Chapter 5: Beast from Water

CHAPTER 5: BEAST FROM WATER

IN COMPLETE SENTENCES, from the perspective of your character, answer the following questions (pretend you are writing in your journal as the character you have been assigned…step into his shoes). Include 5 vocabulary terms.

EVERYBODY ANSWER-

Why is an assembly called?
What concerns are brought up?
How do you feel about those concerns?
How are things breaking up (falling apart)?
Why do you think the littluns cry in their sleep?
What was Percival Wemys Madison afraid of?
What do you think is “the dirtiest thing there is” about human nature?

IF YOU ARE RALPH

1. What is your attitude about decision making and being a chief?
2. How have you changed (shown yourself to be a dynamic character) since the beginning of this experience on the island?

IF YOU ARE JACK

1. Why do you hate Ralph?

IF YOU ARE SIMON

1. Explain the passage written about you: “Simon became inarticulate in his effort to express mankind’s essential illness. Inspiration came to him. What’s the dirtiest thing there is?”
2. What are you suggesting about human nature when you ask that question?

IF YOU ARE PIGGY

1. If you were the leader of the boys right now, how would things be different?

Character Perspectives:

1. Ralph

2. Jack

3. Simon

4. Piggy

Binder Check Wednesday 9/30

Binder Check!!!
When: Wednesday September 30th, 2009
Where: Mr. C's Humanities Class
Worth: 50 points

Humanities Binder -

Course Syllabus
Weekly Agenda/Homework Rubric

READING/LIT CIRCLE SECTION

Lord of the Flies Project Overview
Would You Survive? A Survival Test
Lord of the Flies Character Analysis
LOTF Chapter 1 Vocab. Worksheet
LOTF Chapter 2 Vocab. Worksheet
LOTF Chapter 3 Vocab. Worksheet
LOTF Chapter 4 Vocab. Worksheet
Lord of the Flies Chapter 1 Quiz
Lord of the Flies Chapter 2 Quiz
Lord of the Flies Independent Notes

LANGUAGE ARTS SECTION

1. Keen
2. Paramount
3. Tedious

HISTORY SECTION

Geography Review Sheet
World Map
United States Map (practice)
Physical U.S. Map
Latitude & Longitude Worksheets
50 U.S. States Test
Age of Exploration: Vocabulary Worksheet
3 Questions of the Day

HOT TOPIC SECTION

2 Hot Topic Articles

PROJECT SECTION

This I Believe Project Overview

JOURNALS

2 Journal Entries

Lord of the Flies Webquest

http://www.sciencefreaks.com/LOTF/LOTFindex.shtml

What to do if you are Absent?

What to do if you are Absent while reading LOTF????

In case you are absent: Here is a link to the audio of Lord of the Flies.

http://resource.nc.hightechhigh.org/

Use your HTM user id and password. Type in the numbers/letter code at the bottom (it is kind of hard to see). Once you are in, browse by album. Find Lord of the Flies and find the chapter we are scheduled to read that day.

Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair

CHAPTER 4: PAINTED FACES AND LONG HAIR

IN COMPLETE SENTENCES, from the perspective of your character, answer the following questions (pretend you are writing in your journal as the character you have been assigned…step into his shoes). REMEMBER to use 5 Vocabulary Words!

EVERYBODY ANSWER:

1. What things are you having trouble adjusting to on the island that are different from your life at home in England?




2. How do you feel about the littluns?




3. What do they do with their time?




4. Why do you all paint your faces?




5. What does this foreshadow?




6. How do you feel when your face is painted?




7. Why doesn’t the passing ship see you on the island?




8. Why was the fire allowed to go out?

IF YOU ARE JACK:

1. Why do you lead the hunters in chanting, “Kill the pig. Cut her throat.”




2. Where does this desire to kill come from?

IF YOU ARE SIMON:

1. What is the overall mood on the island at this time?




2. What do you predict will happen next?

IF YOU ARE RALPH:

1. How do you re-assert your chieftainship? (How do you take charge of the boys once again?)

IF YOU ARE PIGGY:

1. What other crisis develops regarding the fire?




2. What do you predict will happen next on this island?

Character Perspectives:

1. Jack
2. Simon
3. Piggy
4. Ralph

Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach

CHAPTER 3: HUTS ON THE BEACH

IN COMPLETE SENTENCES, from the perspective of your character, answer the following questions (pretend you are writing in your journal as the character you have been assigned…step into his shoes). REMEMBER TO INCLUDE 5 Vocabulary Words in your entry.

EVERYBODY ANSWER:

1. Why is it important/not important to have shelter for the little ones?


2. What are the various jobs assigned to the boys?


3. Why aren’t they carried out?


4. What do you feel is the most important task for survival? Explain.


5. Describe Simon. (If you are Simon, describe yourself)


6. What do you think will happen on this island if you don’t get rescued soon?

IF YOU ARE SIMON:

Why do you go off alone up the mountain?

IF YOU ARE JACK:

Why don’t you get along with Ralph (in this chapter)?

IF YOU ARE RALPH:

Why don’t you get along with Jack (in this chapter)?

IF YOU ARE PIGGY:

Write a short poem in your journal describing your experience on this island, so far.

Character Perspectives are:

1. Simon


2. Piggy


3. Ralph


4. Jack

Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain

Include your heading on top. Look at the example below. Include 5 vocabulary words from CHAPTER 2 in your journal entry.

CHAPTER 2: FIRE ON THE MOUNTAININ

IN COMPLETE SENTENCES, from the perspective of your character, answer the following questions (pretend you are writing in your journal as the character you have been assigned…step into his shoes).

CHAPTER QUESTIONS
EVERYBODY ANSWER:

1. Do you think this is a good island or a bad island?
2. What is the beastie?
3. What does it symbolize?
4. How does it make you feel?
5. What is your plan for being rescued?
6. Do you want to be rescued?
7. How did you start a fire and what happens to the fire?
8. What happened to the little boy with a mark on his face?
9. How are you different from all the other boys?
10. As you go to bed each night, what is going through your head? Are you afraid, excited, indifferent…? What’s going on inside of your head?

Chararcter Perspective's are...
1. Piggy

2. Ralph

3. Jack

4. Simon

50 U.S. States Review Game

http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf

LOTF Blog Format!!

THIS MUST BE ON YOUR BLOG ENTRY =

• Title of Chapter
• Your title of the chapter
• Picture (optional, will receive extra credit on post if picture fits content)
• Perspective: Character's Name you are writing in
• Content: remember you can write in an interview format where you include questions and answers or you can write it in a diary entry (Dear Diary).

***Check for spelling, grammar, no abbreviations, and include 5 vocabulary words that you either put in bold or underlined.***

Sample:

Lord of the Flies
Chapter 1 - The Sound of the Shell
"Oh No, Where's My Auntie???"
Perspective: Piggy

Dear Diary,

Blah blah blah blah..........

Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell

Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell
DUE: 9PM Thursday Sept. 17, 2009

BLOG INSTRUCTIONS:

IN COMPLETE SENTENCES, write a journal entry from the perspective of your character by answering the following questions. HINT: You may answer them as one long journal entry talking about your first day on the island -OR- you may address each question individually as if you are being interviewed as the character you are role-playing. In your journal entry, you must include

5 of the vocabulary words from Chapter 1 and put the words in BOLD. The rest of the requirements for your blog are listed in your LOTF project description that was handed out to you last week. You can also read it online on my DP under projects in attachments.

CHAPTER QUESTIONS:

EVERBODY ANSWER =

1. Describe the setting of the island.

2. What major event has brought you to this island?

3. Introduce yourself and explain your relationship to the other characters (of interest) who have been introduced so far.

4. Why are there no adults on this island?

5. What powers does a person holding the conch have? How do you feel about the conch?

6. What is the choir’s job? How do you feel about the boys in the choir?

IF YOU’RE JACK ANSWER =

1. Why do you feel you should be elected chief?

2. Why couldn’t you kill the pig?

IF YOU’RE RALPH ANSWER =

1. What desirable qualities do you have that would make you a good chief?

IF YOU’RE SIMON OR PIGGY ANSWER =

1. Who do you want to be the leader on the island? Why?

Chararcter Perspective's are...

1. Ralph
2. Jack
3. Simon
4. Piggy

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