Lord of the Flies Journal

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The!purpose!of!this!journal!is!to!serve!as!a!demonstration!of!your!comprehension!of!
the!novel!and!to!enhance!your!ability!to!think!beyond!what!is!explicit!in!the!text.!For!
each!chapter,!the!journal!entry!is!designed!to!coincide!with!a!predominant!element!
of!that!portion!of!the!novel.!Each!journal!prompt!will!require!you!to!consider!a!
different!aspect!of!the!work!(characterization,!setting,!etc.)!and!contains!
requirements!specific!to!that!entry.!!
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Chapter(1:(The(Sound(of(the(Shell(
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This!chapter!of!the!novel!provides!a!great!deal!of!description!of!the!setting!of!the!
island.!Illustrate!the!setting!based!on!clues!from!the!text,!either!as!a!drawing!(such!
as!a!map)!or!by!creating!a!collage!from!images!that!you!find!online!(at!least!6!
images).!Your!illustration!must!thoroughly!represent!the!setting!and!you!must!also!
provide!at!least!three!quotes!from!the!book!that!support!your!depiction!of!the!
island.!!
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Chapter(2:(Fire(on(the(Mountain(
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As!the!group!realizes!that!they!inhabit!the!island!without!the!presence!of!authority!
figures,!they!begin!to!establish!their!own!society.!Select!three!elements!of!their!
newly!created!society!and!discuss!how!their!approach!to!building!a!civilization!
characterizes!the!young!boys.!How!does!the!desire!for!order!conflict!with!their!
natural!instincts?!
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Chapter(3:(Huts(on(the(Beach(
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The!conflict!between!Jack!and!Ralph!begins!to!peak!during!this!chapter!and!as!their!
individual!desires!for!the!group!clash,!the!animosity!between!them!grows.!Describe!
how!this!conflict!begins!and!what!result!it!has!on!the!group!as!a!whole.!How!does!
each!of!the!boys!work!towards!resolution!of!the!conflict,!or!do!they!attempt!to!solve!
the!problem!at!all?!!
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Chapter(4:(Painted(Faces(and(Long(Hair(
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From!the!chapters!you!have!read!so!far,!select!two!quotations!that!represent!an!
important!theme!that!is!developing!in!the!book.!Analyze!the!quotes!and!explain!how!
each!supports!the!theme!that!you!have!selected.!!
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Chapter(5:(Beast(from(Water(
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How!does!the!above!quote!represent!the!changes!that!are!occurring!during!this!
chapter?!Draw!comparisons!between!what!is!happening!in!the!fictional!world!in!the!
novel!to!realMlife!events!in!history,!your!personal!life,!or!current!events.!!
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Chapter(6:(Beast(from(Air(
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Fear!is!a!powerful!emotion,!and!it!can!influence!people!to!react!in!ways!that!stray!
from!their!typical!behavior.!What!causes!the!boys!to!be!afraid?!How!does!fear!
function!as!a!catalyst!in!this!chapter?!!
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Chapter(7:(Shadows(and(Tall(Trees(
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Chapter(8:(Gift(for(the(Darkness(

There isnt anyone to help you. Only me. And Im the Beast. . . . Fancy
thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! . . . You knew,
didnt you? Im part of you? Close, close, close! Im the reason why its no
go? Why things are the way they are?
In!this!chapter,!Simon!experiences!a!vision!when!he!is!apart!from!the!rest!of!the!
group.!Describe!what!occurs!at!this!moment!in!the!novel!and!explain!why!this!is!
important!to!the!novel!as!a!whole.!Who!is!the!Lord!of!the!Flies!and!what!does!he!!
represent?!!!
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Chapter(9:(A(View(to(a(Death(
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All things truly wicked start from an innocence

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Analyze!the!above!quote!in!the!context!of!this!chapter,!considering!how!the!boys!
have!changed!since!their!arrival!on!the!island.!!
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Chapter(10:(The(Shell(and(the(Glasses(
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Describe!one!symbol!that!is!presented!in!the!novel!and!its!contribution!to!the!
greater!theme!of!the!story.!Analyze!how!the!significance!of!this!symbol!changes!over!
the!course!of!the!novel!and!support!your!analysis!with!quotes.!!
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Chapter(11:(Castle(Rock(
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Survival!in!extreme!conditions!means!deciding!what!lengths!a!person!will!go!to!in!
order!to!preserve!their!own!life.!Choose!a!major!character!in!the!novel!and!track!
their!actions!and!motivations!towards!survival.!How!does!their!struggle!to!survive!
affect!who!they!become!as!a!person?!!
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Chapter(12:(Cry(of(the(Hunters!
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Examine!the!cover!art!on!the!following!page!and!analyze!how!this!image!represents!
various!elements!of!the!novel.!!Provide!quotes!from!the!novel!that!support!your!
analysis!of!the!image!
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Journal(Rubric((
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Category!

Completion!

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Exceeds!the!
standard!(4)!
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The!student!
completed!12!
journals.!

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Meets!the!standard!
(3)!

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Partially!meets!the!
standard!(2)!

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Does!not!meet!the!
standard!(1)!

Score!

The!student!
completed!8!or!
more!journals.!!

The!student!
completed!5!to!7!
journals.!

The!student!
completed!fewer!
than!5!journals.!!

Responses!

Journal!responses!
demonstrate!a!
complete!
understanding!of!
the!story!

Journal!responses!
show!an!
understanding!of!
most!of!the!story!

Journal!responses!
show!a!limited!
understanding!of!the!
story!

Journal!responses!
show!a!lack!of!
understanding!of!
the!story!

Requirements!!

Followed!
directions!and!
completed!all!
journal!entries!
correctly!
There!are!little!or!
no!grammatical!
errors,!and/or!
spelling!mistakes.!!

Followed!
directions!and!
completed!8!or!
more!journal!
entries!correctly!
There!are!minor!
grammatical!errors!
and/or!spelling!
mistakes.!!

Followed!
directions!and!
completed!5!to!7!
journal!entries!
correctly.!
There!are!many!
errors!in!usage.!!

Fewer!than!5!
journal!entries!
were!completed!
correctly!

Numerous!errors!in!
usage.!!
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Entries!are!not!
organized!and!neat.!

Conventions(

Organization(and( All!entries!are!
Entries!are!mostly!
Neatness(
organized!and!neat.! organized!and!neat.!

A!few!entries!are!
organized!and!neat.!