Unit 2 Day 7: Fire Symbolism and the Society

Fire Symbolism and the Society

Unit 2 Day 7

Combining Sentences (Review)

• Read sentences aloud

• Reflect on how sentences are similar or different

• Use pronouns instead of repeating nouns

• Use a conjunction to join two or more sentences together

• Use an appositive phrase (in between commas) to add info about the subject

PRACTICE

• The boys hold a meeting.

• The meeting is on the beach.

• They discuss the beastie at the meeting.

• Practice combining these 3 sentences on the following slide.

Open Ended

Combine the given sentences into one sentence:

The boys hold a meeting.

The meeting is on the beach.

They discuss the beastie at the meeting.

Example sentence:

The boys hold a meeting on the beach to discuss the beastie.

Appositives

• Gives more info about a noun/subject

• Ralph was elected leader.

• Ralph is a virtuous boy.

• The island needed a leader.

Multiple Choice

Which is the appositive phrase in this combined sentence?

Ralph, a virtuous boy, got voted leader of the island.

• Ralph

• a virtuous boy

• voted the leader

• the island

Open Ended

How did you know that "a virtuous boy" was the appositive phrase?

Appositive practice

• Practice writing a sentence using the following appositive:

• a boy with glasses

Open Ended

Write a sentence using the given appositive phrase:

a boy with glasses

Appositive Example

Piggy, a boy with glasses, seems very anxious.

High-Impact Vocabulary

Practice

Multiple Choice

To build a _______ , the boys must establish rules. For example, the person who is holding the conch shell gets to speak at meetings.

• society

• furtive

• tumult

Multiple Choice

Did the salesgirl speak to me in a ______ manner because I was wearing dirty jeans?

• virtuous

• comtemptuous

• baffling

Agenda

• Announcements

• Objectives

• Analysis Paragraph 1 Prompt

• In-Text Vocabulary

• Pass-the-conch read

• Single-paragraph outline

• Asynchronous Prep

Announcements

• Unit Exam grades entered this weekend

• Tutorials 10/14 (bring questions)

• In-Person Learning 10/20

Objectives

• SWBAT combine simple sentences effectively

• SWBAT plan an analysis paragraph that accurately analyzes how the author uses literary elements to portray the boys' society and uses text evidence to support their claim

The Society: Analysis Paragraph #1 Prompt

In the excerpt below from Lord of the Flies, the boys realize no one knows how to light a fire without matches, so they take Piggy’s glasses to light it. After a short while, the fire goes out. Read the passage carefully. Then, in a well-written paragraph, analyze how the author uses literary elements to portray the complex situation the boys are in. 

What is the prompt asking us to do?

Prompt Zoom-In

• "analyze how the author uses literary elements to portray the complex situation the boys are in."

• Analyze = study

• Portray = show

• Complex situation = stranded on an island w/no communication, way to get off the island, or guidance

Open Ended

In the excerpt below from Lord of the Flies, the boys realize no one knows how to light a fire without matches, so they take Piggy’s glasses to light it. After a short while, the fire goes out. Read the passage carefully. Then, in a well-written paragraph, analyze how the author uses literary elements to portray the complex situation the boys are in.

What is the prompt asking us to do?

LOTF 38-44 Review

What happened in the reading?

Open Ended

What happened in LOTF pages 38-44?

In-Text Vocabulary

A preview

Sooty

Covered and blackened with soot (ash)

Excerpt Read Aloud

• Teacher reads aloud

• Students follow along and think about:

• What does this scene reveal about the boys' ability to solve problems?

• What does this scene reveal about their ability to cooperate to build a society?

• 1 minute to take out your class notes

Open Ended

What did the excerpt reveal about the boys' ability to solve problems?

What does this scene reveal about their ability to cooperate to build a society?

Prompt:

analyze how the author uses literary elements to portray the complex situation the boys are in.

Suggested Topic Sentence:

In the excerpt from LOTF, William Golding portrays the boys in a complex situation filled with uncertainty, where the struggle for control masks fear.

(Write this down in your SPO)

Underline Evidence

• Re-read the passage

• Underline evidence that shows the complex situation, examples of uncertainty, examples of the struggle for control, and fear

• As you underline, write down the literary element and write down the association you make in the margins.

• Let's check for understanding!

Multiple Select

As you re-read the passage, what are you underlining?

Select all answers that apply

• Uncertainty

• Suspense

• Fear

• Imagery of the island

• Struggle for control

Multiple Select

What are you writing in the margins?

• Literary element

• Paragraph number

• Association

• Summary of the paragraph

Underline Evidence

• Re-read the passage

• Underline evidence that shows the complex situation, examples of uncertainty, examples of the struggle for control, and fear

• As you underline, write down the literary element and write down the association you make in the margins.

• 4 min

Open Ended

Copy + paste 1 piece of evidence you underlined in the text, the literary element, and the association you made.

Complete SPO (5 min)

• Use the suggested topic sentence

• Use evidence you found in the text for cite/comment

• Copy + paste your SPO into the Microsoft Form link for review

Asynchronous Work

• Write rough draft of analysis paragraph

• Using analysis paragraph in Monday's class