10th Grade EnglishMonday25 Nov. 2013

Agenda:• Finish Reading Ch 7• Ch 7 Quiz• Silent Discussion of Chapter 7H/W:1. Survivor Dance Challenge Due TOMORROW – 11/26.

Ch 7 Reading Comp Questions1. What habit did Ralph restart? 2. Who says, “You’ll get back to where you came from,”? 3. What is Ralph talking about when he says, “It’s so big, I

mean ---“? 4. What made Ralph feel that hunting was good after all?5. How is Jack injured? 6. What does Jack want to use a littun’ for? 7. Who pretends to be the pig in the role-play? 8. Who climbs to the top of the mountain by himself? 9. Name the three characters that climb the mountain in

search of the beast? Who goes back to camp to tell the others what’s going on?

10. What is the beast that they see on the mountain? 11. What do the boys leave behind on the mountain top?

Ch 7 Quiz A1. What habit did Ralph restart? 2. What made Ralph feel that hunting was

good after all? 3. What is Ralph talking about when he says,

“It’s so big, I mean ---“? 4. What do the boys leave behind on the

mountain top? 5. What does Jack want to use a littun’ for?

Ch 7 Quiz B1. Who says, “You’ll get back to where you came

from”? 2. Who pretends to be the pig in the role-play?

3. Who goes back to camp to tell the others what’s going on?

4. Name the three characters that climb the mountain in search of the beast?

5. How is Jack injured?

Ch 7 Discussion Silent discussion

Divide into 10 groups 5-minutes per rotation

Read the question and think/find the quote for 2 minutes

3 minutes to write your thoughtful answer on the paper When all rotations are finished, return to your

original question. Read the answers and group them by

similarities. Teacher will select one person to present

common and remarkable answers to the class.

Chapter 7 Discussion Questions1. What might Ralph’s desire for hygiene symbolize? 2. Why did Simon interrupt Ralph’s meditation on the

ocean? What do you think made Simon speak? Do you think Ralph will get back? Why or why not? Does Ralph believe he will return?

3. Why did Golding use the analogy, “Jack bent down to them as thought he loved them” of pig droppings?

4. What are some reasons people imagine or fantasize about something not present? Why do you think Ralph indulges in memories so often?

5. In your own words, summarize the interpersonal interactions that take place in between Jack’s statement, “He’s gone” (128) and “use a littlun” (130). What do you think of this game?

6. Why wouldn’t Ralph be a good chess player (132)?

7. Why does Jack say, “We mustn’t let anything happen to Piggy, must we?”

8. Why is the narrator’s comment, “as though something indecent had been said,” (page 134) ironic?

9. Were you surprised that Roger chose to accompany Jack and Ralph up the mountain? Explain your reaction.

10. Compare and contrast the approaches of Jack, Ralph, and Roger to dealing with checking the top of the mountain for the beast and their responses to what they found atop the mountain. What is your reaction to their attitudes? How does the point of view contribute to your reaction?