter (action, dialogue)- include quotes. What stops them from getting what they want (other characters, complications, irony). What this teaches you about the character s personality and/or a theme from the novel.
Name: Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis Chapter 3 - Setting THIS IS AN ISLAND. AT LEAST I THINK IT S AN ISLAND. Define Setting: What is the purpose of having the boys land on an island? Directions: Consider Chapters 1-3 - How do the boys begin to set up the Island as a civilization? For each example, you must have textual evidence. Example Textual Evidence (include page number with quote, paraphrase or summary):
Name: Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis Chapter 4 Allegory An allegory is a story with more than one level of meaning a literal level and one or more symbolic levels. An allegory allows a writer to tell a story about literal characters and to make a moral, religious, or political point. In the Lord of the Flies, the author makes direct comments on life and society through the use of allegory. Besides having a literal surface meaning, the events, settings or characters also stand for ideas or qualities and have a second meaning on that level. Logographic Cues A logographic cue is a simple symbol or picture (or logo) that acts as a visual reminder of an important literary element in a text. It assists the reader in visualizing characters, setting, and motifs throughout the novel. (http://www.allamericareads.org/lessonplan/wyw/during/logocues.htm) Direction: Describe or sketch a logographic cue for each of the following. What cues can you draw to represent: 1. Ralph What are more ideas you can think of and cues to match them? Hunting 2. Piggy Law & order 3. Jack 4. Fire 5. Rescue 6. Simon 7. the Beastie 8. Food
Name: Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis Chapter 5 Predictions Four Quadrants Fill in the boxes with two answers to each question- use text-based details from chapter 4 in your answers/questions. What are the most important points? How does this information match what I already knew (about Jack, about Ralph, about littl uns)? What questions do I still have about the topic? Lord of the Flies Chapter Five My predictions for what will happen and why are I wonder I predict I wonder I predict
Name: Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis Chapter 6 Character Study Character Study of Jack Directions: Add two (or more) text-based details from chapters 1-6 in each shape without repeating any details. Lord What other characters think or say about Jack: Things Jack says: Things Jack thinks: Jack s actions: How/what Jack feels: Jack s life before the crash: Jack s life after the crash:
Name: Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis Chapter 7 Archetypes Directions: Certain character archetypes recur in stories. Review what you have learned about the major characters of the novel. Use that knowledge to draw comparison between each character and a character from another fictional work (novel, movie, t.v. show, etc.). Explain the common characteristic between the two characters. How Is One Just Like The Other? Comparisons Character Is Just Like Ralph Another Fictional Character Because They Both Piggy* Simon Jack Samneric Roger Littluns Beastie Hunters * Piggy represents intelligence NOT obesity.
Name: Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis Chapter 8 Text Interpretation Directions: Summarize the events related to The Lord of the Flies described on the following pages and write what you believe this means. Charting What I Think The Lord of the Flies is The text says (summarize with text-based details) Page 129 move the fire to the beach so it s easier to maintain I think it means (draw conclusions) everyone is afraid of the beastie if no one will go to the top for the fire Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 140 Page 142 Page 143 Page 144
Name: Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis Chapter 9 Question Answer Relationships In the Book Right There 1. What happens to Simon at the very beginning of the chapter? In My Head Author and You 9. How does the author convey that it is extremely hot today? 2. What creatures hover around the characters today? 3. What does Simon discover on the mountain? 4. What is Simon determined to share with the other boys? 5. How is Jack represented during the feast? 10. Why does the author have Simon discover the instead of another character? 11. What is the author trying to show us by having Piggy retaliate against Ralph splashing him? 12. How does the author foreshadow violence at the feast? 6. How does Jack convince the boys to join his tribe? 7. What do the boys chant during their dance, and what do they act out? 8. What do the boys think they re killing? What do they actually kill? 13. How does the author show Jack is powerful? 14. How does the author compare Simon to a religious figure at the end of the chapter? Think and Search (Internet or dictionary) 15. What does lord of the flies mean? On my Own 17. What is the connection between the heat and how the boys act? 18. What do the flies mean if they aren t just insects? What do they represent? 19. What is the connection between the pig they re eating and Jack appearing like a god? 16. What does Beezlebub mean? 20. What is the significance of the conch not having any importance at Jack s end of the island? 21. What might have happened differently if Ralph and Piggy left before the dance? 22. Does it matter that the beast leaves the island if it has been replaced by the real beast?
Name: Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis Chapter 10 - Sociograms Sociograms On the back of this paper (or a clean sheet), draw your own sociogram for chapter 10. Include logographic cues (pictures visually representing the words they symbolize) for Ralph, Piggy, Samneric, Simon, littluns, bigguns, Roger, and Jack and connect them according to their relationship with others. A sociogram is a visual representation of the relationships among characters in a literary text that helps students understand relationships between characters. Students can make use of pictures, symbols, shapes, colors, and line styles to illustrate these relationships. (http://greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/reading/reading%20strategies/sociograms.htm) An example from Hamlet:
Name: Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis Chapter 11 Internal & External Conflict There are two main types of conflict in William Golding s Lord of the Flies: external and internal. External conflict pits a person against another human or against an animal, an object, the forces of nature, or any other thing or things outside of him. Internal conflict involves a struggle between a person and his emotions or negative attributes. Both types of conflict occur in The Lord of the Flies. Identify and track these conflicts throughout the novel, explaining how they affect the course of events. - Identify the conflict and explain it thoroughly - Analyze the internal or external pressures on the characters - Explain the outcome or effect of the conflict Ralph vs. Jack Pg. 21- conflict over chief position Type of Conflict Conflict Outcome/Effect External; person vs. person Ralph represents order and composure whereas Jack represents savagery. The conflict between the boys escalates as the novel progresses Boys vs. Nature
Boys vs. Piggy Boys vs. Beastie Jack vs. Society
Name: Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis Chapter 12 Plot & Allegory An allegory is: Fill this T-chart in with the symbolic meanings of each character or event. Characters/items/events in the story Example: Pig s head on a stick What they mean symbolically or metaphorically Example: Lord of the Flies (Devil, Satan) 1. Conch 2. Piggy& eyeglasses 3. Fire 4. Jack & spears 5. pigs 6. dead mama pig 7. tribal dance & chant 8. littluns 9. biguns 10. parachutist 11. Simon 12. littlun with birthmark 13. Conch Author s Purpose: What is the author telling us through this tale? Include multiple details from the novel in your explanation.
Lord of the Flies - Plot Review Fill out this plot line with a minimum of 20 main events from the novel (20 pts)
Name: Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis Theme & Allegory Lord of the Flies Theme Chart You should use this chart to keep track of quotes and examples that support the following themes. THEME The Need for Civilization NOTES/QUOTES FROM TEXT The Evil Which Lies within Each Person The Loss of Innocence Power and the Abuse of Power Blindness and Sight Fear of the Unknown
Lord of the Flies Allegory Chart Lord of the Flies is best known as an allegory. It is an allegory on several levels: political, religious and psychological. On its most basic level it is an allegory of human society today. The novel's primary implication is that "what we have come to call civilization is a best no more than skin deep." Cite examples of the three different allegorical aspects of the text. TYPE OF ALLEGORY POLITICAL As a comment on the state of the world in the post WWII era, novel as warning about atomic destruction, against dictatorial aggression. NOTES/QUOTES FROM TEXT PSYCHOLOGICAL Comment on different aspects of the human psyche: id, ego and superego. BIBLICAL Comment on Christian understanding of the fall of man, the ruin of the Garden of Eden due to temptation, characters representing Biblical icons like Christ, Cain, Able, the snake of temptation, etc.