Reading Schedule - Chapter 1

Lord of the Flies


Ch 1 The Sound of the Shell June 19th
Ch 2 Fire on the Mountain
Ch 3 Huts on the Beach June 26th
Ch 4 Painted Faces and Long Hair July 3rd
Ch 5 Beast from Water July 10th
WRITTEN TEST July 17th
Ch 6 Beast from Air
Ch 7 Shadows and Tall Trees
Ch 8 Gift from the Darkness
Ch 9 A View to a Death
ORAL TEST August 7th
Ch 10 The Shell and the Glasses
Ch 11 Castle Rock August 14th
Ch 12 Cry of the Hunters August 21st
TERM TEST - PORTFOLIO August 28th



The Sound of the Shell

1) In R.M Ballantyne´s Coral Island the marooned boys create a civilization in the wilderness. In this first chapter, how is the Coral Island glamour of this island conveyed?
2) What suggestions are there that the glamour may be an illusion?
3) In the conch and the election lie the beginnings of government. How successful is it likely to be and why?
4) How much do you already know about Ralph, Piggy, Jack, Simon and Roger?
5) *Re-read from “He jumped down from the terrace” to “ Ralph stood up and trotted along to the right”.
How would you say Golding manages to establish the characters of these two boys in this passage and hint at the problems that lie ahead for both of them on this island?