Lord of the
Flies
Intro 1.4.3
Today we’ll comprehend
the Atomic Age and how
it was experienced by the
survivors of WWII by taking
notes on a lecture.
Warm-Up
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In your journal, speed-write about a new weapon that
would destroy all life on earth.
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Share & Comment
Cultural Background: Atomic War
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August 6, 1945, The US
dropped an atomic
bomb on the Japanese
city of Hiroshima. Three
days later, they dropped
another on Nagasaki,
thus ending World War II.
405,399 Americans died in WW II
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Sprawled bodies
on beach of
Tarawa, testifying
to ferocity of the
struggle for this
stretch of sand.
November 1943.
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The beach of Betio
Island, Tarawa
Atoll, Gilbert
Islands, Japan.
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We won.
Moral Quandary
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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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May 7, 1945: German forces unconditionally surrendered.
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The war continued in Japan. 106,207 were killed and
248,316 wounded or missing in the Pacific Theater.
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Did the US do the right thing by dropping the bomb and
ending the war?
Bomb Casualties
225,000
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Recall Night
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Do you think the revelation of the atrocities in German
POW camps contributed to the US decision to bomb
Japan?
Homework
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Read Orwell’s “You and the Atomic Bomb.”
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Annotate for vocabulary.
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Highlight main idea in each paragraph.
Reflection
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In your journal, reflect on the difficulty of making decisions
when all the choices are evil.
Lord of the
Flies
Intro 1.4.4
Today we’ll come to a
deeper understanding
of the mindset of WWII
survivors by examining
William Golding’s World
using a WebQuest.
Warm-up
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In your journal, briefly summarize Orwell’s “You and the
Atomic Bomb.”
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You may not look at the text or your notes.
Discussion
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Orwell predicted that nuclear weapons would “put an end
to large-scale wars at the cost of prolonging indefinitely a
‘peace that is no peace’.”
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Consider the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Was Orwell right?
William Golding’s Lord of the Flies
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Published in 1954, LOF examines a group of pre-pubescent
boys stranded on a tropical island during an atomic war.
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Golding’s view is essentially pessimistic.
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To prepare for this text, you will complete a short research
unit using a WebQuest.
WebQuest
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A WebQuest is a guided research program in which
credible sources have been identified for you.
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Credible sources include .gov sites, many .edu sites, and
sites maintained by reputable organizations.
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Credible sites do not include Wikipedia, blogs, and sites
dominated by advertisements.
Research
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Go to “William Golding’s World.”
 anamcdonald.com
 LOF
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to the bottom and click William Golding’s World.
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You will choose one of the topics and take notes on at
least two of the sites provided.
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You must make citations for each site you’ll use for this
project.
Create a Works Cited page
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Go to CitationMachine.net (not .com!).
MLA
 Web Document
 Fill in the boxes with the information on the webpage.
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If you can’t find that information, leave that box blank.
the name of the webpage is usually at the top of the page where you found your
information. Often, it is found on the tab.
the name of the website is generally highlighted in the URL bar. It consists of everything
after www. and before the first backslash.
The date published or last revised may be at the top of the page or the bottom. If it’s not
there, don’t waste time hunting for it.
Many sites don’t have a publishing organization. If you can’t find it, leave it blank.
Make Citation
 Copy into a Word document. Save this on your y-drive and on your flash drive. To
be extra safe, email the document to yourself using your school email program.
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Make citations for each page you use. For photographs, illustrations, or charts,
use >MLA >Web Image.
Reflection
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In your journal, record the new information you have
gained from your research and how it expands your
understanding of the Post World War II mentality.
Lord of the
Flies
Original Research: 1.4.5 – 1.5.1
Today we’ll conduct
original research on our
topic using an
Advanced Search.
Warm-up
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Read your notes and identify the most important,
interesting aspect of the knowledge you gained.
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Choose key words or phrases that identify this aspect. You
will use these words/phrases in today’s search for new
material.
Credible Sources
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Currency: the information is fairly recent or the site has
been updated recently
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Authorship: the author is an expert by virtue of education
or experience
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Type of Site: the site’s maintained by a reputable
organization (note: Wikipedia and blogs do not fit this
category)
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Logical: the information makes sense; it is presented
logically, not emotionally
Searching Using Google
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Go to google.com
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Type in the title of your research subject (from the Webquest)
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Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Advanced Search.
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Scroll down to “Then narrow your results by…”
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In the “site or domain” box, type in .edu
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Read the titles and sample text from each hit until you find one that
sounds interesting.
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Scan the page. If it fits your research interest, evaluate its credibility.
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If the site is credible, take notes.
Images
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Choose 1-2 images from the webpages you used yesterday and
today.
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Create citations for them using Citation Machine.
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Instead of web document, use >MLA >Web Image.
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Save the citation on your Works Cited page.
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Print your chosen images. If the image is in color, use the color printer.
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Control Print
Find Printer
Type in _________________
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Reflection
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In your journal, record the new information you have
gained from your research and how it expands your
understanding of the Post World War II mentality.
Lord of the
Flies
Visual Representation: 1.5.2
Today we’ll identify the
most important
understanding we’ve
gained from our
research using a visual
representation.
Warm-up
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Find a seat in the section of the room devoted to your
research topic.
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Quietly share your notes with someone sitting near you.
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Comment on your partner’s notes using red ink.
Format the Works Cited page
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Open the document with your citations.
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Title it Works Cited (centered)
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Place the citations in alphabetical order using the first word of the
citation.
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Format the type: Control-A > Font size: 10
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Highlight and give the citations a hanging indentation using the ruler
bar or >Format >Paragraph >Indentation: Special: Hanging
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Format the page: >File >Page Setup.
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Under the Margins tab, set top and left to .5 and right to 5.
Print to my printer and trim to a ½ inch margin on the left and the
bottom.
Visual Presentation: Required Elements
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Using ½ sheet of poster board, begin the layout of your
presentation.
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In the lower left-hand corner, block off a 4 x 6 inch
space.Handwrite your name and your class color in small
print. Leave the majority of this corner blank. (We will use
this area for voting later.)
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In the lower right-hand corner, paste your Works Cited list.
Choosing the Layout
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Layout is the arrangement of words and images.
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Your audience is your teacher and your classmates.
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Your purpose is to inform viewers of one specific aspect of the Post-WWII
mentality.
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Choose a color scheme.
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Summarize this as a strongly-worded phrase. This phrase will use the largest
font.
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Write short (3-5 sentence) paragraphs explaining the most important things
your viewers should understand.
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Choose at least one image to illustrate your design. Be sure it has a border.
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Arrange the elements on your ½ sheet of poster board. It should be easy to
read from 2-3 feet away. Be sure to use the white-space carefully to set off the
various sections of your design.
Revision and Editing
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Using the rubric, evaluate your visual presentation.
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Double-check that all required elements are present.
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Be sure that all handwriting is legible. Paragraphs must be
handwritten in cursive.
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When you are confident that you have created an
attractive, informative visual, post it in the appropriate
location.
Reflection
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Read this prompt carefully in order to do it correctly.
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In your journal, summarize what you’ve learned about
research. Continue writing until the bell.
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Next Monday, bring your copy of Lord of the Flies, if you
have one of your own.
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If you don’t have, one will be issued to you. You will need
to bring sticky notes instead.
Lord of the
Flies
Chapter 1: 1.5.3
Today we’ll examine
Golding’s
characterization using
close reading and charts.
Warm-Up
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View gallery of Visual Presentations and vote for the
presentation that is most informative.
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Consider quality of information, ease of reading, and
attractiveness.
Vote for the most informative presentation by placing your sticker
in the lower right hand corner of the presentation.
You may not vote for your own presentation.
Sign in and take out your copy of LOF
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If you don’t own a copy, take one from the box and sign
your name & ID next to the book’s number.
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Pre-read your book.
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Examine the front cover. What does it suggest about the contents?
Read the back cover. Identify how the picture on the back differs
from the one on front.
Read the chapter titles. Speculate about their contents.
Scan Epstein’s essay at the back of the book.
Golding’s Diction
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Read the first paragraph.
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“The boy with fair hair” is an allusion to the expression “fair-haired
boy.”
a promising young man; a favorite; a person who is given special
treatment.
• Why did Golding alter the expression
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Complete this chart for the 4th and 5th sentences. Use as
many rows as needed.
Nouns
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Adjectives
Verbs
Based on the diction, characterize the setting.
Adverbs
Characterize the boys
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Read the dialogue through the next-to-last paragraph on
page 9. (“Hi!” it said…. He climbed over a broken tree and
was out of the jungle.)
Characterization
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What the character says
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What the character does
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What other people say or respond to the character
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What the narrator tells the reader
Characterization in LOF
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Fill in the chart below.
The Fair-Haired Boy
The Fat Boy
What he says
What he does
How the other character
responds to him
What the narrator tells us
about him
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Based on this evidence, write a 2-3 sentence description of
each character’s personality.
British Public Schools
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In England, public school students pay tuition.
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Prestigious and historic
Deep and rigorous education
Social life is governed by associations and traditions
Funded by charitable trusts
Usually boarding schools
Students wear uniforms
What Americans call “public schools,” those funded by the
government, are called State Schools or Independent
Schools in England.
Homework: Begin now
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Read through page the next to last paragraph on page 23
(“He went back to the platform.”
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List the major events in this chapter
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Add information to your chart on the first two boys.
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Create a new chart for Jack and the boy who has fits.
Jack Merridew
What he says
What he does
How the other character
responds to him
What the narrator tells us
about him
The Boy Who Fell
Reflection
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List the major events in this chapter
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Add information to your chart on the first two boys.
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Create a new chart for Jack and the boy who has fits.
Jack Merridew
What he says
What he does
How the other character
responds to him
What the narrator tells us
about him
The Boy Who Fell
Lord of the
Flies
The Edenic Island? 1.5.4
Today we’ll examine the
island as a character by
comparing it with its
allusion.
Warm-Up
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Page 18, paragraph 5 begins thus:
Within the diamond haze of the beach something dark
was fumbling along.
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What was the dark thing?
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What do these words suggest to you?
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Diamond haze
Something dark
Fumbling along
What does this diction suggest about the characters it
introduces?
Eden?
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The island alludes to the Biblical Garden of Eden.
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What happened in Eden?
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Read the story in the King James Version, written in 1611.
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Genesis 2.4b – 3.24
Complete the left half of the chart.
Striking words and phrases
describing Eden
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What happened in Eden?
Striking words and phrases
describing the boys’ island
Compare and Contrast
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Now read the boys’ first exploration of the island, page 23,
last paragraph (“The three boys walked briskly”) through
the end of the chapter.
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Complete the right column of the chart.
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Compare and contrast the two locations.
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What does Eden suggest about what will happen in The
Lord of the Flies?
Homework
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Finish today’s activity.
Reflection
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Is human nature essentially good or essentially evil? Or is
there another alternative? What evidence do you have for
your belief?
Lord of the
Flies
Sentence Structure: 1.5.5
Today we’ll examine
Golding’s sentence
structure and how it
reveals meaning using
sentence diagramming.
Warm-Up
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Briefly review page 28, paragraph 15 (“The scrambled
down”) through the end of the paragraph.
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Consider the juxtaposition (surprising combination) of the
candle buds (and what they allude to) with the encounter
with the piglet.
Examine a paragraph
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Identify subject and predicate
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Using “Sentence Structure and Suspense,”
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Draw a back-slash between each subject and predicate.
Underline the simple subject once.
Underline the verb twice.
For each subject and predicate, classify it as part of an
independent or part of a dependent clause.
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Above each subject, write Ind for independent clauses and Dep for
dependent clauses
Identify inverted sentence structures.
Classify each sentence as simple, compound, complex, or
compound-complex.
Phrases!
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Circle prepositions and underline the rest of each
prepositional phrase.
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Circle the gerunds and underline the rest of the phrase.
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Gerunds are verbs that end in –ing and function as nouns.
Circle the infinitives.
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Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition, add a noun, and
function as adjectives or adverbs.
Infinitive phrases consist of the word “to” with the most basic form
of a verb. They function as adjectives, adverbs, and nouns.
Draw a box around appositives, and note the punctuation.
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Appositive phrases rename, identify, or elaborate. Their information
is nonessential.
QuickWrite
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Examine the sentence structures you’ve identified.
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What is the ratio of simple: compound: complex: compoundcomplex structures.
Which structure predominates? What is the effect of this structure?
How do the phrases develop the suspense?
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Pay careful attention to parallelism and repetition
On a separate sheet of paper, write a paragraph
explaining how Golding’s use of sentence structure creates
suspense.
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Use good handwriting.
Turn this in as you leave.
Reflection
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Read your Quickwrite.
Revise it for precise diction.
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Lord of the
Flies
Symbolism: 1.6.1
Today we’ll develop three
important symbols: the
conch, fire, and Piggy’s
glasses using a bubble
chart.
Warm-Up
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Begin a bubble chart for fire. Free associate.
Summer
Fire
Hot
BBQ
Symbolism
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A symbol is something that stands for something else. For
example, a flag represents its country.
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Etymology: early 15 < LL < Gk Sym = together. Bol = to
throw. To throw many meanings together into one object.
Simile
Metaph
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Archetype
Symbol
Theme
Allegory
Metapho
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Motif
Types of Symbols
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A symbol can have many different meanings.
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Conventional symbols have meanings recognized by a
culture.
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The flag represents its country.
A swastika represents Nazi Germany.
A literary symbol “can be a setting, character, action,
object, name, or anything else in a work that maintains its
literal significance while suggesting other meanings…. They
gain their symbolic meaning within the context of a
specific story.”
Meyer, Michael. "Symbol." Glossary of Literary Terms.
Bedford Saint Martins. 20 Jan. 2005.18 Aug 2012.
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