Shipwrecked in Outer Space - Began Lord of the Flies: Vocabulary - Assigned Characters - Began Reading

Students today:

• Did an excellent job of ranking and discussing the 16 options in "Shipwrecked in Outer Space"
• Attempted to reach a unanimous decision for each step after arguing vigorously when their ranking differed from a classmate's.
• Demonstrated excellent logical reasoning in defending their rankings
• Were so thorough we didn't have time to finish; you can see what they accomplished here.
• Discussed Vocabulary for LOTF
• Were given the names of several characters in LOTF and chose a part to play as they read and discuss the novel. 

• Wingboy = Ralph
• Jaycolt = Piggy
• 12345 = Jack & Samneric
• Teacherman = Simon
• Began working together on a sheet to help Piggy (the character, not the student playing the character) improve his grammar.
• Read the first several pages in character

Assignment for Friday:

• Read the rest of Ch. 1 of LOTF.
• Read it from the point of view (POV) of your character
• Come prepared to discuss the events of Ch. 1 from your character's POV
• Write 5 good interpretive questions from Ch. 1

Organizational Matters - Pre-Reading Activity for Lord of the Flies

After  chapel, students:

• Tended to administrative and organizational details, checking grades, missing assignments, etc.
• Began reading and following directions on a handout in anticipation of reading William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies
• The handout, "Shipwrecked in Outer Space," puts students at a crash site on another planet and asks them to rank 16 possible tasks that need to be carried out.
• In LOTF, a group of English schoolboys being evacuated during World War II crash land on an apparently deserted island and deal with their survival situation.

No assignment for Thursday