Lord of the Flies – Schedule and Activities
Mrs. Owens
Reading Schedule
Assignment one: Chapters 1-3 ..............................................................................................................due Tues., 10/21
Assignment two: Chapters 4-6..............................................................................................................due Fri., 10/31
Assignment three: Chapters 7-9 ...........................................................................................................due Mon., 11/10
Assignment four: Chapters 10-12 ........................................................................................................due Mon., 11/17
Reading Journal and Annotations
By each scheduled reading deadline, please complete one of the following reading journal assignments and be prepared to
share your work in small groups. (SEE BACK FOR SCHEDULE) Each assignment is worth 15 pts. and will be checked
for completion the day it is due. Because this assignment is intended for discussion and sharing, LATE WORK WILL
NOT BE ACCEPTED. Annotations will be worth 5 pts. per week.
I. Discussion Leader
a. Prepare a list of three open-ended essay/discussion questions that you would like to discuss with the class. (See
Anthem Socratic Seminar questions) AND
b. Write three “I wonder” statements generated by your reading. (For example, regarding Anthem, I wonder if the
Council of Scholars secretly enjoy the use of any technological remnants of the past or I wonder if any people were
inspired by Equality’s fleeing and perhaps followed him.)
II. Character Analyst
Write a RAFT paragraph where you adopt a Role of a person or character related to the novel, write to a specified
Audience of your choice, using a Format of your choice, on a Topic of your choice related to the novel. The RAFT
should be a minimum of eight sentences long and use varied syntax with attention to diction (including vocabulary).
III. Poet
Write a poem in response to big ideas that observe being addressed in the novel during this section. The poem should
be follow any structure or format that you choose, be a minimum of eight lines, and incorporate new vocabulary.
Additionally, it should incorporate these poetic elements: imagery, metaphor/simile, any sound device (alliteration,
consonance, assonance).
IV. Bridge Builder/Style Analyst
Give thoughtful responses to the following:
a. Make one connection to yourself, the world, and another book/movie and explain each connection.
b. Record three passages that you find particularly stylistically interesting (imagery, syntax, diction, irony, etc.) Explain.
Record one “golden passage” (favorite line/lines) from this section.
c. Based on this section of reading, what would you ask the writer if you had the chance? Why?
WEEK ONE – complete by Tues., 10/21
Annotate:
Seat Number 1: Reading Journal I
Plot development and twists
Seat Number 2: Reading Journal II
Character development
Seat Number 3: Reading Journal III
Vocabulary; big ideas in the novel – themes, motifs, symbols*
Seat Number 4: Reading Journal IV
Outstanding/interesting style choices (diction, imagery, syntax)
WEEK TWO – complete by Fri., 10/31
Annotate:
Seat Number 1: Reading Journal II
Character development
Seat Number 2: Reading Journal III
Vocabulary; big ideas in the novel – themes, motifs, symbols*
Seat Number 3: Reading Journal IV
Outstanding/interesting style choices (diction, imagery, syntax)
Seat Number 4: Reading Journal I
Plot development and twists
WEEK THREE – complete by Mon., 11/10
Annotate:
Seat Number 1: Reading Journal III
Vocabulary; big ideas in the novel – themes, motifs, symbols*
Seat Number 2: Reading Journal IV
Outstanding/interesting style choices (diction, imagery, syntax)
Seat Number 3: Reading Journal I
Plot development and twists
Seat Number 4: Reading Journal II
Character development
WEEK FOUR – complete by Mon., 11/17
Annotate:
Seat Number 1: Reading Journal IV
Outstanding/interesting style choices (diction, imagery, syntax)
Seat Number 2: Reading Journal I
Plot development and twists
Seat Number 3: Reading Journal II
Character development
Seat Number 4: Reading Journal III
Vocabulary; big ideas in the novel – themes, motifs, symbols*
*1. A symbol is an object, a picture, a written word, or a sound that is used to represent something. A motif is an image,
spoken or written word, sound, act, or another visual or structural device that is used to develop a theme.
2. A symbol can be repeated once or twice, while a motif is constantly repeated.
3. A symbol can help in the understanding of an idea or thing, while a motif can help indicate what the literary work or
piece is all about.
4. The meaning of a symbol depends on its history and purpose while the meaning of a motif depends on how it is being
used in a certain literary work.