Lord of the Flies – 4thPeriod Reading and Assignment Schedule 2008

 

 

            The following graded assignments will be part of this unit:

·         3 vocabulary homework assignments, due 9/15, 9/22, and 9/29

·         2 in-class essays, unannounced

·         Daily reading “Quick Quizzes”, unannounced

·         Vocabulary Test, Friday, 10/3

·         Final draft of essay, due on Monday, 10/6

·         Unit Test on Lord of the Flies, Wednesday, 10/8

 

 

Thursday, 9/4 (C)    Intro to LOF

                                    ASSIGNMENT:  For Monday, read chapter 1 of LOF (24 pages). 

                                    Find the following vocabulary words on the pages indicated and take a

                                    guess             (based on context) as to what they mean.  Write your guesses in

                                    your notebook – you will  be asked to share your ideas with the class.

·         Clambering (7)

·         Specious (12)

·         Indignation (25)

 

Friday, 9/5 (D)          NO CLASS

 

Monday, 9/8 (E)       Chapter 1 – Character and Symbol

                                    ASSIGNMENT:  For tomorrow, read chapter 2 of LOF (15 pages). 

                                    Find the following vocabulary words and guess the meaning.

·         Clamored (38)

·         Officious (40)

·         Recrimination (43)

 

Tuesday, 9/9 (F)      Chapter 2 – Power and the Beast

                                    ASSIGNMENT:  For tomorrow, read chapter 3 of LOF (9 pages). 

                                    Find the following vocabulary words and take a guess as to what they                               mean.

·         Furtive (49)

·         Inscrutable (49)

·         Contrite (50)

 

Wed., 9/10 (G)          Chapter 3 – Work, Play, and Fear

                                    ASSIGNMENT:  For tomorrow, read chapter 4 of LOF (17 pages). 

                                    Find the following vocabulary words and guess what they mean.

·         Belligerence (60)

·         Incredulously (66)

·         Malevolently (71)

 

Thursday, 9/11 (A)  Chapter 4 – Fire vs. Hunting

                                    ASSIGNMENT:  For Monday, 9/15, turn in the first vocabulary

                                    assignment covering the first 12 words.  In addition, read chapter 5 of

                                    LOF (18 pages), find the following vocabulary words and guess.

·         Perpetually (77)

·         Derisive (86)

·         Lamentation (87)

 

Friday, 9/12 (S)        NO CLASS

 

Monday, 9/15 (B)     Chapter 5 – Perception and Fear

                                    Vocabulary #1 due today

                                    ASSIGNMENT:  For tomorrow, read chapter 6 of LOF (13 pages), find

                                    the following vocabulary words and guess the meaning.

·         Interminable (99)

·         Diffidently (103)

·         Bastion (104)

 

Tuesday, 9/16 (C)   Chapter 6 – Signs and Meaning

                                    ASSIGNMENT:  For Thursday, 9/18, read chapter 7 of LOF (15

                                    pages), find the following vocabulary words and guess the meaning.

·         Obtuseness (111)

·         Sagely (118)

·         Impervious (121)

 

Wed., 9/17 (D)          NO CLASS

 

Thursday, 9/18 (E)  Chapter 7 – Prophecy and Ritual

                                    ASSIGNMENT:  For tomorrow, read chapter 8 of LOF (20 pages),

                                    find the following vocabulary words and guess the meaning.

·         Contemptuously (124)

·         Sanctity (130)

·         Illusive (138)

 

Friday, 9/19 (F)        Chapter 8 – The Beast

                                    ASSIGNMENT:  For Monday, 9/22, turn in the second vocabulary

                                    assignment covering the second 12 words.  In addition, read chapter

                                    9 of LOF (9 pages), find the following words and guess the meaning.

·         Corpulent (146)

·         Demented (152)

·         Ungainly (153)

 

Monday, 9/22 (G)     Chapter 9 – Murder and Truth

                                    Vocabulary #2 due today

                                    ASSIGNMENT:  For tomorrow, read chapter 10 of LOF (13 pages),

                                    find the following words and guess the meaning.

·         Gesticulating (156)

·         Torrid (159)

·         Rebuked (165)

 

Tuesday, 9/23 (A)   Chapter 10 – Dreams and Reality

                                    ASSIGNMENT:  For tomorrow, read chapter 11 of LOF (13 pages),

                                    find the following words and guess the meaning.

·         Luminous (169)

·         Ludicrous (176)

·         Talisman (180)

 

 

 

 

Wed., 9/24 (B)          Chapter 11 – Savagery vs. Civilization

                                    ASSIGNMENT:  For tomorrow, read chapter 12 of LOF (19

                                    pages), find the following words and guess the meaning.

·         Earnestly (188)

·         Ululation (189)

·         Ensconce (191)

 

Thursday, 9/25 (C) Chapter 12 – End of Innocence

                                    ASSIGNMENT:  For Monday, 9/29, turn in Vocabulary Assignment #3

                                    (covering the final 12 words). 

                                   

Friday, 9/26 (D)        NO CLASS

 

Monday, 9/29 (E)     Endings and Essays

                                    Vocabulary #3 due today

                                    Essay topic will be distributed today

                                    Essay Step 1 – Creating a thesis

                                    Essay Step 2 – Writing the Opening Paragraph

                                    ASSIGNMENT:  For tomorrow, write an opening paragraph for

                                    your essay on LOF.  Paragraphs must be typed, double-spaced, and

                                    available at the start of class tomorrow.

                                   

Tuesday, 9/30 (F)    Essay Step 2 – Opening Paragraphs

                                    Essay Step 3 – Outlining Arguments

                                    ASSIGNMENT:  For tomorrow, bring a complete draft of your LOF

                                    essay.  Drafts must be typed, double-spaced, and available at the start

                                    of class on Thursday.

 

Wed., 10/1 (G)          Essay 1st draft due today

                                    Peer Review and feedback

                                    Questions and help with essays

                                    ASSIGNMENT:  Vocabulary test Friday; final draft of essays due

                                    Monday, 10/6; LOF Unit Test Wednesday, 10/8

 

Thursday, 10/2 (A)  REVIEW for LOF Vocabulary Test

                                    ASSIGNMENT:  Vocabulary test tomorrow; final draft of essays due

                                    Monday, 10/6; LOF Unit Test Wednesday, 10/8

 

Friday, 10/3 (B)        LOF Vocabulary Test                               

                                    ASSIGNMENT:   Essays due Monday; LOF Unit Test Wednesday, 10/8

 

Monday, 10/6 (C)     Essays due today

                                    REVIEW for LOF Unit Test

                                    ASSIGNMENT:   LOF Unit Test Wednesday, 10/8

 

Tuesday, 10/7 (D)   NO CLASS

 

Wed., 10/8 (E)           LOF Unit Test

 

Thursday, 10/9 (F)  Review of essays and tests; LOF wrap-up