Warm Ups Set #4 - Due Friday, December 1st

LOTF Silent Conversation and Annotation Stations

Here are all the documents from our station activities today.

Station 1 is an annotation station. Follow these directions to annotate this passage and respond to the analysis questions on your own paper.

Station 2 is another annotation station. Follow these directions to annotate this passage and respond to the analysis questions on your own paper.

Station 3 and 4 are both silent conversation theme stations. For this station, follow these directions (they are the same for both station 3 and station 4) to create a response to TWO of the following themes:

1. Anyone can become savage if the situation is bad enough.
2. Leadership is a balance between discipline and wisdom.
3. Savagery lives in even the most civilized people.
4. Fear brings out the worst traits in people.

Remember that for these stations you need to pick one character or symbol and you need TWO quotes along with analysis to support your response. 

Station 5 is a review station. Complete this review of chapters 7 - 9 using your book. The page numbers that contain the answers are in parentheses at the end of each item. 

Here are the resources for chapters 10 and 11 in Lord of the Flies. Remember, chapter 10 should be read by Friday, December 1st. Chapter 11 should be read by Monday, December 4th.

Get ready for the feels in these chapters! Who do you think was right: Simon or the Lord of the Flies? Are people good or are they just rotten to the core?

Chapter 10


Chapter 10 Summary and Quiz
Chapter 10 Summary and Analysis

Chapter 11


Chapter 11 Summary and Quiz
Chapter 11 Summary and Analysis

How to Write a Theme Statement

Only 17 days remaining until Christmas Break! Let's start this off with some good news! Say "hello" to our newest classmate, Regal the Eagle!

That's the answer to our bonus question this week. Be ready to give the answer on Friday for some candy!

This week, we will begin discussing theme and theme statements in relation to Lord of the Flies. 

We began today by clarifying the difference between a thematic subject and a theme statement. A thematic subject is usually one or two words and identifies the subject matter present in the text. A theme statement extends this to include the author's message or perspective on the subject. 

For example, here is a list of all of the thematic subjects we came up with during class based on our current reading:

Survival
Savagery
Childhood
Family 
Obstacles
Civilization
Isolation
Danger
Hope
Leadership
Fear
Nature
Adventure
Loneliness
Beauty
Innocence
Logic/Intelligence
Learning
Death
Evil/The Devil
Exploration




Imperfection
Maturity
Hatred
Masculinity
Teamwork
Friendship
Responsibility
Recklessness
Culture
Freedom
Violence/Ruthlessness
Self-defense
Adaptation
Sanity
Authority
Discipline
Courage
Instinct
Corruption
Abandonment
Identity

We then proceeded to begin step 1 of our Theme Statement Generator. We started by narrowing down our list of thematic subjects to 1-3 ideas. 

You can use this generator for any text - just insert the title into that blank and PRESTO!

As you can see, I chose more than 3 (sorry, overachiever alert!). I chose subjects that I felt like, if I had to, I could explain them and how they show up in LOTF verbally.

For the next step, find out who the author of the text is. So, I reached into my bag and found my book and...

Yes, I was extra enough to make a gif of me getting my book out. WHEN IN DOUBT, TAKE YOUR BOOK OUT!

AHA! The author is William Golding. Not WG. Not Will. Not Gucchi Golding. Not Ya Boi Willy G. 

William. Golding. 

Put the author's name in the FIRST blank of the question in step 2. 

Now, it's decision time. Take a look at your 3 (or 5 in my case) thematic subjects and choose ONE that you feel like, if you had to, you could write at least three sentences about how that thematic subject shows up in LOTF.

So, I chose to focus on the thematic subject of fear, since it shows up in so many different ways in the text. I wrote this subject in the second blank of the question in step 2.

But, now I have to actually ANSWER that question.

When it says "what does William Golding believe/say about fear," it doesn't mean what did he write about that had to do with fear. It's asking me what does he believe about the CONCEPT of fear. What does William Golding have to teach us about this very powerful emotion? What lesson can we learn from this text regarding fear?

So, I thought about it and considered the way that fear affects the course of the story and the characters involved. A majority of the boys, except possibly Roger and maybe Jack, are not inherently mean. In fact, they are more interested in having fun and playing around and swimming in the lagoon than anything else at the beginning of the book. It isn't until someone brings up a beastie or a snake that the boys begin to change and focus more on "survival" and destroying whatever might threaten them. 

It isn't until each of the boys feel fearful or threatened by something that they begin to turn to a more brutal nature. Jack's role as leader of hunters is threatened by Ralph's authority; Piggy's intelligence and logical voice is threatened by the bullying and teasing of the other boys; the littluns' safety is threatened by the Beast. 

From that, I began to deduce that maybe William Golding was trying to teach us that fear can bring out our worst tendencies. It can uncover our darkest potentials (thanks, Miguel V. from 2nd period for that awesome insight!)

When writing your response, try to avoid just finishing by saying "is important/good/bad/some other adjective." You can say this, but you need to follow it up with a "because."

Still having trouble? Try these sentence stems:

Thanks for the sentence stems, Mrs. Wise!

The last step is the EASIEST. Just cross out the first 3-4 words (the part that says "William Golding believes/says that...") and PRESTO!

There's a working theme statement!

I say WORKING theme statement only because we have to do a little fine-tuning to make sure the metaphorical engine of our literary analysis powerhouse is running smoothly. 

Go through each of the fine-tuning tips and check off each one as you confirm you have followed their guidelines.

And that's it! We wrote our final theme statements on a notecard and put our names on the blank side, so if you were not in class today, be sure to get a notecard when you come to class tomorrow to turn yours in!

Now get a good night's sleep and be ready for our station activities tomorrow!

Lord of the Flies Summative Test Ch 1-6 Tomorrow and Thursday!

Don't forget that your Lord of the Flies summative test over chapters 1 - 6 is tomorrow and Thursday! If you're feeling a bit nervous, or if you have been absent, the links below will be super helpful for getting caught up!

Here is the review that we completed in class today. The numbers after each statement indicate the page numbers in the book where you can locate the answer! Be sure to do the back pages too. There will DEFINITELY be some questions on the test over symbols and characters!

Here is a quizlet with 87 different study questions over chapter 1-6!

If you're still feeling uncertain, review the section entitled "English II" on this blog to locate other resources such as summaries, audio recordings, and videos.

As always, get a good night's sleep!

Yes, that is my cat. His name is Winston. Want a piece of candy? When I ask what the answer to the bonus question is at the end of the warm-up during class on block day, tell me his name. 

LOTF Ch 5 and 6 Resources

Here are some resources for Chapters 5 and 6, as well as our annotation activity handouts from today and Friday (they make great reviews for the test!)

Chapter 5

• Summary and Quiz to Review

Chapter 6

• Summary and Quiz to Review

Chapter 4 Annotation Activity

Chapter 5 Annotation Activity

Vocab Quiz Tomorrow!

Don't forget you have a vocabulary quiz tomorrow! Seriously, don't forget! If you totally forgot, here's all the resources you might need!

1. Context Clues Sentences
2. Notes Chart
3. Vocabulary Powerpoint to fill out the Notes Chart above
4. Quizlet to study
5. Extra credit frayer model (complete 1 model for each word for a total of 10)

And get a good night's sleep!