A Closer Look
What's the Big Idea?
Put the Pieces Together
It's HOW You Say It
In Style
100
A conclusion made based upon the text and the reader's knowledge and understanding.
What is an inference?
100
"The main idea or message of a story, poem, or play often expressed as a general statement about life"
What is theme?
100
"The methods a writer uses to reveal the personality of a character"
What is Characterization?
100
"An author's attitude toward his or her subject matter"
What is tone?
100
Point of view where the narrator is the main character of the story; recognizable by the use of the pronouns: I, me, my...
What is First Person?
200
The definition of symbol.
What is an object that represents a thought or idea?
200
Two examples of thematic topics.
What is human nature, coming of age, death...
200
List three of the five methods of indirect characterization. HINT: You may have to "steal" the answer
What is speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks.
200
Three examples of the author's tone.
What is joyful, sorrowful, regretful, mad, etc...
200
Point of view of Lord of the Flies.
What is Third Person Omniscient?
300
Roger's motivation for not hitting Henry.
What are societal norms, conscience, conditioning...
300
The theme of Lord of the Flies so far.
What is human nature, good vs. evil...
300
How the following passage is indirectly characterizing Piggy: "Piggy made an aimless little pattern in the sand. 'Trouble is, we haven't got enough people for a fire'" (Golding 138).
What is sad, upset, confused...
300
The two things being compared in the following passage: "His hair was full of dirt and tapped like the tendrils of a creeper" (Golding 183).
What are his hair and the tendrils of a creeper?
300
Describe the purpose for why Golding wrote Lord of the Flies.
What is entertainment, examining human nature, examining society, examining good and evil, describing his situation...
400
The reason why the littluns think there is a Beastie on the island.
What is fear, a nightmare, imagination...
400
The difference between topic and theme.
What is a general idea vs. statement on humanity?
400
The difference between direct and indirect characterization.
What is author telling vs. reader inferring?
400
The difference between tone and mood.
What is the author's emotions vs. the reader's emotions?
400
The difference between Third Person Limited and Third Person Omniscient.
What is following one character's thoughts vs. following multiple characters' thoughts.
500
The inference the reader can make about time in the following passage: "[Ralph] felt with his hands and lowered himself beside Roger, while the trunk rocked among invisible ashes" (Golding 121).
What is night?
500
Short story previously read in this class which shares the theme related to determination with Lord of the Flies.
What is "The Most Dangerous Game?"
500
The person best suited to be leader in Lord of the Flies thus far and why.
Who is Piggy because he is smart; Ralph because he is just; Jack because he has a strong personality...
500
Which is the better tone, informative or frightening, for the following passage: (select the best one and explain) "Between the flashes of lightning, the air was dark and terrible; and the boys followed him, clamorously." (Golding 151).
What is informative because the author is simply stating events?
500
How Lord of the Flies would be different if it was written in First Person.
What is limiting the reader's understanding of other characters...
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