1. READING Teacher Elka de Villanueva 8 th grade Language Arts

2. Fiction Theme: Fiction Objectives: 1) Enumerate the distinguishing features of fiction. 2) Identify the elements of fiction in a literary piece. 3) Analyze the fictional parts of a story. Activities: 1) Introduction to Fiction. 2) List and define literary terms. 3) Set the scene for “Lord of the Flies”.

3. About the Author 1) Let’s visit william Golding’s website http://www.william- golding.co.uk/ and learn about him. http://www.william- golding.co.uk/ 2) Look at the book’s covers and think about the title. What do you think this story will be about? (Making predictions)

4. Literary Terms  Fiction  Short stories  Novel  Plot  Exposition  Rising action  Climax  falling action  Characters  Main character  Minor character  Dynamic character  Static character  Setting  Theme  Conflict

5. Pre-Reading Activity “It was simply what seemed sensible for me to write after the war when everyone was thanking God they weren’t Nazis. I’d seen enough to realize that every single one of us could be Nazis.” _William Golding  What does this quote mean to you?

6. Reading Assignment Imagine If…  The war on terror has escalated and the adults feel that they must protect future generations. You and your classmates are being sent away via plane to save you from death in the case that we are bombed. You know some of the people on the plane but not all of them. Suddenly, the plane is struck and goes plummeting to the ground. Now you and others have emerged from the plane. You don’t recognize your surroundings. There are no houses or buildings anywhere. Standing on the sand, all you can see are trees in front of you and ocean on all sides. What would be your initial reaction?

7. Vocabulary  Use your dictionary to find/copy the definition of the following words. Write the page numbers where they are found..  efflorescence  enmity  decorous  chorister  bastion  hiatus  ebullience  recrimination  tumult  tirade  oppressive  inscrutable  vicissitudes  declivities  tacit

8. Journal Entry #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