What is in a symbol?

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Homework for Nov 22th

This month students will be reading the book The Lord Of the Flies

Name __________________________________

level 1

What do these everyday symbols represent?

level 2

level 3

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Everyday symbolism

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Homework for Nov 21th

This month students will be reading the book The Lord Of the Flies

Name __________________________________

Using the words below fill in the blanks with the symbolism below

level 1

Death Earth Romance Separation Evil Peace  Heaven 

The dove is a symbol of PEACE SEPARATION

A red rose, or the color red, stands for love or EVIL ROMANCE

Black is a symbol that represents ____________________ or ____________________

level 2

Death Earth Romance Separation Evil Peace  Heaven 

The dove is a symbol of _________________________

A red rose, or the color red, stands for love or ___________________

Black is a symbol that represents ____________________ or ____________________

A ladder may stand as a symbol for a connection between __________________ and ____________

A broken mirror may symbolize _____________________________

level 3

Death Earth Romance Separation Evil Peace  Heaven 

The dove is a symbol of _________________________

A red rose, or the color red, stands for love or ___________________

Black is a symbol that represents ____________________ or ____________________

A ladder may stand as a symbol for a connection between __________________ and ____________

A broken mirror may symbolize _____________________________

All homework must be signed by a parent _______________________

what are the symbolic characterization in LOtF

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Homework for Nov 20th

This month students will be reading the book The Lord Of the Flies

Name _________________________

level 1

Ralph stands for civilization and democracy; Piggy represents intellect and rationalism; Jack signifies savagery and dictatorship; Simon is the incarnation of goodness and saintliness.

using the information above write the name of each character that represents the following

level 1

_______________ ______________ ______________

Using the information above explain each of the following characters in your owe words

level 2

Ralph___________________________________________

Piggy____________________________________________

Jack___________________________________________

level 3

Ralph___________________________________________

Piggy____________________________________________

Jack___________________________________________

Simon __________________________________________

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Understanding symbolism

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Homework for Nov 19th

This month students will be reading the book The Lord Of the Flies

Name _________________________
Symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense. Symbolism can take different forms.

level 1

Look at the excerpt below and underline evidence of symbolism

My love for Linton is like the foliage in the woods. Time will change it; I'm well aware, as winter changes the trees. My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath a source of little visible delight, but necessary.

level 2

What does the author compare her love for Linton to?

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What does the author compare her love for Heathcliff to?

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level 3

What does the author compare her love for Linton to?

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What does the author compare her love for Heathcliff to?

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In the book The Lord of The Flies what would the boys use foliage for?

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Changing appearances

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Homework for Nov 18th

This month students will be reading the book The Lord Of the Flies

Name _________________________
look at the picture below. How would you describe each of these characters?

level 1

                                                   2. Jack is a ________________

                                     ________________________

                                       ________________________   

1. Ralph is a ____________________________________________________________

level 2

There was a small pool at the end of the river. Here Sam and Eric were waiting, and Bill. Jack, concealed from the sun, knelt by the pool and opened two large leaves he carried. One of them contained white clay, and the other red. 

Jack explained to Roger as he worked.

“They [the wild pigs] don’t smell me. They see me, I think. Something pink, under the trees.”

He smeared on the clay.

questions

1. What was Jack carrying in the leaves?

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2. Why did Jack cover himself with clay?

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level 3

There was a small pool at the end of the river. Here Sam and Eric were waiting, and Bill. Jack, concealed from the sun, knelt by the pool and opened two large leaves he carried. One of them contained white clay, and the other red. 

Jack explained to Roger as he worked.

“They [the wild pigs] don’t smell me. They see me, I think. Something pink, under the trees.”

He smeared on the clay.“If only I’d some green!”

          “For hunting. Like in the war. You know—dazzle paint. Like things trying to look like something else—” He twisted in the urgency of telling. “—like moths on a tree trunk.”

Questions

1. What was Jack carrying in the leaves?

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2. Why did Jack cover himself with clay?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What did Jack want to be painted green?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Rescue gone wrong

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Homework for Nov 12th

This month students will be reading the book The Lord Of the Flies

Name _________________________

The boys collect a mound of dead wood and use the lenses from Piggy’s glasses to focus the sunlight and set the wood on fire. They manage to get a large fire going, but it quickly dies down. Piggy angrily declares that the boys need to act more proficiently if they want to get off the island, but his words carry little weight.

level 1

Questions

1. How does the plan to get rescued back fire on the boys?

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level 2

The boys collect a mound of dead wood and use the lenses from Piggy’s glasses to focus the sunlight and set the wood on fire. They manage to get a large fire going, but it quickly dies down. Piggy angrily declares that the boys need to act more proficiently if they want to get off the island, but his words carry little weight. Jack volunteers his group of hunters to be responsible for keeping the signal fire going. In their frenzied, disorganized efforts to rekindle the fire, the boys set a swath of trees ablaze.

Questions

1. How does the plan to get rescued back fire on the boys? 

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2. What worry does Piggy have at the end of the chapter?

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

level 3

The boys collect a mound of dead wood and use the lenses from Piggy’s glasses to focus the sunlight and set the wood on fire. They manage to get a large fire going, but it quickly dies down. Piggy angrily declares that the boys need to act more proficiently if they want to get off the island, but his words carry little weight. Jack volunteers his group of hunters to be responsible for keeping the signal fire going. In their frenzied, disorganized efforts to rekindle the fire, the boys set a swath of trees ablaze.

Questions

1. How does the plan to get rescued back fire on the boys? 

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

2. What worry does Piggy have at the end of the chapter?

_________________________________________________________________________________

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The Conch

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Homework for Nov 12th

This month students will be reading the book The Lord Of the Flies

Name _________________________

Read the passage and answer the questions

Ralph declares that, at meetings, the conch shell will be used to determine which boy has the right to speak. Whoever holds the conch shell will speak, and the others will listen silently until they receive the shell in their turn. 

level 1

1. What rule does Ralph set for the tribe?

underline the answer

level 2

Ralph declares that, at meetings, the conch shell will be used to determine which boy has the right to speak. Whoever holds the conch shell will speak, and the others will listen silently until they receive the shell in their turn. 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. A wave of fear ripples through the group at the idea that a monster might be prowling the island. Though they are frightened, the older boys try to reassure the group that there is no monster.

Questions

1. What rule does Ralph set for the tribe? 

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2. What fear do the small children have?

________________________________________________________________________________________________

How does the older boys respond to the younger boys fears? 

________________________________________________________________________

level 3

Ralph declares that, at meetings, the conch shell will be used to determine which boy has the right to speak. Whoever holds the conch shell will speak, and the others will listen silently until they receive the shell in their turn. 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. A wave of fear ripples through the group at the idea that a monster might be prowling the island. Though they are frightened, the older boys try to reassure the group that there is no monster.Thinking about the possibility of rescue, Ralph proposes that the group build a large signal fire on top of the island’s central mountain, so that any passing ships might see the fire and know that someone is trapped on the island.

Questions

1. What rule does Ralph set for the tribe? 

________________________________________________________________________

2. What fear do the small children have? How does Jack respond and how does Ralph respond? 

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3. What effort does Ralph say the boys should take to get rescued?

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All homework must be signed by a parent _______________