DAY 19 – LORD OF THE FLIES CH 1-4 AND CHARACTERIZATION

Warm Up List the characteristics of Aladdin or Abu in the film “Aladdin”? Were you told these directly or did you find out his personality/motivation through his thoughts or actions? Give examples to support your answers.

Objectives  Understand and Identify Characterization in The Necklace ❖ Identify and understand mastery of common core state standards Homework: LOTF chapter 5-8 +worksheets due next Friday 9/25 Worksheets posted on wiki- Print out or write out

◦ Lord of the Flies- ◦ Take notes! Lord of the Flies

With your partner – Imagine you were trapped on an island.  write a list of 10 rules in order of importance for your island inhabitants. Standard

LOTF – Chapter 2 First Assembly  Boy with a birthmark introduces idea of a “beast”  Boy disappears, proving that humans are expendable on the island Foreshadowing  “It’s a good island….” irony  The forcibly remove Piggy’s glasses to start the fire Theme= the breakdown of civilized/socialized behavior  Introduction to the concept of anarchy  Characters operate for personal gain and not for the gain of community  Ralph tries to maintain the order of the group, but others don’t seem to care.  Beast is introduced by the least legitimate source

Survivor settings? Do the words have negative or positive connotations? What words would you use to describe each setting?

LOTF- Chapter 3  Ralph focuses on shelters  Jack focuses on stalking pigs  Simon helps, but he’s generally a loner Theme: breakdown of socialized/civilized behavior – Jack and Ralph’s differences grow Foreshadowing and symbol: 1 st time Simon goes off by himself; imagery very different than Jack’s (look at Golding’s use of description) Parallels: Biguns and Littluns  Ralph builds shelters while “littluns” build sandcastles  What is the significance of this?

You need to survive on the island- what things do you need ? List in order of importance. Man vs. LOTF List of Items Compass, magnetic First aid kit Flares, signal FM receiver/transmitter Food concentrate Heating unit, portable Map Matches (1 box) Milk Parachute silk Pistols Raft, Life (2.45 caliber) Rope, Nylon Water (25 liters)

LOTF-Chapter 4 Characterization  Golding’s physical description of the characters shows the passage of time: darker skin, lighter and longer hair, dirty  Roger’s malicious nature is demonstrated. While Henry torments a sea creature (“hunt and control”), Roger torments Henry. Roger emerges as an evil force although the rules “in his head” keep him from hitting Henry. His actions foreshadow future events.  Jack paints his face, which “frees him.” Completes the act of killing, which emphasizes the recurring theme: the breakdown of civilized behavior  Sam ‘n’ Eric join the hunt; society of followers, mostly out of fear  Ralph spots a ship, races to the top of the mountain, sees smoldering fire. He blames Jack (Piggy agrees).  Jack returns with boys and dead pig, chanting (taboo). Breaks Piggy’s glasses when he hits Piggy (breaks the ability to “see,” poses obstacle to knowledge, permanently damages the future-foreshadowing) Parallels  Jack hunts and kills pigs; Henry, sea creatures  Ralph orders fire to be kept; Jack, boys on the hunt The boys are still okay, but they could have been rescued.

Group Discussion- Get into your groups Answer the questions in your group: 1.What happened in the chapter? 2.Who did what? 3.Any unanswered questions? 4.Is Jack or Ralph’s view better?

Closure 1.How can characterization affect the theme of a story? 2.What are three ways that an author might show greed in a character? 3.What is one question you still have about characterization?