Lord of the Flies #2

Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain

“You got your small fire alright.”

What is Piggy talking about here? How is the event Piggy is talking about significant in terms of William Golding’s opinion that “man suffers from an appalling ignorance of his own nature”? (Hint: The best answers will consider the littlun with the mulberry-colored mark on his face.)

Lord of the Flies #1

Lord of the Flies RAFT 1

1. Imagine your character is present during the O’Maley Experiment. Explain how he might act and what might happen with him during the first several hours.

Role: Your character
Audience: Your peers and me
Format: Story told from the point of view of your character.
Topic: How would the character act during the first few hours of the O’Maley experiment?

2. Imagine your character is asked to talk about the role of your motif in the first several hours on the island (the first chapter). What would he say about the motif (or if your motif doesn’t appear have your character talk about the motif that is in the chapter’s title).

Role: Your character
Audience: Your peers and me
Format: Story told from the point of view of your character
Topic: What would your character say about the motif (or if your motif doesn’t appear use the shell/conch)?

Preparing for Term Two RAFT 1: mOnstah!

Pull at least three substantial quotations out of your independent reading book:

1. Write down (or type up) at least one quotation that will help your peers understand how the character is a monster.

2. Write down (or type up) at least one quotation that will help your peers understand what made the character monstrous. What influences made him/her/it the way he/she/it is?

3. Write down (or type up) at least one quotation that will help your peers understand the monsters attitude toward its/hers/his own monstrousness. Does the monster have regrets? Is the monster unrepentant? Does the monster reject the label entirely?

Independent Reading Assignment #6

(Here's an example from Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the next book we're reading together. The example above has everything you'll need -- title, image, quotation, statement -- except for the author.)

#6 (Due Friday November 5, 2010)

Role: advertising executive

Audience: other high school students

Format: an 8.5” x 11” magazine advertisement

Topic: You will create a magazine advertisement for your monster book. Include the following in the ad: title of the book; author of the book; art depicting a main topic, theme, or conflict; statement of a main topic, theme, or conflict; a quotation from the book.

Comparing the novel *Frankenstein* by Mary Shelley with the film *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein* by Kenneth Branagh

On Wednesday and Thursday you took notes on meaningful differences between the film and the novel. For anything you missed click here for color-coded character list and a link to a list of some differences.

(Note: In the color-coding blue refers to characters associated with the far north, yellow refers to characters associated with Geneva, red refers to characters associated with Ingolstadt, green refers to characters associated with the forest, pink refers to characters associated with Ireland.)

(Note 2: The Wikipedia list of differences is accurate but does not emphasize the ways the differences are meaningful; conversely, remember that we are emphasizing the ways the differences are thematically meaningful.)

Independent Reading Assignment #5

Open Response Question

Who is more monstrous: the monster in your book or the monster in the film Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

Take a position then defend your position using evidence from your book and the film to persuade the reader that you are right. Your response should demonstrate a personal understanding of "monsters" and "monstrousness," as well as an understanding of how those concepts relate to the book and film you've been studying. Write clearly, accurately, and persuasively.

Due Thursday, October 28

Frankenstein Vocabulary & Independent Reading Assignment #4

Click here for Frankenstein vocabulary words and assignment.

Independent Reading Assignment #4
Due Thursday, October 20.

1. What book are you reading? How long is it? How many pages have you read?
2. How is the reading going?
3. Choose a quotation from what you read on Monday (or if you were absent, from what you read at home). Write a response to the quotation that links the quotation to the book as a whole. I expect a thoughtful, specific, meaningful response.