Unit Packet
th
10 Grade
Mrs. Mann
Lord of the Flies Vocabulary: Define the following terms
(These will be graded when your final packet is turned in.)
Chapter 1
page definition
efflorescence 12
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enmity
14
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decorous
15
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chorister
22
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bastion
29
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hiatus
31
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Chapter 2
page definition
ebullience
38
Chapter 3
page definition
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recrimination 43
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tumult
43
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tirade
oppressive
45
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inscrutable
49
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vicissitudes
49
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declivities
54
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tacit
55
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Chapter 4
page definition
blatant
58
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taboo
62
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sinewy
64
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malevolently 71
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Chapter 5
page definition
ludicrous
78
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ineffectual
79
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jeer
84
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inarticulate
89
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Chapter 6
page definition
leviathan
105
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clamor
108
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mutinously
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Chapter 7
page definition
crestfallen
117
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impervious
121
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enterprise
122
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Chapter 8
page definition
glowered
127
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rebuke
128
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demure
133
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fervor
133
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Chapter 9
page definition
corpulent
146
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sauntered
150
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Chapter 10
page definition
compelled
167
Chapter 11
page definition
luminous
169
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myopia
169
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sniveling
170
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quavered
174
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parried
179
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talisman
180
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Chapter 11
page definition
acrid
186
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cordon
191
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elephantine 194
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epaulettes
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200
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Character Pages
Character’s Name: Ralph
Age (approximate): _______________________________
Title: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Appearance:
Basic Beliefs:
How do others perceive this character?
How does the character perceive himself?
Important Quotations:
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Character Pages
Character’s Name: Jack
Age (approximate): _______________________________
Title: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Appearance:
Basic Beliefs:
How do others perceive this character?
How does the character perceive himself?
Important Quotations:
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Character Pages
Character’s Name: Piggy
Age (approximate): _______________________________
Title: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Appearance:
Basic Beliefs:
How do others perceive this character?
How does the character perceive himself?
Important Quotations:
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Character Pages
Character’s Name: Simon
Age (approximate): _______________________________
Title: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Appearance:
Basic Beliefs:
How do others perceive this character?
How does the character perceive himself?
Important Quotations:
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Character Pages
Character’s Name: Roger
Age (approximate): _______________________________
Title: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Appearance:
Basic Beliefs:
How do others perceive this character?
How does the character perceive himself?
Important Quotations:
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Character Pages
Character’s Name: Samneric (Sam and Eric, the twins)
Age (approximate): _______________________________
Title: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Appearance:
Basic Beliefs:
How do others perceive this character?
How does the character perceive himself?
Important Quotations:
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Lord of the Flies Symbolism
Define symbolism:
Beast:
Conch:
Face Paint:
Fire:
Smoke:
Lord of the Flies:
Literature Terms
Pay attention during class time to fill in the definitions, find the examples from your
reading.
Word
Diction
Direct
Characterization
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Personification
Simile
Protagonist
Definition
Example from Text
Antagonist
Third Person
Omniscient POV
Comprehension Questions:
Answer on a separate piece of paper in complete sentences
Chapter 1
1. Why is it important that the boys got to the island after an “attack?”
2. What are “the fat boy” and “the fair boy’s” main concerns?
3. Why is “the fat boy” proud that he has asthma?
4. What do the boys think they should make?
5. What doesn’t “the fat boy” want to be called?
6. What does Ralph’s dad do for a living?
7. Who is going to rescue them?
8. What prevents Piggy from being the natural leader?
9. What happens when Ralph blows on the conch?
10.How do the boys know to sit down?
11.What is the choir wearing?
12.Why does Piggy want Ralph in charge?
13.Describe the power struggle between Jack and Ralph when they are
choosing a chief.
14.How does Ralph win?
15.Who would you have chosen?
16.Why does Ralph respect Jack more than Piggy?
17.Who are the hunters, and what are their jobs?
18.What do Ralph and Simon think they should do as they explore the
island?
19.What is the significance of Ralph’s statement, “This belongs to us,”
when speaking of the island?
20.Why does Jack hesitate when he lifts his knife to kill the piglet?
21.What does Jack promise will happen next time?
Comprehension Questions:
Answer on a separate piece of paper in complete sentences
Chapter 2
1. What rule do the boys make about the conch?
2. Why doesn’t anybody know where the boys are, according to Piggy?
3. How does the talk of “beasties” affect the boys?
4. Ralph claims that the boys have two goals. What are these goals?
5. How does the group react to Ralph’s suggestion that they build a
fire?
6. How does Piggy describe the group’s actions?
7. How do the boys manage to start a fire?
8. What responsibility does Jack take on for the choir?
9. What happens to the island as a result of the fire the boys start?
10.Who is missing from the group?
Analysis | Symbolism
A symbol is (usually) a concrete object that represents an abstract idea.
Not surprisingly, Golding has littered this novel with symbols. Some are
obvious, others less so. We’ll be examining his use of symbolism as we
discuss the novel and explore its themes.
Please answer the following questions with 5-7 sentences and a minimum
of one citation each.
1. In your opinion, what is the conch symbolic of and how do the boys
react to its presence? What can you infer about the boys as a result
of their actions?
2. Consider what is happening in the outside (adult) world while the
boys are on the island. How might the fire the boys cause be related
to the war going on in the adult world? What do you think the fire
symbolizes?
Comprehension Questions:
Answer on a separate piece of paper in complete sentences
Chapter 3
1. What was Jack hunting for?
2. Where did Jack find water?
3. How are the “littluns” acting?
4. What do Ralph and Jack argue about?
5. Where does Simon disappear to?
Analysis – Please answer the following questions with 5-7 sentences each
a minimum of one citation each.
1. Examine the argument between Jack and Ralph. What might their
fight be symbolic of?
Hint: Jack and Ralph each represent something quite specific.
2. Check out Simon and his interactions with the “littleuns.” What do
his actions tell you about his character?
Hint: Simon, in some ways, is neither like Ralph nor Jack.
Comprehension Questions:
Answer on a separate piece of paper in complete sentences
Chapter 4
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What have the littleuns grown used to because of their eating habits?
Why does Maurice run away?
Why does Henry get excited when he is in control of living things?
Why does Roger throw the stones near the littleun instead of directly at
him?
5. Jack compares hunting to war. Are these things comparable?
6. What is Jack doing with the clay and why?
7. What does Ralph spot in the distance?
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 are Jack and his hunters chanting?
11. What is more important: did the boys need meat or did Jack need to
hunt?
12. What happens to Piggy after he yells at Jack for letting the fire go out?
13. What does this reveal about Jack?
14. What does Ralph decide to do at the end of the chapter?
Analysis – Please answer the following questions with 5-7 sentences each a
minimum of one citation each.
1. During a fight with Jack, Piggy’s glasses are broken against some rocks.
What do you think this symbolizes?
Hint: What do you think that Piggy represents in the novel?
2. In your opinion, who has more power on the island, Ralph or Jack? (no
citation needed)
Comprehension Questions:
Answer on a separate piece of paper in complete sentences
Chapter 5
1. What does Ralph start to realize about the way he looks?
2. Where does Piggy stand at the start of the meeting?
3. What is the first thing Ralph lists as something that the boys have
failed to do?
4. Why do the littleuns laugh while Ralph is talking?
5. What is the last thing that Ralph tries to discuss before he loses
control?
6. What does Jack say about the littleuns fear?
7. What does Phil think he saw?
8. What did he really see?
9. Where does Percival think the beast lives?
10.Why doesn’t Ralph blow the conch?
11.Why is Piggy afraid of Ralph giving up control?
Analysis: Please answer the following questions with 5-7 sentences each
and a minimum of one citation each.
1. Reflect on the argument that Ralph and Jack have. Why does Jack
suddenly feel empowered to openly challenge Ralph and “the rules?”
(91)
2. In your opinion, is Jack actually afraid of a beast from the ocean, or is
he just using the littleuns’ fear to manipulate the group? Make sure
to cite evidence from the text!
Comprehension Questions:
Answer on a separate piece of paper in complete sentences
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 are the twins relieved about?
4. What do the boys think they see?
5. Why do Ralph and Jack decide to go find the beast?
6. Why is Piggy left behind?
7. Why is this more than a hunter’s job?
8. Simon thinks the beast is not a creature buy a human. Why are
humans scarier than creatures?
9. Ralph says Jack is a hunter, but he is chief, so he’ll go. Why should
the chief go before the hunters?
10.Why doesn’t Ralph expect to meet a beast?
11.Why couldn’t Jack let Ralph go up the mountain alone?
12.Is Jack more worried about the beast or envious of Ralph?
13.Why does Ralph insist they go to the mountain?
14.Why are the rest of the boys so easily distracted?
Comprehension Questions:
Answer on a separate piece of paper in complete sentences
Chapter 7
1. What would Ralph like to do?
2. Why is the meal now an “easy meal?” How is this different from
previous meals?
3. Why does Golding ramble about the scenery and the rise and fall of
the ocean?
4. What is Simon trying to tell Ralph when he says, “You’ll get back to
where you came from?”
5. Why is the chief becoming more important than a hunter?
6. Why is Ralph angry about the books he’s read?
7. How does Ralph react when the boar comes charging down the
path?
8. How do the boys react to Ralph’s actions?
9. What does this scene reveal about Ralph?
10.What does Jack want to use instead of a pig in their circle dance?
11.Why does Jack become so angry when Ralph shows he is worried
about Piggy?
12.Why does Jack insist on going to the mountain?
13.Why does Ralph go with him?
14.Who goes with them? Why?
15.Do you think Jack and Ralph could have made a good team?
16.What do the boys see on the top of the mountain?
Comprehension Questions:
Answer on a separate piece of paper in complete sentences
Chapter 8
1. How does Ralph describe the beast?
2. What does this do to the rest of the group?
3. Why does Jack scream that Ralph thinks his hunters are no good?
4. 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?
5. Piggy says, “now we’ve really got a beast.” Who is he talking about?
6. What is the problem with Piggy and Ralph’s plan?
7. Where did all the older boys go? Why?
8. How did Jack elected chief?
9. What is different about this hunt, than those described in the past?
10.What problem does Roger think of?
11.What does Jack do for the beast?
12.Describe Simon’s strange encounter with the lord of the flies.
13.Who or what is the lord of the flies?
14.What is Ralph scared of?
15.What makes things break up the way they do?
16.What does Jack come to Ralph’s came for? What does Piggy think
they’re after?
17.What is the lord of the flies’ warning
18.Why has the story begun to increasingly take place in the darkness?
Literature Circle: Chapters 9-10
Assessment:
You will be assessed according to:
 The extent to which you contribute to group participation and discussion.
 The quality of your ideas on your Lit Circle Notes
Directions:
Each activity day you will assume the different roles assigned to text previously read
to complete each packet.
Roles:
Discussion Director: Your role demands that you identify the important aspects of
your assigned text, and develop questions and concerns you have about the novel.
You will also answer the questions that are asked of you on the sheet provided.
Focus on the big ideas in the text and your reaction to those ideas. You are
responsible for facilitating discussion when questions are answered in class.
Illustrator: Your role is to draw what you read. That might mean drawing a scene as
a cartoon-like sequence, or drawing one important scene so readers can better
understand the text. Use notes to explain how your drawing relates to the text. Label
your drawings so we know who the characters and places are. Make your drawing
on the back of this page or on a separate sheet of paper if necessary.
Connector: Your role is to connect what you are reading with what you are studying.
You can connect the story to the author, your own life, news events, political events,
or popular trends. Another important source of connections is books you’ve already
read. The connections should be meaningful to you.
Summarizer: Prepare a brief summary of the text. If it helps you to organize the
information, consider making a numbered list or a timeline. (Include some but not
necessarily all of the following: What are the most important events in the section
you read? What makes them so important? What effect do these events have on the
plot or the other characters? What changes in the plot, character, tone or mood did
you notice when you read?)
Mock Trial
Building on what we learn at the Lit Circle, we will have a Mock Trial for the boys on
the island; focusing specifically on who is responsible for Simon’s death, if anyone.
In order to accomplish this, we will be dividing the class into three groups, Group
Jack, Group Ralph, and Judges.
Group Jack: This group should look at the entire time on the island from Jack’s
point of view.
Group Ralph: This group should look at the entire time on the island from Ralph’s
point of view.
Judges: This group will act as an audience of adult judges – parents, police, and
other authority figures - and will ask questions of Group Jack and Group Ralph to
pass judgment on them. The judges will prepare questions for the two boys. In
order to come to a fair judgment, what do the judges need to find out? How can you
look beyond the boys’ personalities and leadership styles to find an accurate
depiction of what happened on the island? You must create questions that elict both
objective and subjective answers.
Judges will give out punishments – and possibly rewards – based on their findings.
You may be creative in crafting consequences for each boy and may also consider
making recommendations so that, in the future, society at large can avoid another
destruction of a civilized group.
Questions to consider for Groups Jack and Ralph:
 What happened?
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What events does each boy have firsthand knowledge of?
What events did each boy only hear about?
Which actions will each boy defend the most emphatically?
What will each boy say about the others?
Each student will be responsible for writing a short, handwritten, one-page paper in
which they explain what Ralph and Jack represent and why.
Lord of the Flies Socratic Seminar 11 & 12
In preparation for the Socratic Seminar, study the following questions. Each
question should be answered thoroughly with textual support and personal insights.
After you develop each question, devise other questions to pose to the entire class.
As with every Socratic Seminar, these are the rules:
 Be present and on time.
 Be prepared with book(s), notes, study guides, etc.
 One person talks at a time.
 Pay strict attention to each person and he/she speaks. You will not receive a
point for repeating somebody else’s information. You will lose a point if you
talk to your neighbor, doodle, make faces at classmates, etc.
 You MUST participate!!! Failure to participate will result in failure of this
assignment. Simply saying, “I agree,” will not earn you a point. You must
explain and expand on all ideas. Use textual support.
Questions:
1. How does Ralph plan on getting Piggy’s glasses back?
2. Why are they so concerned about how they look when they go to meet Jack?
3. What is meant by, “They understood only too well the liberation into
savagery that concealing paint brought.”
4. Is the rivalry between the groups a game? Do all of the boys think it is
serious?
5. Why doesn’t Jack worry about a signal fire?
6. What is better, “law and rescue,” or, “hunting and breaking up?”
7. What is the symbolic meaning of the shattered conch?
8. How is Piggy killed?
9. What are Samneric forced to do?
10. How does Jack plan to kill Ralph? How does Ralph find out?
11. What is the purpose of a stick sharpened at both ends?
12. What else could Ralph have done to protect himself?
13. Is Ralph the same as a pig? Is Ralph the same as Piggy?
14. Why is the boys’ rescue so ironic?
15. What would have happened if the officer hadn’t arrived?
16. Does the officer believe that two boys have died? What did he expect from
British boys?
17. What does Ralph realize about mankind in general?
18.Create at least one question to ask your classmates.