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Lord of the Flies - Journal #1 1. What were the 5 important items your class identified? Do you agree or disagree and explain why? What items would you take off the list and what items would you add? 2. What were the rules your class created? Do you agree or disagree and explain why? What items would you take off the list and what items would you add? 3. Explain why is it important for a society to develop and maintain rules or laws. Why is it essential (or is it?) for everyone to obey rules? Why is it necessary to have authority figures to enforce the rules? Why do people break rules? 4. What will the consequences be for breaking a rule? How would you develop a process through which the rules will be enforced? 5. Assume that you are stranded with about 30 other people in your age group (12-15 years old). Identify possible conflicts which might arise within the group as time passes on the island. Explain why each conflict might arise.
Lord of the Flies - Journal #2 Assume that you are one of the boys on the island. Write a diary entry about your experiences so far. Consider the events that have already occurred in the novel and make predictions about what may happen in the future. Consider what your character (since you are one of the boys on the island) may think about the other boys, and their fears, reactions to the events so far, their separation from civilization, etc. Your diary entry should be at least a page in length.
The Lord of the Flies Journal Response #3 For each of the chapters we have read so far, select one quotation (total of 3 quotes) that represents an important idea (theme) or symbol that is being developed in the novel. Fully explain how each quotation is important to the understanding of the thematic and symbolic meaning of the novel. Use the “Homework Journal” hand-out for ideas, suggestions, etc.
The Lord of the Flies – Journal #4 Assume that you are a little’un on the island. Write a letter to someone. In as much detail as possible, relate one of the dreams that you might have had after landing on the island. Include details of what you think of the older boys and their behavior. What do you think of law and order on the island? What are your concerns about being on the island?
The Lord of the Flies – Journal #5 adapted from J. Lax Select any THREE symbols in the novel so far. Illustrate and/or paste picture of each symbol (literal) and then find pictures or illustrate pictures of what each symbol represents. Explain the meaning of the symbols, and also describe the ways in which the symbols have changed/developed in the novel.
The Lord of the Flies – Journal #6 Select any THEME from the novel so far and select three (3) quotes that support that theme. You may select a quote from any of the chapters we have read so far. Write down the theme and the quotes (with page numbers) and then fully explain how each quotes support the theme. Also explain how the theme has developed or changed in the novel.
The Lord of the Flies – Journal #7 - Choose one of the following writing prompts and write 2 paragraphs: Piggy is a clever boy, but he is a victim too. How is he important in the novel? Consider what sort of boy Piggy is, what is his character, what does he symbolize, and what Piggys’ treatment by the other boys shows about them? Or What do you think the parachutist symbolizes? Consider what causes his death, his appearance on the island, why the boys think he is the beastie? Journal Prompt #8 – Fully answer one of the following questions: 1. What happens to the balance of power in this chapter? 2. What is the significance of killing the sow? Will the boys ever be able to recover? 3. What is the Lord of the Flies?
The Lord of the Flies – Journal #9 Adapated from J. Lax What is evil? List as many evils in the world that you can think of. Does evil exist only inside of humans, or are there other sources of evil in the world? Golding’s theory (as explained in the notes at the novel) suggests that the defects of a society result from the inherent defects of human nature. Explain the reasons that his theory may or may not be correct. Provide examples from real world events (current and/or historical) that support your point of view. Journal Prompt #10 – Choose one to answer: 1. “Ralph put his head down on his forearms and accepted this new fact like a wound. Samneric were part of the tribe now.” Ralph feels betrayed by Samneric. Write a letter from Samneric to Ralph explaining why they are now part of Jack’s tribe. 2. At the end of the story, after Ralph knows he is rescued, he begins to sob with “great, shuddering spasms of grief.” Why do you suppose Ralph cries after the danger is over? How do you think you might react in a similar circumstance? 3. The officer on the beach says, “I should have thought that a pack of British boys—you’re all British, aren’t you?—would have been able to put up a better show than that—I mean––” This speech implies that the officer is disappointed in the behavior of the boys on this island. Yet, ironically he is an officer on a ship fighting in a terrible adult war. Discuss the parallels between adults during war and the children on the island.
