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.
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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: _________________________________________
Vocabulary
Symbolism Chart
Guided Reading
Questions
Character Sheets
Journal Writing
Literary Analysis
Sheets
Portfolio
Lord of the Flies Novel Portfolio
Portfolio Rubric
Excellent
10
Every word clearly
defined with
definition related to
text; includes part of
speech
Good
7
Every word clearly
defined; includes
part of speech
Fair
4
Every word clearly
defined; no part of
speech
Poor
2
Poor or unclear
definitions; no part
of speech
10
Every symbol
clearly explained;
complete sentences
7
Every symbol
explained; some
unclear
4
The majority of
symbols explained
2
Several symbol not
explained
20
Every question
answered correctly
15
Most questions
answered correctly;
all attempted
10
Most questions
answered correctly;
most attempted
5
Most questions
answered
20
All sheets completed
neatly
15
All sheets completed
but sloppy
10
All sheets attempted
by parts missing
20
All writings
completed; complete
sentences; proper
length
15
All writings
completed; complete
sentences; some
short
20
All sheets completed
and neat
15
All sheets completed
but sloppy
10
All writings
completed; some
incomplete
sentences; several
short
10
Most sheets
completed
5
Most sheets
attempted by
multiple sections
missing
5
Most writing
completed; some
incomplete
sentences; several
short
5
Several sheets
incomplete or not
attempted
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
have?
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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
show than that” (201-202).
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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
Chapter 1
Page
Definition: Include part of speech and appropriate definition
efflorescence
12
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enmity
14
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decorous
15
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chorister
22
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bastion
29
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hiatus
31
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ebullience
38
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recrimination
43
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tumult
43
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tirade
45
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oppressive
49
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inscrutable
49
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vicissitudes
49
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declivities
54
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tacit
55
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blatant
58
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taboo
62
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sinewy
64
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malevolently
71
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ludicrous
78
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ineffectual
79
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jeer
84
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inarticulate
89
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105
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Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
leviathan
clamor
108
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mutinously
108
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crestfallen
117
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impervious
121
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enterprise
122
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glowered
127
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rebuke
128
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demure
133
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fervor
133
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corpulent
146
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sauntered
150
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167
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luminous
169
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myopia
169
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sniveling
170
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quavered
174
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parried
179
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talisman
180
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Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
compelled
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
acrid
186
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cordon
191
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elephantine
194
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epaulettes
200
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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
The conch
Piggy’s glasses
The island
The scar
The Beast
Fire
The face-paint
The Parachutist
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Lord of the Flies
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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Journal 2: Chapter 2
“There aren‘t any grownups; we‘ll have to look after ourselves.” – Ralph
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Journal 3: Chapter 3
What does good mean in the phrase, “This is a good island.”?
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Journal 4: Chapter 4
“They became accustomed to these mysteries and ignored them, just as they ignored the miraculous, throbbing
stars.” - William Golding
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Journal 5: Chapter 5
“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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Journal 6: Chapter 6
“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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Journal 7: Chapter 7
“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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Journal 8: Chapter 8
“If we can‘t separate our civilized self from our savage self which will take over and why?”
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Journal 9: Chapter 9
“Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death.” - Andre Gide
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Journal 10: Chapter 10
“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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Journal 11: Chapter 11
Which is better…Piggy & Ralph?
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Journal 12: Chapter 12
“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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Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis
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
Ralph
Jack
Piggy
Simon
Direct Characterization (Page #)
Indirect Characterization (Page #)
Name:_________________________________________
Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis
Chapter 2 – Character Motivation
Directions: Review chapter 2 of Lord of the Flies and complete the following chart to determine each characters’
motivation.
Ralph
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.
Jack
Piggy
Name:_________________________________________
Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis
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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Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis
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:
What are more ideas you can think of and cues to match them?
1.
Ralph
Hunting
2.
Piggy
Law & order
3.
Jack
4.
Fire
5.
Rescue
6.
Simon
7.
the Beastie
8.
Food
Name:_________________________________________
Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis
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?
How does this information match what I already
knew (about Jack, about Ralph, about littl’uns)?
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What questions do I still have about
the topic?
Lord of the
Flies
Chapter Five
I wonder…
I predict…
I wonder…
I predict…
My predictions for what will happen
and why are…
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Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis
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 .
Lord
What other characters think or say
about Jack:
Things Jack thinks:
Things Jack says:
Jack’s actions:
How/what Jack
feels:
Jack’s life before the
crash:
Jack’s life after the
crash:
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Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis
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
Ralph
Another Fictional Character
Piggy*
Simon
Jack
Samneric
Roger
Littluns
Beastie
Hunters
* Piggy represents intelligence NOT obesity.
Because They Both…
Name:_________________________________________
Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis
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)
Page 129
move the fire to the beach so it’s easier to maintain
Page 134
Page 135
Page 136
Page 140
Page 142
Page 143
Page 144
I think it means… (draw conclusions)
everyone is afraid of the beastie if no one will go to the
top for the fire
Name:_________________________________________
1.
In the Book
Right There
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?
Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis
Chapter 9 – Question Answer Relationships
9.
In My Head
Author and You
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?
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?
12. How does the author foreshadow violence at the
feast?
13. How does the author show Jack is powerful?
7.
What do the boys chant during their dance, and
what do they act out?
14. How does the author compare Simon to a religious
figure at the end of the chapter?
8.
What do the boys “think” they’re killing? What do
they actually kill?
Think and Search (Internet or dictionary)
15. What does “lord of the flies” 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?
16. What does “Beezlebub” mean?
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?
Name:_____________________________________
Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis
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.
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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:
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Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis
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.
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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
External; person vs. person
Ralph represents order and
composure whereas Jack
represents savagery. The conflict
between the boys escalates as the
novel progresses…
Ralph vs. Jack
Pg. 21- conflict over chief
position
Boys vs. Nature
Outcome/Effect
Boys vs. Piggy
Boys vs. Beastie
Jack vs. Society
Name:_________________________________________
Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis
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
Example: Pig’s head on a stick
1.
Conch
2.
Piggy& eyeglasses
3.
Fire
4.
Jack & spears
5.
pigs
6.
dead mama pig
7.
tribal dance & chant
8.
littluns
9.
biguns
What they mean symbolically or metaphorically
Example: Lord of the Flies (Devil, Satan)
10. parachutist
11. Simon
12. littlun with birthmark
13. Conch
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)
Name:_________________________________________
Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis
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
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
NOTES/QUOTES FROM TEXT
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
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.
NOTES/QUOTES FROM TEXT