Pre-reading & Literary Analysis Activities Lord of the Flies Pre-reading & Literary Analysis Activities

Leadership & Decision Making

Semantic Map Group Activity What makes a good leader? On your white board MAP it out 5 Qualities which are needed in a good leader 5 Qualities which make for a bad leader

Survival STEP 1: Individually Complete Survival Handout individually. Do not discuss your choices. STEP 2: As a Group Discuss and compare choices. Using a new Survival worksheet, come to a consensus and agree on final choices as a group.

Follow-up How easy was it to come to decisions in your group? Did someone emerge as a leader? Do you think some people are natural leaders and some are natural followers? In a survival situation, do you think that leaders should be intellectuals or those who are physically strong? Why have leaders at all? Can’t everyone just look after himself or herself?

Psychology & Sociology Lecture Psychology & Sociology

Respond to these questions on your handout What is a society? What makes a society run smoothly? What do you need? What expectations do you have of a leader? How do you destroy a society? Respond to these questions on your handout

Psychology The study of mental functions and behaviors Motivation Drive for… Response Recognition Adventure Knowledge Security Objective: want; desire Action 3 Parts of the Psychic Apparatus or the Psyche by Sigmund Freud

Id Basic drives and instinctual tendencies wants, desires, impulses Example: drives like fight or flight

Ego Organizes thoughts Seeks to mediate between the Id and reality to resist impulses Conscious of social rules, but more loyal to the Id Example: Resist the impulse to grab another’s belongings

Superego Moral voice or conscience. Internalizes learned cultural rules nurtured by environment. Seat of your sense of guilt comes from Location of the conscience (right and wrong) Location of defense mechanisms like denial

Sociology Social Norms- accepted practices The science of society and relationships. The study of organized groups of human beings and their interactions and collective behaviors. Social Norms- accepted practices Mores- formal rules or morals that emphasize right and wrong Folkways- informal rules or norms; cultural practices Taboo- moral violation (forbidden, unmentionable action) Culture- a set of attitudes, values, beliefs, and practices shared by a group of people Values- standards by which you live Ritual- habits; behaviors done repeatedly Rules- prescribed guide for conduct or action Law- rule of conduct/action that is formally recognized as binding and enforced by controlling forces

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Piggy Ralph Jack

Ch. 1 Questions Step 1: Discuss 8 questions & jot down notes Step 2: Each member takes 2 questions Write a 40-word response to each question on half sheet. Blend in a quote. A quote can be just a few words from the text that help to support or emphasize your idea. Step 3: Each member’s name must be on their half sheet. Staple all half sheets and submit together

How to determine Protagonist? The Protagonist… is the most central character is set into motion by the turning point that is the start of the rising action drives the action of the story Their choices most greatly affect the outcome of the story They act and others react is the most dominant presence based on # of lines and scenic appearances is a dynamic character Experiences a figurative journey Character arc Experiences biggest struggle: conflicts, crisis, obstacles, complications experiences the biggest Reversal & Recognition (philosophical change) Note: Whichever character fits most of these categories is most likely the protagonist.

Deus ex Machina Through this literary technique Ralph is rescued. This creates an interesting allegorical twist…The naval officer who rescues the boys doesn’t realize what he has stumbled upon. What is the naval officer’s beliefs regarding what the boys are doing and have been doing? Why is this ironic? What does this irony say about the nature of man from a moral standpoint?

A Born Angel or Bad to the Bone Synthesis Essay

Synthesis = mix meld fuse merge multiple sources to form an idea

The main focus is your IDEA Carefully read all of the sources that you have been provided with. Synthesize information from at least 3 sources into a coherent, well- developed argument. Your argument should focus on whether humanity is naturally good or naturally bad, or devise an alternate theory. Your argument/opinion is the focus of the essay. Do not make this an informational tour of your sources.

Blend Sources Source A : William Golding’s The Lord of the Flies (novel) Source B: “What Makes Us Moral” by Jeffrey Kluger (magazine article) Source C: The Lucifer Effect by Phillip G. Zimbardo (published essay) Source D: Ma’am your nurger has been paid for (newspaper article) Source E: Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Reasoning (chart) Source F: “New Yorker’s Doubt That Their Response” (newspaper article) Note: You must use Source A You must use 2 other sources from this list in your essay = 3 total sources

Claim Example Option 1: Because humanity has many redeeming qualities, mankind is biologically programmed to be good and moralistic. OR Example Option 2: Time and time again through its own horrific acts humanity proves itself to be naturally bad and morally depraved. Option 3: Devise an alternate theory

Sample Introductory Paragraph Use a quote from workbook pg. 3 of as your attention-getter Attention-Getter: At a New York subway station, a man trips and falls six feet onto the subway tracks and is knocked unconscious. In a split-second, a complete stranger chooses to save this man’s life by jumping onto the tracks and covering his body as the subway train dangerously passes overhead. This hero was a half of an inch away from death. Extend: Wesley Autrey’s heroic action is a clear example of humanity at its best: humans selflessly helping each other. It is said that decisions made in a split-second define who a person is. Connect: These ethical decisions are a result of the moral conscience, which is a quality that all humans possess. Claim : Because humanity has many redeeming qualities, mankind is biologically programmed to be good and moralistic.

Vary Diction & Sentence Structure Eliminate repetitiveness Good Bad Create sentence variety Virtuous Honorable Moral Upright Ethical Noble Principled Worthy Humane Self-Sacrificing Altruistic Decent Corrupt Morally depraved Evil Cruel Immoral Amoral Unethical Ruthless Malicious Selfish Unprincipled Length: staccato (1-2 words), telegraphic (shorter than 5 words), short (5-10 words), medium (15-25 words), long (30 or more words) Vary sentence openers Vary sentence closers Use compound and complex sentence structure

Content Format 500 to 600 words Opinion-based editorial style writing Ideas paragraphed into a beginning, middle, and an end Blend 3 quotes total from different sources into your writing Quotes must be relevant and support your theory Provide clear and thorough explanations of your ideas Lord of the Flies must be one of your sources Format Typed and must follow MLA: 1” margins, 12-point font, indent first line of each paragraph. In-text parenthetical citations with author’s last name after quotes or paraphrased info. Header with name, class, hour, & date Include a title (not the name of the assignment): must be clever and encapsulate your idea No first person (I, me, my)