Directions: Write in the perspective of your character. Remember to type your entry on a word document and paste it on to blogspot. The length should be 3-4 paragraphs.
Who you are:
1: Piggy
2: Ralph
3: Jack
4: Simon
Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness
The news of the beast has the entire camp in an uproar as they gather on the beach.
-Jack tells the others that there is definitely a beast on the mountain and goes on to claim that Ralph is a coward who should be removed from his leadership role.
-The other boys, however, refuse to vote Ralph out of power. Enraged, Jack storms away from the group, saying that he is leaving and that anyone who likes is welcome to join him.
-Ralph slips into a depression, but Piggy cheers him up with an idea: they should build a new signal fire, on the beach rather than on the mountain.
-Jack gathers his new tribe and declares himself the chief. In a savage frenzy, the hunters kill a sow brutally.
- As Piggy and Ralph sit in the old camp discussing the deserters, the hunters from Jack's tribe descend upon them, shrieking and whooping. The hunters steal burning sticks from the fire on the beach.
-Just before Jack's tribe raids the beach, Simon slips away from the camp and returns to the jungle glade where he previously sat marveling at the beauty of nature. Now, however, he finds the sow's head impaled on the stake in the middle of the clearing.
-The head speaks to Simon in the voice of the “Lord of the Flies,” ominously declaring that Simon will never be able to escape him, for he lies within all human beings. He also promises to have some “fun” with Simon. Terrified and troubled by the apparition, Simon collapses in a faint.
Monday, September 29, 2008
7th Blog Entry
Chapter 7: Shadows and Tall Trees
1 Piggy
2 Ralph
3 Jack
4 Simon
Summary of Chapter 7:
-Jack and Ralph lead the boys to the top of the mountain to find the "Beast". On their journey, Ralph begins to reminisce about his life back home. Simon stops him and they have a conversation and Simon tells him that he'll get back where he came from.
-It is getting late, Simon volunteers to go back to camp and let Piggy and little ones know that the rest will continue their journey to the mountain.
-Jack convinces Ralph that they should hunt for awhile to eat. They see a boar and try to capture it, but it escaped. Ralph was able to jab it and was excited from the thrill of the hunt. The boys relive the scene and pretend that Robert is the boar. They encircle him and begin grabbing at jabbing him, even Ralph was involved. They chanted: "Kill the pig, cut his throat, kill the pig, bash him in." They all begin to discuss various ceremonial traditions that they should start doing after killing a pig, such as having a drum. Ralph begins to lose focus of why they are all there. He soon comes out of his trance and shouts that they need to go find the beast.
-As they near the top of the mountain, only Jack, Ralph, and Roger go to the top because the rest were too frightened. They see the pilot and think it's a beast and they lower their spears and run frantically down the mountain in fear.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Blog Entry #6
Chapter 6: Beast in Air
1:Jack
2:Simon
3:Piggy
4:Ralph
Students: Continue to write in the perspective of one of the main characters. Discuss how your character is feeling about the other people on the island, what he's seeing, saying, etc. Your entry should be written as a journal entry and continue to use vocabulary words from the current chapter (5).
Summary:
-While the boys were all sleeping, military planes were fighting fiercely above the island. A dead parachutist lands onto the island. His chute becomes tangled in some rocks and flaps in the wind, while his shape casts fearful shadows on the ground. His head seems to rise and fall as the wind blows.
-Sam and Eric were on duty during the night to ensure the signal fire continued, but they fell asleep. When they woke up, they saw the shadows of the parachutist and assumed it was the BEASTIE. Frightened, they run back to camp to tell Ralph what they saw. The twins tells all the boys during a meeting that morning what they saw and that the monster tried to attack them.
-Ralph allows Jack to lead a hunt with wooden spears to find the beastie to kill him.
-They search a part of the island that they've never been to before, but couldn't find the beastie.
-Ralph gets angry at the other boys who were supposed to help hunt, instead they are playing with rocks and horsing around.
1:Jack
2:Simon
3:Piggy
4:Ralph
Students: Continue to write in the perspective of one of the main characters. Discuss how your character is feeling about the other people on the island, what he's seeing, saying, etc. Your entry should be written as a journal entry and continue to use vocabulary words from the current chapter (5).
Summary:
-While the boys were all sleeping, military planes were fighting fiercely above the island. A dead parachutist lands onto the island. His chute becomes tangled in some rocks and flaps in the wind, while his shape casts fearful shadows on the ground. His head seems to rise and fall as the wind blows.
-Sam and Eric were on duty during the night to ensure the signal fire continued, but they fell asleep. When they woke up, they saw the shadows of the parachutist and assumed it was the BEASTIE. Frightened, they run back to camp to tell Ralph what they saw. The twins tells all the boys during a meeting that morning what they saw and that the monster tried to attack them.
-Ralph allows Jack to lead a hunt with wooden spears to find the beastie to kill him.
-They search a part of the island that they've never been to before, but couldn't find the beastie.
-Ralph gets angry at the other boys who were supposed to help hunt, instead they are playing with rocks and horsing around.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Blog Assignment #5
Beast In The Water
Directions: For blog #4, include the events of Chapter 5 and your character's participation, thoughts and feelings in this important chapter.
Who are you?
1= Ralph
2= Jack
3= Simon
4= Piggy
What happens in Chapter 5?
-As Ralph is walking down to the assembly he has just called, he begins thinking about Piggy and his ideas, but that no one will listen to him because of the way he looks. He wishes he was as intellectual as Piggy.
-At the assembly, Ralph tells the group that they refuse to work at building shelters, they do not gather drinking water, they neglect the signal fire, and they do not even use the designated toilet area. He comes up with solutions for these issues.
-Ralph restates the importance of the signal fire and attempts to stop the group's growing fear of beasts and monsters. The littluns, in particular, are having more nightmares and visions.
-One of the littluns speaks up and claims that he has actually seen a beast. When the others press him and ask where it could hide during the daytime, he suggests that it might come up from the ocean at night.
- Jack does not enjoy the assembly and exclaims that his hunters will kill the beast. Eventually, only Ralph, Piggy, and Simon are left. In the distance, the hunters who have followed Jack dance and chant.
-Ralph tells Piggy and Simon that he might relinquish leadership of the group, but his friends reassure him that the boys need his guidance. As the group drifts off to sleep, the sound of a littlun crying echoes along the beach.
Directions: For blog #4, include the events of Chapter 5 and your character's participation, thoughts and feelings in this important chapter.
Who are you?
1= Ralph
2= Jack
3= Simon
4= Piggy
What happens in Chapter 5?
-As Ralph is walking down to the assembly he has just called, he begins thinking about Piggy and his ideas, but that no one will listen to him because of the way he looks. He wishes he was as intellectual as Piggy.
-At the assembly, Ralph tells the group that they refuse to work at building shelters, they do not gather drinking water, they neglect the signal fire, and they do not even use the designated toilet area. He comes up with solutions for these issues.
-Ralph restates the importance of the signal fire and attempts to stop the group's growing fear of beasts and monsters. The littluns, in particular, are having more nightmares and visions.
-One of the littluns speaks up and claims that he has actually seen a beast. When the others press him and ask where it could hide during the daytime, he suggests that it might come up from the ocean at night.
- Jack does not enjoy the assembly and exclaims that his hunters will kill the beast. Eventually, only Ralph, Piggy, and Simon are left. In the distance, the hunters who have followed Jack dance and chant.
-Ralph tells Piggy and Simon that he might relinquish leadership of the group, but his friends reassure him that the boys need his guidance. As the group drifts off to sleep, the sound of a littlun crying echoes along the beach.
Blog #4
Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair
The "littluns" continue to talk about the “beastie” and fear that a monster hunts in the darkness.-One vicious boy named Roger joins another boy, Maurice, in cruelly stomping on a sand castle the littluns have built. Roger even throws stones at one of the boys, although he does remain careful enough to avoid actually hitting the boy with his stones.-On the beach, Ralph and Piggy see a ship on the horizon—but they also see that the signal fire has gone out. -Jack and the hunters return from the jungle, covered with blood and chanting a bizarre song. They carry a dead pig on a stake between them. Furious at the hunters' irresponsibility, Ralph accosts Jack about the signal fire. -Jack taunts Piggy by mimicking his whining voice. Ralph and Jack have a heated conversation. At last, Jack admits his responsibility in the failure of the signal fire but never apologizes to Piggy. -Ralph declares that he is calling a meeting and stalks down the hill toward the beach alone.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Blog Assignment #3
Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach
Directions: Write in the perspective of your assigned character. Be sure to include 5 vocabulary words from chapter 3 and make them bold in your journal entry. Be descriptive in your writing and try to use the five senses when writing about your character's perspective on the chapter.
#3 Ralph
Directions: Write in the perspective of your assigned character. Be sure to include 5 vocabulary words from chapter 3 and make them bold in your journal entry. Be descriptive in your writing and try to use the five senses when writing about your character's perspective on the chapter.
#3 Ralph
#4 Jack
#1 Simon
#2 Piggy
Key Points:
-Jack uses a makeshift spear to hunt a pig, but is unsuccessful
-Simon & Ralph have been working for days on making shelter for all the boys.
-Ralph is frustrated with everyone because no one, except Simon, is helping him build shelters (even though they all agreed to help). Instead the boys are all playing, swimming, or hunting with Jack.
-Ralph and Jack disagree on what is more important: hunting or making shelter. Ralph is angry at Jack because he is obsessed with hunting and getting meat. They never come to an agreement, but awkwardly stop arguing.
-Simon helps the little ones get some fruit and then sneaks off to a secret place in the jungle. The secret place has a hut made of vines, trees, and boulders and is a peaceful place filled with butterflies, flowers, and birds. He makes sure no one is following him.
-Jack uses a makeshift spear to hunt a pig, but is unsuccessful
-Simon & Ralph have been working for days on making shelter for all the boys.
-Ralph is frustrated with everyone because no one, except Simon, is helping him build shelters (even though they all agreed to help). Instead the boys are all playing, swimming, or hunting with Jack.
-Ralph and Jack disagree on what is more important: hunting or making shelter. Ralph is angry at Jack because he is obsessed with hunting and getting meat. They never come to an agreement, but awkwardly stop arguing.
-Simon helps the little ones get some fruit and then sneaks off to a secret place in the jungle. The secret place has a hut made of vines, trees, and boulders and is a peaceful place filled with butterflies, flowers, and birds. He makes sure no one is following him.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Blog Assignments #2
Chapter 2 Fire on the Mountain
Due Monday, September 15th by 9 pm
4=Ralph
1=Jack
2=Simon
3=Piggy
Directions: 1. Write your own title for the chapter and include 5 vocabulary words from Chapter 2 in your blog entry. Put the words in BOLD.
What happened in Chapter 2??
-Ralph declares that, at meetings, the conch shell will be used to determine which boy has the right to speak
-Piggy yells about the fact that no one knows they have crashed on the island and that they could be stuck there for a long time.
-One of the younger children, a small boy with a mulberry-colored mark on his face, claims that he saw a snakelike “beastie” or monster the night before.The older boys say that the little boy's vision was only a nightmare.
-Ralph proposes that the group build a large signal fire on top of the island's central mountain.-They manage to get a large fire going, but it quickly dies down.
-In their frenzied, disorganized efforts to rekindle the fire, the boys set a swath of trees ablaze. Enraged at the group's reckless disorganization, Piggy tells them furiously that one of the littlest boys—the same boy who told them about the snake-beast—was playing over by the fire and now is missing. The boys are crestfallen and shocked, and Ralph is struck with shame. They pretend that nothing has happened.
Due Monday, September 15th by 9 pm
4=Ralph
1=Jack
2=Simon
3=Piggy
Directions: 1. Write your own title for the chapter and include 5 vocabulary words from Chapter 2 in your blog entry. Put the words in BOLD.
What happened in Chapter 2??
-Ralph declares that, at meetings, the conch shell will be used to determine which boy has the right to speak
-Piggy yells about the fact that no one knows they have crashed on the island and that they could be stuck there for a long time.
-One of the younger children, a small boy with a mulberry-colored mark on his face, claims that he saw a snakelike “beastie” or monster the night before.The older boys say that the little boy's vision was only a nightmare.
-Ralph proposes that the group build a large signal fire on top of the island's central mountain.-They manage to get a large fire going, but it quickly dies down.
-In their frenzied, disorganized efforts to rekindle the fire, the boys set a swath of trees ablaze. Enraged at the group's reckless disorganization, Piggy tells them furiously that one of the littlest boys—the same boy who told them about the snake-beast—was playing over by the fire and now is missing. The boys are crestfallen and shocked, and Ralph is struck with shame. They pretend that nothing has happened.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Blog Assignment #1
Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell
Write your own title for the chapter
Perspective: Character's Name
Directions:
Write your journal entry from the perspective of the character you were assigned for this week. In your journal entry, you must include 5 of the vocabulary words for chapter 1 and put the words in bold. The rest of the requirements for your blog are listed in your LOTF project description that was handed out to you this past week. You can also read it online on my calendar in September in my DP.
What happened in Chapter 1:
-Ralph and Piggy's discovery of the conch and the calling of the other boys
-Jack's entry to the group with his choir
-Ralph is elected leader of the group and Jack becomes leader of the hunters
-Ralph, Simon and Jack go to explore the island and Piggy is left to watch over the little ones
-On the way back from the island, the boys discover a pig stuck in the creepers, but Jack couldn't bring himself to kill it.
1. Ralph
2. Jack
3. Simon
4 Piggy
Thursday, September 11, 2008
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