Comp/Lit 10: 5/16/2011

Lord of the Flies - Getting Started

• The first few activities in class today were done silently.
• The students started with a Reading QUIZ for LOTF Chapters 1-4
• When they finished the quiz, they worked on Double Negatives, grammar workbook pages 207-208 odd #'s only.
• Then they went onto Journal #2: Persecution.  The students had a bout 30 minutes to complete these three activities.
• We discussed the students' responses to the journal and then we reviewed the grammar pages.
• Next, I introduced the Final LOTF Project (page 20 in the LOTF packet).  Most of the major components of the project will be assigned as homework throughout the course of the unit.  At the end of the book, the students will work in 4's to create a Scrapbook that includes various elements that have been assigned.
• I then talked specifically about the LOTF Island Map.  This is the first assignment for the LOTF Final Project.  The students need to use the description in the book to create an accurate map of the island.
• We then corrected the LOTF Chapters 1-4 QUIZ as a class.  We used this to discuss the various elements in these chapters.
• We spent the rest of the period completing and discussing the Values in Characters assignment.
• Homework: Bring your Final Utopia Essay to class on WEDNESDAY; Finish the Island Map Assignment; Work on the Utopia Essay Final DraftàDUE Fri May 20;  Read: LOTF Chapters 5-6-DUE Friday May 20.