Monday, March 24, 2014

Mon. Mar. 24, 2014: Lord of the Flies Chpt. 1 Discussion & Questions

Today, we discussed Chapter One of Lord of the Flies, which you read out loud on Friday.
I provided you with questions for the novel as well as a Chapter 1 and 2 vocabulary in context sheet to complete. This vocabulary sheet, as well as the answers for the Chapter 1 questions, are due at the start of class tomorrow.
If you were not here, the questions for this chapter are as follows:

1. Identify the following:
Ralph, Piggy, Simon, Jack, Sam&Eric, Maurice, Roger, "The littluns."
2. How did the boys come to the island?
3. What do the boys have that is the symbol of authority in the society they form?
4. What does the reader learn about Jack when he slashed the green candle buds?
5. Why does Jack hesitate when he lifts his knife to kill the piglet, and what does he promise will happen next time he meets a pig?
6. Who are the hunters and what is their job?

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