What is Government?What is Government?

Imagine that all the adults vanish Imagine that all the adults vanish from the school building and the from the school building and the

students are left in chargestudents are left in charge

Who would decide the rules for the Who would decide the rules for the school?school?

How would decisions be made?How would decisions be made?

Who would be sure the rules are followed?Who would be sure the rules are followed?

You are about to watch a situation close to You are about to watch a situation close to what you just imagined.what you just imagined.

Pay close attention to:Pay close attention to:1. How the boys organize themselves.1. How the boys organize themselves.

2. How they pick a leader2. How they pick a leader3. How they make decisions3. How they make decisions

Lord of the FliesLord of the FliesStudent GuideStudent Guide

Answer the following questions as you Answer the following questions as you watch the videowatch the video

1. Give a general overview of what 1. Give a general overview of what happened, from beginning to end, to the happened, from beginning to end, to the boys on the islandboys on the island

2. What were some of the rules at the 2. What were some of the rules at the beginning of the story?beginning of the story?

3. Why was it important for the cadets to 3. Why was it important for the cadets to have rules to follow?have rules to follow?

4. Why is it important that society have 4. Why is it important that society have rules to follow?rules to follow?

5. What is government?5. What is government?

- What is its purpose?- What is its purpose?

6. Do we need government?6. Do we need government?

Why or why not?Why or why not?

Explain your answer.Explain your answer.

7. What do we call the type of government 7. What do we call the type of government on the island when Ralph was the leader?on the island when Ralph was the leader?

8. What do we call the type of government 8. What do we call the type of government under Jack?under Jack?