10 th Grade English Monday 2 December 2013 Agenda: Ch 8 Vocabulary Listen to/Read Chapters 8-10 Answer Ch 8-10 Comprehension Questions H/W: 1. Symbolism Project Due Friday, 12/6 2. Chapters 5-8 Vocab Test on Wednesday, 12/4

Ch 8 Vocab Menace: a possible danger; a threat. POS: noun Sample Sentence: the toddler was a menace in a shop full of crystal.

Ch 8 Vocab Derisive: mocking, taunting shouts POS: adjective Sample Sentence: The dis respectful woman gave a short, derisive laugh at the camera man.

Ch 8 Vocab Sanctity: the condition of being sacred or saintly. POS: noun Sample Sentence: Wedding rings are a reminder of the sanctity of marriage.

Ch 8 Vocab Sodden: thoroughly soaked or saturated. OR expressionless, stupid or dull from drinking too much. POS: adjective Sample Sentence: His clothes made him cold and miserable as they were already sodden from the rain earlier that day.

Ch 8 Questions 1. What is the “Lord of the Flies”? 2. What two things does Jack’s tribe steal from Ralph’s? 3. Who dies? 4. Describe the death scene. 5. Who is first to insist that the murder was an accident? 6. Which character doesn’t get any pork? 7. What does Jack tell Ralph about the conch? 8. Where is the body of the dead character at the end of the chapters? 9. Where is the beastie or the dead pilot at the end of the chapters?

Ch 8 Questions 10. What does Jack order the boys to do as the weather turns? 11. What does the sow’s head represent to Simon? 12. Name the bigun’s left in Ralph’s tribe. 13. What effect did the paint and the costume have on Jack? 14. What might the character’s death symbolize? 15. Where does Jack’s tribe make camp? 16. Who is the first to discover the true identity of the beast? 17. Why does Jack leave the group? 18. Who blows the conch to call an assembly at the beginning of Ch. 8? 19. Who suggests that they return to the mountain to hunt for the beast?