LotF

Lord of the Flies

LORD OF THE FLIES

LORD OF THE FLIES

LORD OF THE FLIES

LORD OF THE FLIES

lORD OF THE FLIES

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Contents:

1. What's on the Cover?
2. Introduction
3. Meet the Boys
4. Island
5. Fire on the Mountain
6. Huts on the Beach

7. Painted Faces and Long Hair8. Beast from Water 9. Beast from Air

LAW AND ORDER

PRIORITIES

SURVIVAL

RESPONSIBILITIES

LEADERSHIP

MEET THE BOYS

The Island

Ways to Move

lift

dog-like

rush out

bent double

sneak forward

raise his head

on all fours

shrink

rise to full height

down like a sprinter

turn off

steal forward

pass like a shadow

push your way through

swing back

lower

crouch

Behind the mask

Rules and Regulations

Rules and Regulations

A domestic animal like a cow

An animal as opposed to a human

A large dangerous animal

BEAST

A cruel, inhumane, violent or depraved person

A person animal like or untamed characteristics

An objectional or unpleasant person or thing

Quotations from the text about the beast

Reading between the lines

When you read Lord of the Flies, you sometimes have to think carefully to understand the author's message.

sliver, winked, corkscrew, a figure, swiftly, hung, dangling limbs, crumpled, flopped, dragged, slid, hauled, huddled, fitful, to tangle, festoon, helmeted head between its knees, strain, taut, chest, upright, to peer, brow, slacken, bow forward, sinking

Look at the Second paragraph of Chapter 6 and underline these words.

Now, do this activity and check your understanding of the words

What do we learn about Jack?

Discuss these questions and make notes of the ideas you and your classmates have

1. At first, Golding describes the beast as being a “snake-like thing”; what effect does this language have on the reader?
2. What effect does it have on the other boys when it is suggested the Beast comes out of the sea?
3. Why do you think Ralph is trying to convince the boys there is no Beast?
4. When Simon says the Beast is “only us” what do you think he means?
5. What sort of behaviour makes the boys seem beastlike?
6. What does the Beast SYMBOLISE to the reader?
7. How does the idea of the beast change over the course of the story? In your answer, refer to at least two quotations.

What do we learn about Ralph?

Which sentence is wrong?

Copy the expressions in bold in the right category

What do we learn about Simon?

Match the pictures to the description

What do we learn about Piggy?