LOTF Foldable Part 2

On block day, after we finished our essay, we set up the last three sections of our Lord of the Flies foldable. Remember that you should be adding to this throughout your reading of the book!

The first section we set up was the one titled "Symbolism." Symbolism is when you attach intangible or abstract ideas (peace, love, evil, bravery, etc.) to a tangible, visible object or symbol (dove, heart, snake, lion, etc.). Tangible items are things you can see, hold, buy at Walmart, or just generally physically interact with. Intangible things are those big ideas that you can't hold, buy at Walmart, or physically interact with. You can experience and express them, however, using symbols.

For instance, the symbol we most commonly associate with love is a heart.

There is nothing inherent in the shape of a heart that means love. Human beings have just used it to express love because love is a big, complex, intangible idea that we can't exactly buy at Walmart and give to people.

In Lord of the Flies, we see TONS of symbols that represent big ideas like authority, evil, intelligence, and even paradise. For instance, the conch that Ralph uses to call the boys acts as a symbol of order and authority.

Ralph blowing the conch like...

Set up your symbolism flap like shown above. Then, you will pick ONE of the symbols below to track throughout the novel. There isn't an "easy" one, by the way. They are all equally difficult/easy.

• Conch
• Fire
• Piggy's glasses
• Pigs
• The island
• A mask
• Spear
• The "Beast"

Then, on your flap, you will draw a picture of your symbol, find out what it represents, and who it is associated with throughout the book. Below, you will collect quotes about your symbol (WITH PAGE NUMBERS) as you read. 

The next section is the Transition Tracker. 

One of the main themes of this novel is the idea that man is constantly struggling between the urge to be civilized and the urge to be savage. As the boys' time on the island lengthens, we will see them go through the same struggle. So, we will be tracking 3 things as they waver between civilized and savage.

Set up this section like it is pictured above. I've given  you a freebie for the boys. They  begin as civilized because they are still making rules, electing a leader, and trying to be logical.

Finally, we have plot. 

Set up this final section as it is pictured above. I've labeled the first and last part of our plot pyramid because students usually forget these two exist. The first is the exposition, or the part of the plot where we learn what the situation or setting is. The last is the denouement. That's basically like the epilogue of the story. 

In the example above, I've also given you a few "milestones" to get you started. The first conflict is where Ralph and Jack cannot agree on who should lead and how. It gets progressively worse from there, honestly. The climax of the story will occur in about chapter 8 or 9, so you can track the events of the plot as you read without wondering if you've gone too far.