The Lord of the Flies, - Mr. Musgrove's Class Page - · PDF fileDirections: While reading the novel The Lord of the Flies, you will complete a novel portfolio to ... Symbolism Chart

Name: _________________________________ Lord of the Flies Novel Portfolio

Portfolio Information Sheet

Directions: While reading the novel The Lord of the Flies, you will complete a novel portfolio to

demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the book. You will be graded on accuracy,

completion, and neatness. The final portfolio should be completed and bound in a folder with a

title (Lord of the Flies Novel Portfolio by Your Name). The final portfolio will be due at the end

of the unit and will count as a major grade. You should bring the portfolio with you to class as

we will work on many of the activities together. It is you responsibility to keep your material

neat and organized. All work should be in complete sentences unless otherwise noted.

Your novel portfolio will consist of the following parts. Your final portfolio should be presented

in this order.

• Guided Reading Questions – These questions should be completed as we read the novel.

• Vocabulary – The word as taken from the chapters of the book. You are responsible for

looking up the definitions and the part of speech. You should choose the definition that best

matches the usage in the book.

• Symbolism Chart – You should describe the meaning of each symbol of this list. Describe its

greater meaning in the context of the novel.

• Character Sheets – You should complete these character sheets for the major characters in the

novel. Character sheets should be in completed sentences.

• Journal Writing – You should respond to each journal entry with a 50 -100 response. Each

response should be in complete sentence and use textual evidence from the novel.

• Literary Analysis Sheets – You should complete the literary analysis sheet for each chapter

as well as the final sheet. Each sheet should be neat and easy to read.

Versions of all the materials for this activity can be found on the class website if you require

replacements. All the work can be handwritten in pencil or blue/black pen. You may also type

the materials in you choose.

Name: _________________________________________ Lord of the Flies Novel Portfolio

Portfolio Rubric

Excellent Good Fair Poor

Vocabulary

10

Every word clearly

defined with

definition related to

text; includes part of

speech

7

Every word clearly

defined; includes

part of speech

4

Every word clearly

defined; no part of

speech

2

Poor or unclear

definitions; no part

of speech

Symbolism Chart

10

Every symbol

clearly explained;

complete sentences

7

Every symbol

explained; some

unclear

4

The majority of

symbols explained

2

Several symbol not

explained

Guided Reading

Questions

20

Every question

answered correctly

15

Most questions

answered correctly;

all attempted

10

Most questions

answered correctly;

most attempted

5

Most questions

answered

Character Sheets

20

All sheets completed

neatly

15


but sloppy

10

All sheets attempted

by parts missing

5

Most sheets

attempted by

multiple sections

missing

Journal Writing

20

All writings

completed; complete

sentences; proper

length

15

All writings

completed; complete

sentences; some

short

10

All writings

completed; some

incomplete

sentences; several

short

5

Most writing

completed; some

incomplete

sentences; several

short

Literary Analysis

Sheets

20


and neat

15


but sloppy

10

Most sheets

completed

5

Several sheets

incomplete or not

attempted

Portfolio

10

Portfolio in folder

with neat title/label

7

Portfolio in folder

but missing title;

sloppy or

disorganized

4

Portfolio in folder

but very

disorganized; not

title

2

Portfolio not in

folder

Name______________________________________ Lord of the Flies

Guided Reading Questions

Chapter 1

1. What are “the fat boy” and “the fair boy’s” main concerns?

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2. Why is “the fat boy” proud that he has asthma?

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3. What doesn’t “the fat boy” want to be called?

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4. What does Ralph’s dad do for a living?

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5. Who is going to rescue them?

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6. What do the boys use as a symbol of authority in the society they form?

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7. What prevents Piggy from being the natural leader?

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8. What happens when Ralph blows the conch?

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9. Describe the scene when Jack emerges with the choir. What are they wearing?

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10. Why does Piggy want Ralph in charge?

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11. Interpret: Describe the power struggle between Jack and Ralph when they are choosing a chief.

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12. Interpret: Who would you have chosen as a leader? Why?

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13. Who are the hunters, and what are their jobs?

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14. What is Piggy’s job?

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15. What do Ralph and Simon think they should do as they explore the island?

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16. Why does Jack hesitate when he lifts his knife to kill the piglet?

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17. What does Jack promise will happen next time?

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Chapter 2

1. What are the differences between the first and second meetings?

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2. Why does Jack say they need hunters?

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3. What is the first rule that Ralph makes?

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4. What does a little one think he has seen in the forest?

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5. What is Jack’s response to this? What is Ralph’s response?

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6. Why do the boys want to make a fire?

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7. How do they light the fire?

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8. Why do the rules change on the top of the mountain?

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9. What is Ralph more concerned about, smoke or fire? Why?

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10. What does it mean if the conch is present?

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11. What does Jack decide the hunters will be responsible for other than hunting?

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12. What does Piggy say they need during his speech?

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13. Interpret: What does the fire symbolize?

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Chapter 3

1. What does the description of Jack at the start of the chapter reveal about his character?

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2. Who is building the shelters? What does this revel about Simon’s character?

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3. Why is Ralph so angry?

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4. Why does Jack say that the hunters are excused from building shelters?

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5. Interpret: Although Ralph criticized the boys, do you think he is responsible for their lack of cooperation and

performance? Why/why not?

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6. What does Ralph say is the most important thing? What would Jack like to do before this happens?

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7. Interpret: Which job on the island do you think is most important? Why?

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Chapter 4

1. Who is Henry?

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2. What do Maurice and Roger do to the castles?

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3. Why does Maurice run away?

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4. Why does Roger throw the stones near the littleun instead of directly at him?

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5. What will Jack’s painted face allow him to do?

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6. What is the boys’ response when they see the smoke in the distance?

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7. Why does the boys’ plan for rescue fail?

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8. What caused the hunters, who had promised to keep the fire burning, to neglect it?

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9. Even if the boys hate Piggy, why do they still need him?

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10. What does Jack do when Piggy confronts him? What does this reveal about Jack?

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11. Does Ralph surrender to Jack by eating the meat?

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12. How does Ralph restore order on the island?

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Chapter 5

1. What does Ralph need to think about at the start of the chapter?

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2. What must the meeting not be?

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3. Describe the assembly place.

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4. What was the trouble with being chief?

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5. What is Piggy better at than Ralph?

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6. What did they decide about the water? Why can’t they deviate from the plan?

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7. Why is one of the shelters not built as strongly as the others?

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8. Interpret: Compare Jack and Piggy’s perceptions of the beast.

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9. What does Maurice’s trying to make the littleuns laugh reveal about him?

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10. Where do the littleuns think the beast comes from? What does Simon think about the beast?

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11. Why did Ralph’s careful planning of the meeting break up?

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12. Why doesn’t Jack think Ralph is a good chief?

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13. What is Ralph’s reasoning for him being chief?

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14. Do grownups always act civilized?

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15. Analyze: If grownups had landed on the island instead of children, how would the book have been different?

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Chapter 6

1. What does the wind carry to the top of the mountain?

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2. Why were the twins sleeping at the same time?

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3. What do the boys think they see?

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4. Why do Ralph and Jack decide to go find the beast?

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5. Why is Piggy left behind?

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6. Interpretation – Simon thinks the beast is not a creature but a human. Why are humans scarier than creatures?

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7. Why couldn’t Jack let Ralph go up the mountain alone?

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8. Is Jack worried more about the beast or envious of Ralph?

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9. Why does Ralph insist they go to the mountain?

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10. Why are the rest of the boys so easily distracted?

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Chapter 7

1. What is Simon trying to tell Ralph when he says, “You’ll get back to where you came from?”

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2. How does Ralph react when the boar comes charging down the path?

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3. What does this scene reveal about Ralph?

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4. What does Ralph do when the boys start to play, putting Robert in the part of the boar? What feeling does Ralph

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5. What does Jack want to use instead of a pig in their circle dance?

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6. Why does Jack insist on going to the mountain?

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7. Why does Ralph go with him?

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8. Do you think Jack and Ralph could have made a good team? Why/why not?

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9. What do the boys see on the top of the mountain?

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Chapter 8

1. How does Ralph describe the beast?

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2. What does this do to the rest of the group?

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3. 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?

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4. What sit the problem with Piggy and Ralph’s plan?

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5. Where did all the older boys go? Why?

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6. What is different about this hunt than those described in the past?

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7. What does Jack do for the beast?

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8. Describe Simon’s strange encounter with the lord of the flies.

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9. Who or what is the lord of the flies?

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10. What is Ralph scared of?

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11. What makes things break up the way they do?

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12. Why does Jack come to Ralph’s camp?

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13. What does Piggy think they’re after?

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14. What is the lord of the flies’ warning?

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15. Interpretation – Why has the story begun to increasingly take place in darkness?

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Chapter 9

1. What does Simon find when he finally reaches the beast?

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2. What does Simon see from the mountain? What does he assume?

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3. Why do Ralph and Piggy decide to go to Jack’s party?

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4. What kind of leader is Jack?

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5. Why do Ralph and Piggy join in the dance?

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6. What does the dance symbolize?

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7. What happens to Simon when he returns to the group?

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8. How did the lord of the flies foreshadow the incident with Simon?

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Chapter 10

1. What are Ralph and Piggy’s thoughts after realizing they were part of what happened to Simon?

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2. Piggy says Simon “asked for it.” Do you agree? Why/why not?

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3. What does Jack plan to steal from Ralph and Piggy?

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4. Describe the scene when Jack and his boys attack.

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Chapter 11

1. How does Ralph plan on getting Piggy’s glasses back?

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2. Why does Ralph say his group will not be painted?

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3. Why doesn’t Jack worry about a signal fire?

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4. What is the symbolic meaning of the shattered conch?

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5. What happens to Piggy during the confrontation?

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6. What are Samneric forced to do?

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7. What are Jack’s plans for Ralph?

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8. What does Ralph do?

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Chapter 12

1. Where does Ralph do after Jack chases him away from Castle Rock?

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2. What does Ralph find in the clearing in the forest?

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3. What does Ralph do after the sun goes down?

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4. Who does Ralph talk to at Castle Rock?

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5. What is Jack’s tribe going to do to Ralph the following day?

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6. What is the purpose of the stick sharpened at both ends?

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7. What do the hunters do to try and find Ralph?

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8. What saves Ralph from the hunters chasing him?

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9. How did that develop? What is ironic about it?

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10. Explain the line, “I should have thought that a pack of British boys…would have been able to put up a better

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Name: __________________________________ Lord of the Flies

Vocabulary

Define the following terms. These will be graded when your final packet is turned in.

Chapters Page Definition: Include part of speech and appropriate definition Chapter 1

efflorescence 12 __________________________________________________________________

enmity 14 __________________________________________________________________

decorous 15 __________________________________________________________________

chorister 22 __________________________________________________________________

bastion 29 __________________________________________________________________

hiatus 31 __________________________________________________________________

Chapter 2

ebullience 38 __________________________________________________________________

recrimination 43 __________________________________________________________________

tumult 43 __________________________________________________________________

tirade 45 __________________________________________________________________

Chapter 3

oppressive 49 __________________________________________________________________

inscrutable 49 __________________________________________________________________

vicissitudes 49 __________________________________________________________________

declivities 54 __________________________________________________________________

tacit 55 __________________________________________________________________

Chapter 4

blatant 58 __________________________________________________________________

taboo 62 __________________________________________________________________

sinewy 64 __________________________________________________________________

malevolently 71 __________________________________________________________________

Chapter 5

ludicrous 78 __________________________________________________________________

ineffectual 79 __________________________________________________________________

jeer 84 __________________________________________________________________

inarticulate 89 __________________________________________________________________

Chapter 6

leviathan 105 __________________________________________________________________

clamor 108 __________________________________________________________________

mutinously 108 __________________________________________________________________

Chapter 7

crestfallen 117 __________________________________________________________________

impervious 121 __________________________________________________________________

enterprise 122 __________________________________________________________________

Chapter 8

glowered 127 __________________________________________________________________

rebuke 128 __________________________________________________________________

demure 133 __________________________________________________________________

fervor 133 __________________________________________________________________

Chapter 9

corpulent 146 __________________________________________________________________

sauntered 150 __________________________________________________________________

Chapter 10

compelled 167 __________________________________________________________________

Chapter 11

luminous 169 __________________________________________________________________

myopia 169 __________________________________________________________________

sniveling 170 __________________________________________________________________

quavered 174 __________________________________________________________________

parried 179 __________________________________________________________________

talisman 180 __________________________________________________________________

Chapter 12

acrid 186 __________________________________________________________________

cordon 191 __________________________________________________________________

elephantine 194 __________________________________________________________________

epaulettes 200 __________________________________________________________________

Name: ___________________________ Pd: ____

Lord of the Flies - Symbolism Chart

Symbolism plays a very important part in the development of the story. This technique is designed to give

significance to certain people or objects, which represent something else. Complete the following table as you

read the novel – indicating what you think or what your group thinks a symbol might represent.

Object What That Represents

The conch

Piggy’s glasses

The island

The scar

The Beast

Fire

The face-paint

The Parachutist

The Lord of the Flies

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Name: _____________________________________________ Lord of the Flies

Pd. ___ Journal Writing

Directions: For each journal, write a response to the quote or question. Connect your response to the events from the

corresponding chapter. A full paragraph is required to receive credit.

Journal 1: Chapter 1

“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don‘t necessarily want to go,

but ought to be.” - Rosalynn Carter

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“There aren‘t any grownups; we‘ll have to look after ourselves.” – Ralph

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What does good mean in the phrase, “This is a good island.”?

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“They became accustomed to these mysteries and ignored them, just as they ignored the miraculous, throbbing

stars.” - William Golding

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“He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of his life, where every path was an improvisation and a

considerable part of one‘s walking life was spent watching one‘s feet.” - Ralph‘s thoughts, William Golding

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“The statistics say that something like 65% of us will give the wrong answer just because we heard someone else

say it, even if we know it's the wrong answer. The power of suggestion is very strong. - Real-Hypnonis.com

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“All struggles are essentially power struggles. Who will rule? Who will lead? Who will define, refine, confine,

design? Who will dominate? All struggles are essentially power struggles, and most are no more intellectual than

two rams knocking their heads together." - Octavia E. Butler

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“If we can‘t separate our civilized self from our savage self which will take over and why?”

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“Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death.” - Andre Gide

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“I know. They didn‘t come for the conch.” - Ralph.

What did they come for? What does what they failed to take and what they took symbolize?

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Which is better…Piggy & Ralph?

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“He turned away to give them time to pull themselves together; and waited, allowing his eyes to rest on the trim

cruiser in the distance.” - William Golding

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Chapter 1 – Characterization

Directions: Review the descriptions of the main characters in Chapter 1. For each character, list two examples each

of direct and indirect characterization. Provide specific quotes from the text for each.

Character Direct Characterization (Page #) Indirect Characterization (Page #)

Ralph

Jack

Piggy

Simon


Chapter 2 – Character Motivation

Directions: Review chapter 2 of Lord of the Flies and complete the following chart to determine each characters’

motivation.

Ralph Jack Piggy

What they

want to

happen (this

could be for

their own

selfish

purposes or

for the good

of others).

What they do

in the chapter

(action,

dialogue)-

include

quotes.

What stops

them from

getting what

they want

(other

characters,

complications,

irony).

What this

teaches you

about the

character’s

personality

and/or a

theme from

the novel.


Chapter 3 - Setting

“THIS IS AN ISLAND. AT LEAST I THINK IT’S AN ISLAND.”

Define Setting:

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What is the purpose of having the boys land on an island?

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Directions: Consider Chapters 1-3 - How do the boys begin to set up the Island as a civilization? For each example,

you must have textual evidence.

Example Textual Evidence (include page number with quote, paraphrase or summary):

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Chapter 4 – Allegory

An allegory is a story with more than one level of meaning—a literal level and one or more symbolic levels. An

allegory allows a writer to tell a story about literal characters and to make a moral, religious, or political point. In the

Lord of the Flies, the author makes direct comments on life and society through the use of allegory. Besides having

a literal surface meaning, the events, settings or characters also stand for ideas or qualities and have a second

meaning on that level.

Logographic Cues

A logographic cue is a simple symbol or picture (or logo) that acts as a visual reminder of an important literary

element in a text. It assists the reader in visualizing characters, setting, and motifs throughout the novel.

(http://www.allamericareads.org/lessonplan/wyw/during/logocues.htm)

Direction: Describe or sketch a logographic cue for each of the following.

What cues can you draw to represent:

1. Ralph

2. Piggy

3. Jack

4. Fire

5. Rescue

6. Simon

7. the Beastie

8. Food

What are more ideas you can think of and cues to match them?

Hunting

Law & order


Chapter 5 – Predictions

Four Quadrants

Fill in the boxes with two answers to each question- use text-based details from chapter 4 in your

answers/questions.

What are the most important points?

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•

How does this information match what I already

knew (about Jack, about Ralph, about littl’uns)?

•

•

What questions do I still have about

the topic?

I wonder…

I wonder…

My predictions for what will happen

and why are…

I predict…

I predict…

Lord of the

Flies

Chapter Five


Chapter 6 – Character Study

Character Study of Jack

Directions: Add two (or more) text-based details from chapters 1-6 in each shape without repeating any details .

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Things Jack thinks:

Things Jack says:

Jack’s actions:

What other characters think or say

about Jack:

Jack’s life after the

crash:

Jack’s life before the

crash:

How/what Jack

feels:


Chapter 7 – Archetypes

Directions: Certain character archetypes recur in stories. Review what you have learned about the major characters

of the novel. Use that knowledge to draw comparison between each character and a character from another fictional

work (novel, movie, t.v. show, etc.). Explain the common characteristic between the two characters.

How Is One Just Like The Other? Comparisons

Character Is

Just Like Another Fictional Character Because They Both…

Ralph

Piggy*

Simon

Jack

Samneric

Roger

Littluns

Beastie

Hunters

* Piggy represents intelligence NOT obesity.


Chapter 8 – Text Interpretation

Directions: Summarize the events related to “The Lord of the Flies” described on the following pages and write

what you believe this means.

Charting What I Think

The “Lord of the Flies” is…

The text says…(summarize with text-based details) I think it means… (draw conclusions)

Page 129 move the fire to the beach so it’s easier to maintainmove the fire to the beach so it’s easier to maintainmove the fire to the beach so it’s easier to maintainmove the fire to the beach so it’s easier to maintain

everyone is everyone is everyone is everyone is afraid of the beastie if no one will go to the afraid of the beastie if no one will go to the afraid of the beastie if no one will go to the afraid of the beastie if no one will go to the top for the firetop for the firetop for the firetop for the fire

Page 134

Page 135

Page 136

Page 140

Page 142

Page 143

Page 144


Chapter 9 – Question Answer Relationships

In the Book In My Head

Right There

1. What happens to Simon at the very beginning of

the chapter?

2. What creatures hover around the characters today?

3. What does Simon discover on the mountain?

4. What is Simon determined to share with the other

boys?

5. How is Jack represented during the feast?

6. How does Jack convince the boys to join his tribe?

7. What do the boys chant during their dance, and

what do they act out?

8. What do the boys “think” they’re killing? What do

they actually kill?

Author and You

9. How does the author convey that it is extremely

hot today?

10. Why does the author have Simon discover the ___

instead of another character?

11. What is the author trying to show us by having

Piggy retaliate against Ralph splashing him?

12. How does the author foreshadow violence at the

feast?

13. How does the author show Jack is powerful?

14. How does the author compare Simon to a religious

figure at the end of the chapter?

Think and Search (Internet or dictionary)

15. What does “lord of the flies” mean?

16. What does “Beezlebub” mean?

On my Own

17. What is the connection between the heat and how

the boys act?

18. What do the flies mean if they aren’t just insects?

What do they represent?

19. What is the connection between the pig they’re

eating and Jack appearing like a god?

20. What is the significance of the conch not having

any importance at Jack’s end of the island?

21. What might have happened differently if Ralph

and Piggy left before the dance?

22. Does it matter that “the beast” leaves the island if it

has been replaced by the real beast?

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Chapter 10 - Sociograms

Sociograms

On the back of this paper (or a clean sheet), draw your own sociogram for chapter 10. Include

logographic cues (pictures visually representing the words they symbolize) for Ralph, Piggy,

Samneric, Simon, littluns, bigguns, Roger, and Jack and connect them according to their

relationship with others.

• A sociogram is a visual representation of the relationships among characters in a literary text

that helps students understand relationships between characters. Students can make use of

pictures, symbols, shapes, colors, and line styles to illustrate these relationships.

(http://greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Reading/Reading%20Strategies/sociograms.htm)

An example from Hamlet:


Chapter 11 – Internal & External Conflict

There are two main types of conflict in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies: external and internal. External conflict

pits a person against another human or against an animal, an object, the forces of nature, or any other thing or things

outside of him. Internal conflict involves a struggle between a person and his emotions or negative attributes. Both

types of conflict occur in The Lord of the Flies. Identify and track these conflicts throughout the novel, explaining

how they affect the course of events.

- Identify the conflict and explain it thoroughly

- Analyze the internal or external pressures on the characters

- Explain the outcome or effect of the conflict

Type of Conflict Conflict Outcome/Effect

Ralph vs. Jack Pg. 21- conflict over chief

position

External; person vs. person

Ralph represents order and

composure whereas Jack

represents savagery. The conflict

between the boys escalates as the

novel progresses…

Boys vs. Nature

Boys vs. Piggy

Boys vs. Beastie

Jack vs. Society


Chapter 12 – Plot & Allegory

An allegory is: ________________________________________________________________________________

Fill this T-chart in with the symbolic meanings of each character or event.

Characters/items/events in the

story

What they mean symbolically or metaphorically

Example: Example: Example: Example: Pig’s head on a stickPig’s head on a stickPig’s head on a stickPig’s head on a stick Example: Example: Example: Example: Lord of the Flies (Devil, Satan)Lord of the Flies (Devil, Satan)Lord of the Flies (Devil, Satan)Lord of the Flies (Devil, Satan)

1. ConchConchConchConch

2. Piggy&Piggy&Piggy&Piggy& eyeglasseseyeglasseseyeglasseseyeglasses

3. FireFireFireFire

4. Jack & spearsJack & spearsJack & spearsJack & spears

5. pigspigspigspigs

6. dead mama pigdead mama pigdead mama pigdead mama pig

7. tribal dance & chanttribal dance & chanttribal dance & chanttribal dance & chant

8. littlunslittlunslittlunslittluns

9. bigunsbigunsbigunsbiguns

10. parachutistparachutistparachutistparachutist

11. SimonSimonSimonSimon

12. littlun with birthmarklittlun with birthmarklittlun with birthmarklittlun with birthmark

13. ConchConchConchConch

Author’s Purpose: What is the author telling us through this tale? Include multiple details from the novel in your

explanation.

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Lord of the Flies - Plot Review

Fill out this plot line

with a minimum of

20 main events from

the novel (20 pts)


Theme & Allegory

Lord of the Flies Theme Chart

You should use this chart to keep track of quotes and examples that support the following themes.

THEME NOTES/QUOTES FROM TEXT

The Need for

Civilization

The Evil Which Lies

within Each Person

The Loss of Innocence

Power and the Abuse of

Power

Blindness and Sight

Fear of the Unknown

Lord of the Flies Allegory Chart

Lord of the Flies is best known as an allegory. It is an allegory on several levels: political, religious and

psychological. On its most basic level it is an allegory of human society today. The novel's primary implication is

that "what we have come to call civilization is a best no more than skin deep." Cite examples of the three different

allegorical aspects of the text.

TYPE OF ALLEGORY NOTES/QUOTES FROM TEXT

POLITICAL

As a comment on the state

of the world in the post

WWII era, novel as

warning about atomic

destruction, against

dictatorial aggression.

PSYCHOLOGICAL

Comment on different

aspects of the human

psyche: id, ego and

superego.

BIBLICAL

Comment on Christian

understanding of the fall

of man, the ruin of the

Garden of Eden due to

temptation, characters

representing Biblical

icons like Christ, Cain,

Able, the snake of

temptation, etc.

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