The Lord of the Flies

Week 1

January 23-27
Mon, Jan 23
Utopias &
Dystopias

Tues, Jan 24
Context: WWII

Wed, Jan 25
Survivor
Activity

Thurs, Jan 26

Fri, Jan 27

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Name: ______________________
This Packet is Due Monday January 30

Lesson 1: Monday January 23

LEARNING TARGETS:
1. I can analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a
text (RL.7.3)

Anticipation Guide

Directions: Circle the answer that most fits your opinion

1. Groups should only have one leader.
Disagree -- 1

10 Agree

2. Everyone in a group should get an equal vote in decision-making.

Disagree -- 1

10 -- Agree

3. Children are capable of taking care of themselves without adult supervision.

Disagree -- 1

10 -- Agree

10 -- Agree

4. Superstitions should be believed in and followed.

Disagree -- 1

5. If a leader orders you to hurt someone, you should do it.

Disagree -- 1

10 -- Agree

10 -- Agree

6. Food is more important than shelter.

Disagree -- 1

Do you believe that if you witnessed a crime, you would try to stop it?
What are the dangers in acting? What are the dangers in not acting?
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How do you think you have been influenced (affected) by the society you
live in? How has it shaped your values, beliefs, identity, etc.?
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Based on the title and the questions above, what do you think Lord of
the Flies is going to be about? What gave you that idea?
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Utopias & Dystopias

A U T O P I A is a description of an ideal society ______________
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In contrast, a D Y S T O P I A in its most basic sense, you could say
that dystopia is the opposite of utopia, ____________________
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Questions to Consider:
1.

Why is it so easy for a utopia to become a dystopia?

2.

What happens if one persons view of a perfect world is different

than everyone elses?

3.

Who should get to decide how society is run?

My Utopia & Dystopia

In the tables below, jot down 5 characteristics that you believe a
utopian society would need. Then, jot down 5 characteristics that you
believe would make society a dystopia.
Utopia

Dystopia

Lesson 2: Tuesday January 24

LEARNING TARGETS:
1. I can analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a
text (RL.7.3)

Contextualizing Lord of the Flies

Microcosms and Macrocosms:

A MACROCOSM is the big picture, or universe meant to represent the a large

group of people at a specific point in time.
A MICROCOSM is a little world. It is usually represented as a small group of
people meant to represent a much larger group (the macrocosm.)

Lord of the Flies is a story about a microcosm meant to comment on the

macrocosm of the world during _________________.
Macrocosm: _______________________________________________
Microcosm: _______________________________________________

Literary Device Review:

Symbolism
A symbol is an _____________________________________________.
Symbols are often used in literature to add meaning to a text. They are often
shown through ________________________________________.
To identify a symbol I should:
Look for something that the author draws attention to that may
signify additional meaning
Consider what this may represent given the way the author uses it
Determine what meaning the author is trying to convey

Foreshadowing & Inferences

Foreshadowing is _______________________________________________
We use foreshadowing to make an __________________.
An inference is a ____________________________________________
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World War 2 & The Cold War

World War II

Jot down what you already know.

WWII begins in Europe on _____________ and ended on ________________

ALLIED POWERS

AXIS POWERS

Cold War
In WWII, the US and Soviet Union (USSR) were allies but this alliance fell apart
after the war.
Joseph Stalin, leader of the USSR wanted to expand communism, which the US
interpreted as a direct attack on the free world
The Red Scare: ___________________________________________________
Words that describe the Cold War:

Lesson 3: Wednesday January 25

LEARNING TARGETS:
1.

I can analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a

text (RL.7.3)

Survivor
The Scenario
You and the other members of your group have been stranded on
an island after your airplane crashed. The pilot died in the
crash, so there is no adult supervision. Your survival depends
completely on you and the other members of your group. There is
no sign you will be rescued in the near future, but there is a
chance a ship or plane may pass near the island eventually.
You have been elected the leader of your group.

Job 1

If you were stranded on an island, write down the names of 4 people

you would want with you and how they are related to you.
Name of Person
Relationship to You (mom, dad,
f r i e n d , e t c ))
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2
3
4

Job 2

Decide on a name for your island: ______________________

Job 3

Make a list of tasks you and your group members m u s t do to survive

on the island (like building shelter) and assign them to your group:
1 . _ _ ________________________________________________

2 . _ _ ________________________________________________

3 . _ _ _ _ _ _____________________________________________

4 . _ _ _ _ _ _____________________________________________

5 . _ _ _ _ _ _____________________________________________

6 . _ _ _ _ _ _____________________________________________

7 . _ _ _ _ _ _____________________________________________

8 . _ _ ________________________________________________

Job 4

Make a list of ten rules your group will need to follow and obey if you
are to survive in peace and harmony (with little conflict):
1 . __________________________________________________
2 . __________________________________________________
3 . __________________________________________________
4 . __________________________________________________
5 . __________________________________________________
6 . __________________________________________________
7 . __________________________________________________
8 . __________________________________________________
9 . __________________________________________________
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Job 5:

As a leader, what do you think your most important responsibility is?

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Lesson 4: Thursday January 26

LEARNING TARGETS:
1.

I can cite several pieces of text-based evidence to support

an analysis of a text (RL.7.1)
2. I can determine the central idea of a quote and analyze its development
(RL.7.2)
3. I can analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a
text (RL.7.3)

DO NOW: Imagine that you are in the 76th Hunger Games and you are
being ranked by your skills. What skill do you think you have that
nobody else has? (example: Katniss is awesome with a bow and arrow)
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Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell

R I G H T T H E R E : Answer the following questions, and be sure to re-state
the question in your answer. You do not need to include a quote for
these questions.
1. Describe the situation at the beginning of the chapter. What is going
on, where are the boys, etc. (2-3 sentences)

2. What do the boys do when they hear the shell?

T H I N K & S E A R C H : In the first chapter of LOTF, we meet three

important characters. Using the chart below, jot down at least 2 direct
and indirect characteristics for each of them with page numbers.
Direct Characteristics

(what their personality is likeie. Nice, shy, etc.)

Ralph

Piggy

Jack

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Indirect Characteristics

(what they say and think, what they look like,

how they act)

Lesson 5: Friday January 27

LEARNING TARGETS:
1.

I can cite several pieces of text-based evidence to support an analysis of a

text (RL.7.1)
2. I can determine the central idea of a quote and analyze its development
(RL.7.2)
3. I can analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a
text (RL.7.3)

D O N O W : What do you think the sound of the shell and the conch itself might symbolize?
Think about what it could stand for other than just a shell.
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Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain

RIGHT THERE:
1. What are Piggys glasses used for in this chapter?

THINK & SEARCH

1. What do you think is the significance of the snake-thing or beastie?
(Consider the little boys description of the creature, the discussion of nightmares,
Ralphs feeling that he is facing something ungraspable when confronted with this
problem, and his need to repeat loudly that there isnt a beast.)
Pause: Find a quote describing the snake-thing

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Now based on your research, why do you think the beastie is important to the
story?

2. What does Jacks behavior in this chapter suggest about him (e.g. his attitude
toward killing pigs and hunting the beast, his excitement about the rules and the
consequences of violating them, his treatment of Piggy etc.)? In what way(s) might the
behavior of the boys during the meeting foreshadow later events?

Develop

Jack

What new information do we

learn in this chapter about
him?

Interact

How does he interact with others?

Ralph

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Advance the Plot

What problems does he cause

that now need to be solved?

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