1. Day 38 – Lord of the Flies and the Stanford Prison experiment

2. Objectives
Draw parallels between Lord of the Flies and a real- world experience.
Introduce Lord of the Flies and discuss William Golding’s life.
HOMEWORK:
Begin reading Lord of the Flies. Chapters 1-4 due Thursday 3/30.

3. Agenda Warm up Lord of the Flies intro and expectations
The Stanford Prison Exchange
Closure

4. Write a paragraph in which you explain
Warm Up –
Write a paragraph in which you explain
how you would behave if society’s rules
were no longer in effect.

5. English I Class Notes on Plot & William Golding
Lord of the Flies
English I
Class Notes on Plot
& William Golding

6. William Golding...
Lord of the Flies, was published in England in 1954.
The idea came from a children’s story about an island coupled with Golding’s war experiences.

7. Author Notes:William Golding
Golding was born in Cornwall, Great Britain.
He went to college at Oxford and started out as a natural science major before changing to English literature.
He worked as a actor, writer, producer, and school teacher.

8. William Golding
Golding joined the British Royal Navy and was involved in WWII.
His experiences in WWII gave him the idea to write a book about human nature and evil.
He won the Nobel Prize in 1983

9. Allegory:
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
A symbol.
What might this story be an allegory for?

10. A brief synopsis...
British schoolboys are stranded on an uninhabited island after a plane crash.
Island whereabouts unknown.
During a fictional nuclear war (not WWII).

11. Continued... 2 boys serve as main characters in the beginning.
Elementary – middle school aged boys.

12. You might hurt your brain….
…If you over think this story.
Don’t think about all adults dying and all children alive.
Don’t think about where they were flying.
Don’t think about the island location.

13. Lord of the Flies
You will have 2 quizzes on each set of chapters. Comprehension and then Analyzing (essay format).
You should read approximately 10 pages a night to keep up
I have a Close reading guidelines on my website.
I will collect your books to grade the annotations.
Comprehension quiz is on Thursday you will get with your group to complete the Close Reading for 2 chapters. Friday you will complete the close reading for the other 2 and have the essay quiz.
You will be allowed to use your book on the quiz to jog your memory.

14. April 6... Chapters 5-8 April 19... Chapter 9-12
Pacing Guide:
March Chapter 1-4
April 6... Chapters 5-8
April Chapter 9-12
For each reading, you will complete the annotations in your books. I will pick up the book when the chapters are due. If you do not have your book then you will receive a zero until the late work is turned into me.

15. The Stanford Prison experiment

16. The Stanford Prison experiment
Each of you should receive a copy of the worksheet- there are 2 sides!
Enter the website at the top of the worksheet.(
Click The Story on the top right of the screen.
Pause after each page and answer the questions. Each question should be answered in paragraph form.
You will create a new google document to answer each question.
Make sure to submit the document to google classroom.
You may work with your partner to research and answer the questions.

17. After learning about the Stanford Prison Experiment,
Closure
After learning about the
Stanford Prison Experiment,
How would you revise your warm up?