Homework due Monday

Read pages 126-134

Answer comprehension questions #14-20

I will collect ALL OF YOUR WORK on Monday.

Homework due Friday

Read pages 107-125 for Friday.  Answer Comprehension Questions #1-13.

I will collect your quote analysis on Friday and all of the rest of your work will be collected on Monday.

Homework due Monday

Read pages 94-106

1. Journal: What changed between Jack and Ralph? Describe the group dynamic.  Describe Piggy's breaking of the glasses? What does this symbolize?

2. Complete Comprehension Questions for Chapter 4 #13-24.

3. Finish vocabulary for Chapter 4.

Requirements: 1/2 page journal, 3 underlined vocabulary words, 3 quotes from Chapter 4 (with page number included).

Homework due Wednesday

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

Read pages 80-93

1. Journal
Describe the setting at the beach. How do the boys interact?  What do their interactions imply about their unity or companionship?

Requirements: 1/2 page journal, 3 underlined vocabulary words, 3 quotes from Chapter 4 (with page number included).

2. Comprehension Questions #1-13
Answer in complete sentences

Homework due Friday!

Complete following in the character pages for Ralph, Jack, Piggy, and Simon.

Age, Appearance, Title (i.e. leader of the hunters), Basic Beliefs, and 1 important quotation to show his CHARACTERISTICS.

Read pages 71-80 and be prepared for a short quiz on Friday!  If you complete your Comprehension questions for chapter 2 (optional) this will GREATLY assist you on your quiz.

Unit 10 Vocabulary: #1-10 due Tuesday, February 18, #11-20 due Thursday, February 20, and Vocabulary Quiz is Tuesday February 25.

#1-10

Adept, aspire, bleak, chide, despicable, diminutive, emancipate, erroneous, exploit, extemporaneous.

#11-20

impair, invincible, languid, mire, obtrusive, preamble, render, rugged, skeptical, slipshod.

Journal 2: On an Island Alone

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

Read pages 65-70.  Write a 3/4 page journal analyzes the difficulties the boys face in order to survive.  Use three quotes from the text to support your answer (with page numbers).  Also, use three vocabulary words from Unit 9 (underlined).

Lord of the Flies: Read pages 42-65 (Chapter 2) and answer all of the comprehension questions on a separate piece of paper! Complete the vocabulary for Chapter 2!

Journal 1: Leadership

Read pages 19-42 for Friday.  Then, respond to this journal:

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

Is Ralph a great leader?  What characteristics show that Ralph is a great leader? What characteristics would make Ralph a poor leader?  Use at least 3 vocabulary words from Unit 9 AND use two quotes from the Lord of the Flies (include page #) to defend your answer.

Answer questions 8-24 in reading comprehension and complete vocabulary.

Vocabulary Format

Aberration (N):  synonym: deviation
                          antonym: conformity
                          definition: (1) a defect of focus such as a blurred image
                                          (2) a deviation from what is normal
sentence: The scientist looked at the aberration in the laboratory's test results after conducting the experiment.




List the word.  (Part of Speech):  Synonym:
                                                   Antonym:
                                                   Definition: (1) (2)
Sentence:

Lord of the Flies: LOTF Homework

Read pages 6-18 of LOTF.  Using complete sentences, answer Comprehension Questions #1-7 in your journal.  Also, fill out any vocabulary words that you encounter in the section.

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