English 10
Lord of the Flies
Name:
Vocabulary WN Assignment
Your Task: Choose three unfamiliar words in each chapter of Lord of the Flies. Complete
the assignments below for each word in your Writer’s Notebook.
1. Label the set of words with the Chapter.
2. Copy the sentence from the book in which the word appears; underline the word.
*Use quotation marks and internal citations.
3. Under the quote, write the word, part of speech, and definition.
4. Draw a picture OR complete one of the assignments below:
 Write a complete sentence (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex)
that demonstrates the meaning and proper use of the word.
 Find synonyms and antonyms for the word.
 Find the word in a context other than in the book we are reading in class. You
can look for words in other texts, in songs, on TV or in movies, in
magazine/newspaper articles, etc. Write the exact context and the source in
your journal.
 Write a short rhyme that coveys the meaning of the word.
 Write a fortune for a fortune cookie using the word.
 Write a “Tweet” of 140 characters or less that includes the word and displays its
meaning.
 Paragraph Assignment: Use all of the chosen words in a comprehensive
paragraph. All of the words must be used correctly, and the paragraph, as a
whole, must make sense.
Example:
Chapter One: “The Sound of the Shell”
1. “He was clambering heavily among the creepers and broken trunks when a bird, a
vision of red and yellow, flashed upwards with a witch-like cry; and this cry was
echoed by another” (Golding 7).
a. Clamber: verb climb, move, or get in or out of something in an awkward and
laborious way, typically using both hands and feet.
b.