ENG 3U1 Lord of the Flies-Chapters 5 and 6

Part A-Comprehension Questions

In your groups, please answer the following questions.  You may answer in point form but give as many points as you can.

1.  At the beginning of chapter 5, what does Ralph realize about Piggy?  Why is this significant?

2.  In chart form, list the issues that Ralph brings up at the meeting and the boys reactions to each of these issues.  What does this tell the reader about Ralph’s leadership?

3.  Why does Ralph get upset with Simon?

4.  Why does Percival cry?  Why is this significant?

5.  How does Jack disrupt Ralph’s meeting?  Choose three specific examples of how he tries to undermine Ralph’s authority.  Why is this significant?

6.  What does Simon put forward as an explanation for their fear?  How is his suggestion accepted?

7.  What does Ralph mean when he says, “The rules are the only thing we’ve got”?

8.  Describe the state of mind of Ralph, Piggy and Simon at the end of the chapter?

9.  What happens during the night at the beginning of this chapter?  Why is this event ironic?  What does it show about events in the “outside world” at this time?

10. How do the boys react to the story of Samneric?  What do they decide to do?

11.  What do Jack and Ralph argue about at the meeting about the Beast?  Why is this significant?

12. At the end of this chapter the boys are described as “mutinous”.  What is the conflict between them and Ralph?  Why is this significant?

Part B-Quotations

On the overhead provided, please choose 4 significant quotations from

chapters 5 &6 and explain why you think they are so significant.

Part C-Tableaux

Choose a scene from either chapter 5 or 6 and create a tableaux of that scene.  You may be asked to share what you’re thinking so have something ready to share.

Part D-Characters

You will be given one character to analyze.  On chart paper provided, in point form write down at least 8 points that explain their importance in these chapters (ie: action, speech, attitude, interaction with other boys etc.)

If you were making a movie today based on the novel.  Who would you get to play the role of your character?

Part E-Creative Writing

Choose one of the following:

Your character from Part D-

a)... believes he will never get rescued and he wants the world to know how the boys  got on the island and what events occurred on the island.  What will his letter say?

b)...writes a journal entry based on a specific event that occurs in either chapter 5 or 6.  What will it say?

c)...is angry with one of the other boys on the island but doesn’t want to confront him personally.  Instead, he chooses to write down his feelings in a letter.  What will he write?

d)...a sociologist who has created this “island experience” is spying on your character and writing a report on his observations.  What will he say about how this character is adapting to his new environment?

You will have 60 minutes to complete this.  Any outstanding work should be divided up for homework.  Each group will present their quotations, tableaux and chart paper on Friday.  All written work will be submitted.

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