AP Prep

Mr. Bovaird

Lord of the Flies – Unit Schedule

Files for Download:

1. Introduction Lecture Notes	MS Word Format	PowerPoint Format
2. Apollonian and Dionysian Characters	MS Word Format	PowerPoint Format
3. Characterization Instructions	MS Word Format
4. Study Guides
Chapters 1-3	MS Word Format
Chapters 4-6	MS Word Format
Chapters 7-9	MS Word Format
Chapters 10-12	MS Word Format
5. Prometheus Lecture Notes	MS Word Format	PowerPoint Format
6. Freudian Criticism Lecture Notes	MS Word Format	PowerPoint Format
7. The Sow’s Head Lecture Notes	MS Word Format	PowerPoint Format
8. Simon Lecture Notes	MS Word Format	PowerPoint Format
9. Dramatic Reading Quotations	MS Word Format
10. Main Ideas Quotations	MS Word Format
11. Study Guide Answers	MS Word Format

Unit Objectives:

• Students will read Lord of the Flies with the dual goals of understanding it on a literal level (the stranding of the boys) and on a symbolic level (the structures of civilization)
• Students will identify and analyze literary methods and devices used by Golding
• Students will work in small groups and as a class in discussing the novel’s connections to their own lives and to our modern-day world
• Students will compose an in-class essay to analyze Golding’s literary methods in writing the novel using the Freudian criticism approach
• Students will complete a final unit exam, demonstrating their understanding of the novel as a whole and of the literary components of the novel

Vocabulary:

allegory – a story with a double meaning; a primary or surface meaning and a secondary or under-the-surface meaning; can be read at multiple levels

amplification – a device in which language is used to extend or magnify or emphasize

Apollonian figure – a character who represents clarity, critical reason, and self-control

Christ figure – a literary technique used to draw an allusion between a character and the biblical Jesus Christ; a spiritual or prophetic character who parallels Jesus or other spiritual or prophetic figures

deus ex machine – an unanticipated intervener who resolves a difficult situation (from the Latin, “god out of the machine”)

Dionysian figure – a character who represents intuition, pain, orgiastic passion, dissolution of boundaries, and destruction

foil – a secondary character who contrasts with a major character and highlights various facets of the main character’s personality

microcosm – a small group of individuals whose behavior is typical of a larger social body encompassing it

omniscient point of view – perspective where the story is told by a narrator who knows all the facts

Promethean figure – a character who displays an inventive or innovative knack; the “fire-bringer”

symbol – an object, animate or inanimate, that represents or stands for something else

Ideas to Consider:

• The power of the individual in the face of the mob
• Humankind’s natural inclination toward savagery / goodness / civilization

August 11 through August 15
Day:	Activities:	Assignments:
Monday (8/11)	School not in Session
Tuesday (8/12)
Wednesday (8/13)	1^st Day of School	No assignment
Thursday (8/14)	Course Introduction	No assignment
Friday (8/15)	Lesson #01: Introduction Journal: Tapping into prior knowledge of Golding’s Lord of the Flies Related Reading: Stephen King’s Hearts in Atlantis (pp. 34-36) Lecture: Introduction notes over the author and novel (MS Word or PowerPoint)	None

August 18 through August 22
Day:	Activities:	Assignments:
Monday (8/18)	Lesson #02: Nature v. Nurture Journal: Are moral constraints learned or innate? Nature v. Nurture Reading: Chapter 1 as a class Assign: Study Guides over Chapters 1-3	Read Chapter 1, pp. 7-31 (for Tuesday 8/19) Chapters 1-3 Study Guides (due Wednesday 9/10)
Tuesday (8/19)	Lesson #03: Apollonian and Dionysian Characters Journal: Apollo and Dionysus Discussion: Ralph’s strengths and weaknesses as a leader on the island	Read Chapter 2, pp. 32-47 (for Thursday 8/21)
Wednesday (8/20)	Lesson #03: Apollonian and Dionysian Characters, continued Journal: Review entries over Apollo and Dionysus Lecture Notes: Apollonian and Dionysian Characters	None
Thursday (8/21)	Lesson #04: Fire on the Mountain Journal: Ralph’s hair, the littluns, the snake-thing, the fire Group Activity: finding pertinent quotations, identifying literary terms, and addressing purpose	Read Chapter 3, pp. 48-57 (for Friday 8/22)
Friday (8/22)	Lesson #05: Characterization Journal: Brainstorming a list of characteristics for Jack, Simon, Piggy, or Ralph Group Activity: Work together to find evidence from the text Visual Representation: Assign students to create a Characterization Collage for class tomorrow Assign: Study Guides over Chapters 4-6	Characterization Collage (due Tuesday, 8/26) Read Chapter 4, pp. 58-75 (for Monday 8/25) Chapters 4-6 Study Guides (due Wednesday 9/10)

August 25 through August 29
Day:	Activities:	Assignments:
Monday (8/25)	Lesson #06: Antithesis Discussion: Antithesis between the two groups on the island Writing: In-class writing over the idea of antithesis in LOTF	Read Chapter 5, pp. 76-94 (for Tuesday 8/26)
Tuesday (8/26)	Lesson #07: Prometheus Journal: Prometheus Film: Excerpt from Castaway Lecture: Prometheus from literature, Promethean characters, connections to Piggy	Read Chapter 6, pp. 95-108 (for Wednesday 8/27)
Wednesday (8/27)	Lesson #08: Freudian Criticism Lecture Notes: Freudian Criticism; the id, ego, and superego Group Presentations: Connecting Freudian psychology with the novel Assign: Study Guides over Chapters 7-9	Read Chapter 7, pp. 109-123 (for Thursday 8/28) Chapters 7-9 Study Guides (due Wednesday 9/10)
Thursday (8/28)	Lesson #08: Freudian Criticism, cont. Journal: Review Freudian terms Group Presentations: continue with yesterday’s activity Discussion: Group findings and connections between Freudian terms and the novel Read: Chapter 8 in the novel	Read Chapter 8, pp. 124-144 (for Friday 8/29)
Friday (8/29)	Lesson #09: The Sow’s Head Lecture Notes: The Sow’s Head	Read Chapter 9, pp. 145-154 (for Tuesday 9/2)

September 1 through September 5
Day:	Activities:	Assignments:
Monday (9/1)	No School – Labor Day