Lord Of The Flies Reading Response Project
Name: __________________
Ms. Parviainen
English 10H
Date: ___________________
Lord of the Flies
Reader Response Project (160 points)
While reading
Lord of the Flies, complete the following Reader Response journal entries. Turn them in on Friday, May 3.
These entries should be completed as you read the book. While they are essentially informational in nature, they should be self-contained, written in paragraph form, and exhibit a substantial level of detail that demonstrates your understanding of the book. While the length of each entry is not specified, you should be detailed and thorough in your responses.
Ideas
(10 points per entry)
○ Entry #1 – Before You Begin Reading
What prior knowledge, if any, do you have of this book? Consider the title, cover, and chapter titles listed in the Table of Contents; what expectations do they set for the book? What questions do they generate in your mind?
○ Entry #2 – After Reading the Chapter 1, “The Sound of the Shell”
Authors obsess over how to begin their novels. Considering this, why do you think Golding began his book in this way? Has Golding engaged you? Drawn you into the story? Why or why not? What elements of the exposition
(setting, characters, point of view, conflicts) are introduced?
○ Entry #3-- Chapter 2
On the mountaintop, Jack and Ralph share the burden, glamour, and adventure of life on the island. Using details from the reading, explain how Jack and Ralph are similar and how they are different.
○ Entry #4-- Chapter 3
What is the most important line in this chapter? Quote it and explain its importance in the chapter.
○ Entry #5-- Chapter 4
Read the passage where Roger and Maurice purposely destroyed the sand castles of the younger boys and threw sand in Percival’s eyes. Explain their motivation.
○ Entry #6-- Chapter 5
Simon tries to identify the beast the children fear, but he “became inarticulate in his effort to express mankind’s essential illness.” He says, “What I mean is maybe it’s only us.” No one
Ms. Parviainen
English 10H
Date: ___________________
Lord of the Flies
Reader Response Project (160 points)
While reading
Lord of the Flies, complete the following Reader Response journal entries. Turn them in on Friday, May 3.
These entries should be completed as you read the book. While they are essentially informational in nature, they should be self-contained, written in paragraph form, and exhibit a substantial level of detail that demonstrates your understanding of the book. While the length of each entry is not specified, you should be detailed and thorough in your responses.
Ideas
(10 points per entry)
○ Entry #1 – Before You Begin Reading
What prior knowledge, if any, do you have of this book? Consider the title, cover, and chapter titles listed in the Table of Contents; what expectations do they set for the book? What questions do they generate in your mind?
○ Entry #2 – After Reading the Chapter 1, “The Sound of the Shell”
Authors obsess over how to begin their novels. Considering this, why do you think Golding began his book in this way? Has Golding engaged you? Drawn you into the story? Why or why not? What elements of the exposition
(setting, characters, point of view, conflicts) are introduced?
○ Entry #3-- Chapter 2
On the mountaintop, Jack and Ralph share the burden, glamour, and adventure of life on the island. Using details from the reading, explain how Jack and Ralph are similar and how they are different.
○ Entry #4-- Chapter 3
What is the most important line in this chapter? Quote it and explain its importance in the chapter.
○ Entry #5-- Chapter 4
Read the passage where Roger and Maurice purposely destroyed the sand castles of the younger boys and threw sand in Percival’s eyes. Explain their motivation.
○ Entry #6-- Chapter 5
Simon tries to identify the beast the children fear, but he “became inarticulate in his effort to express mankind’s essential illness.” He says, “What I mean is maybe it’s only us.” No one