DO NOW:

Using the strips of

paper on your table,
paste the events in the
order they occurred in
Chapter 2 with your
partner.

I can cite several pieces

Learning
Target
Lesson 1: Monday, January 30

of textual evidence to
support analysis of what
the text says explicitly as
well as inferences drawn
from the text. (RL.7.1)

READ Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach

As we read, fill out your quote tracker at the back of your packet. Since we
are reading three chapters this week, you should shoot for at least 3-4
quotes today. Write down all quotes with the appropriate citation and a 1-2
sentence description of the importance of this quote.
Potential Areas of Focus:
1. The change in Jacks personality that is described at the beginning of
the chapter
2. What this chapter reveals about Simons personality, and the potential
importance later in the novel

WRITING AN ANALYTICAL PARAGRAPH

An analytical paragraph is a paragraph that
uses evidence to back up an argument.
In every paragraph you write, you should be
using the book to prove your point.
Analysis is a detailed examination of
something through discussion and
interpretation

DECONSTRUCTING AN ANALYTICAL PARAGRAPH

Topic Sentence
Identify what your argument will be in your paragraph.

Evidence
Include specific details from the text to support the topic sentence

Paraphrase Evidence
Use your own thinking and language to express the authors ideas

Analysis of Evidence
Explain the significance of the evidence and interpret it

Concluding Statement
Explain how the evidence connects to your topic sentence claim

LANGUAGE OF GOOD
PARAGRAPHS
YOU ARE EXPECTED TO BE USING THESE NOW THAT WEVE GONE OVER
IT!
1.The Literary Present: Use the present tense when for ELA writing
assignments (ex: Ender feels sad vs. Ender felt sad)
2.Use the vocabulary words you have learned
3.Use the proper spelling of a word (ex: to/too, their/there)
4.Cite where you found your evidence at the end of the sentence.
ex: When Ender discusses his relationship with Peter, he makes it clear that he and his
brother have fundamentally different outlooks on life (Card 22).
OR
Card states that when Ender discusses his relationship with Peter, he makes it clear
that he and his brother have fundamentally different outlooks on life (22).

EXEMPLAR ANALYTICAL
PARAGRAPH
Enders Game repeatedly makes references to the way in which the
entire world is a game and the characters inside it are being played.
Even in the first pages of the book, Peter tells Valentine and Ender that
its not a joke, a game. I can make you guys believe anything. I can
make you dance around like puppets (Card 14). This interaction
between Peter and his siblings foreshadows a much larger thematic
element of games versus reality that encompasses the novel.
Furthermore, the world of Enders Game relies on children playing a
seemingly harmless game in battle school that we learn is actually the
strategy for winning the war against the Buggers. In doing so, the
Battle School cadets unknowingly sacrifice countless lives, and are
denied the ability to assess the morality of their actions. This game
mentality that is born in the early pages of the novel serves to divorce
the characters from the reality of their actions and make them pawns
in a much larger, much more deadly game.

With your partner...

Label each part of the exemplar TEPAC in
your packet (you can create your own
color coding system or simply label each
piece).

Lets Break it Down

T: Enders Game repeatedly makes references to the way in which the entire
world is a game and the characters inside it are being played.
E: Even in the first pages of the book, Peter tells Valentine and Ender that its
not a joke, a game. I can make you guys believe anything. I can make you dance
around like puppets (Card 14).
P: This interaction between Peter and his siblings foreshadows a much larger
thematic element of games versus reality that encompasses the novel.
A: Furthermore, the world of Enders Game relies on children playing a
seemingly harmless game in battle school that we learn is actually the strategy
for winning the war against the Buggers. In doing so, the Battle School cadets
unknowingly sacrifice countless lives, and are denied the ability to assess the
morality of their actions.
C: This game mentality that is born in the early pages of the novel serves to
divorce the characters from the reality of their actions and make them pawns
in a much larger, much more deadly game.

YOUR JOB!
1. Choose one of the following questions and write an analytical paragraph in
response
Prompt 1: Discuss the change in Jacks personality that is described at the beginning
of the chapter. What is Jacks highest priority, and what does this tell us about him?
Prompt 2: What does this chapter reveal about Simons personality, and what
importance do you think this will have later in the novel? (How do you think the
other boys will react to Simon?)
2. Write a strong topic sentence
3. Organize your thoughts using the TEPAC Analytical Paragraph Chart
4. Write a TEPAC Paragraph

DO NOW
Without using your notes, what are the components
of a strong analytical paragraph (in other words, what
does TEPAC stand for)?

Learning
Target
Lesson 2: Tuesday, January 31

I can determine the

meaning of words and
phrases as they are used
in a text (RL.7.4)

ENMITY
Deep seated hatred; State of being an enemy
Logan felt enmity toward his dog, Thor because he would not stop
barking all night.

HIATUS
A gap or interruption in continuity; a break or pause
Mr. Williams told his class that the hiatus some students take
between high school and college is often called a gap year.

TUMULT
Commotion of a great crowd; disorder
The sound of students at recess is so tumultuous that I can barely
hear myself think.

TIRADE
A long angry or violent speech; a diatribe
Ms. Haucks tirade when her students were lazy and unmotivated
caused her students to reevaluate their study habits.

OPPRESSIVE
Using power unjustly; burdensome
Some societal expectations like mandatory schooling until the age
of 16 may seem oppressive to some who believe they should have
the freedom to choose.

TACIT
Not spoken; implied by actions or statements
During the Presidents speech, Ms. Tanner found herself nodding
in tacit support.

BLATANT
Totally or offensively obtrusive; very obvious
The blatant abuse of Ms. Warriors late work policy resulted in a
new policy where she accepts no late work.

TABOO
Excluded or forbidden from use or
mention
Most people consider cannibalism
taboo.

LUDICROUS
Laughably and obviously absurd; foolish
Many think Ludacriss fear of open water is ludicrous, but not Ms.
English. She has the same fear.

INARTICULATE
Incomprehensible; unable to speak with clarity
When you use words like cause, and idk in academic writing,
Mr. Hall will say you sound inarticulate.

TRASHKETBALL
LOTF VOCAB 1

TRASHKETBALL: VOCAB EDITION

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Stay in your seats at all times.

You will have 30-60 seconds to discuss the answer to a question
AND
Write ONE response as a team to the question on your own
sheet of paper.
All teams will hold up their answers.
If you are correct, your team will get the opportunity to shoot
the correct response into the trashcan from a 1, 2, or 3 point
line.
If the shot is made, the team gets extra-credit.
Shots will be made after ALL the questions have been
answered.

1
Which vocab word is a synonym for the
word in red?
Sometimes students presentations are
incomprehensible because they mumble
like crazy!

Answer
Inarticulate

2
Define:
Hiatus

Answer
A gap or interruption in continuity; a break or
pause

3
Whats the word?

Deep seated hatred; State of being an enemy

Answer
Enmity

4
Whats the word?
A long angry or violent speech; a diatribe

Answer
Tirade

5
Whats the word?
Not spoken; implied by actions or statements

Answer
Tacit

6
Whats the word?
Commotion of a great crowd; disorder

Answer
Tumult

7
Use OPPRESSIVE in a sentence

Answer
Some societal expectations like mandatory
schooling until the age of 16 may seem
oppressive to some who believe they should
have the freedom to choose.

8
Whats the word?
Laughably and obviously absurd; foolish

Answer
Ludicrous

9
Define:
Taboo

Answer
Excluded or forbidden from use or mention

10
Define:
Blatant

Answer
Totally or offensively obtrusive; very obvious

MAKE YOUR SHOTS!

1. Choose a member(s) of your team to make your
shots.
2. You will be called up to make the amount of
shots earned based on the tallies on the board

READ Chapter 4: Painted Faces & Long Hair

As we read, fill out 3-4 more quotes on your quote tracker at the back of
your packet. You should have 10 total quotes by the end of the week. Write
down all quotes with the appropriate citation and a 1-2 sentence
description of the importance of each quote.
Potential Areas of Focus:
1. Why does Maurice walk away when Percival starts crying, and why doesnt
Roger throw the stones directly at Henry? What does their behavior suggest
about human nature?
2. Why do the hunters decide to paint themselves with clay and charcoal? What
effect does doing this have on their behavior, and why? Does this makeup have
any symbolic meaning?
*Note: You will be writing a TEPAC paragraph on these questions when you are finished reading.

Independent Practice
Write a full TEPAC paragraph for one of the following
questions. Your answer must include at least one direct quote
from the text with an appropriate citation. Please CIRCLE
which option you choose.
1. Why does Maurice walk away when Percival starts crying,
and why doesnt Roger throw the stones directly at Henry?
What does their behavior suggest about human nature?
2. Why do the hunters decide to paint themselves with clay
and charcoal? What effect does doing this have on their
behavior, and why? Does this makeup have any symbolic
meaning?

DO NOW:
Do you believe
that humans are
innately
(naturally) good
or bad? Explain.

Learning
Target
Lesson 3: Wednesday, February 1

I can analyze how

particular elements of
Lord of the Flies and
the philosophy of the
state of nature
interact. (RL.7.3)

THE STATE OF NATURE AND

THE SOCIAL CONTRACT

WHAT IS THE STATE OF

NATURE?
Life WITHOUT government
The hypothetical situation of what the lives of people might
have been like without government or social norms
The state where humans are completely free
There are 2 early theories about the state of nature that disagree
on what humans are naturally like

LOCKE & HOBBES

English philosophers and political theorists who created the foundational

theories of the American Government.

ACCORDING TO LOCKE
Locke believed that people in the State of Nature abided by the Law of
Nature
That humans are free in all ways as long as it doesnt harm others

In other words, freedom does not mean war it means peace!

So for Locke, the state of nature is when we are all free, indeed it is a
state of perfect freedom.

ACCORDING TO HOBBES
The condition of manis a condition of war of everyone against
everyone.
Hobbes believed that people were naturally willing to fight each
other.
Since there is no law, people become greedy but at the same time
they want to protect themselves.
For Hobbes, freedom and equality were in large measure
responsible for the state of nature being a war of all against all.

RECAP
LOCKE

HOBBES

In the state
No
of nature,
society;
humans
and which
mostly kept is worst of
their
all,
promises
continual
and
fear, and
honored
danger of
their
violent
obligations, death; and
and, though the life of
insecure, it
man,
was mostly
solitary,
peaceful, poor, nasty,

THE SOCIAL CONTRACT

In order to protect ourselves from the threat of others in the State
of Nature (because there is no law), people enter into a Social
Contract.
This means that we willingly give up our freedom in exchange for
protection.

THE SOCIAL CONTRACT

What are some expectations that society has that requires us to give up
some of our freedoms?
In other words, what are we not allowed to do
What do you think would happen if we didnt have laws and structure?

If you had the choice, would you choose to sign the Social Contract?

SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN

FOR LOTF?
Men are free, yet everywhere in chains
-Jean Jacques Rousseau
The boys on the island exist in a state of nature where there are no rules
or leaders when they arrive.
1. How do they respond to this?
2. What actions do they take to create peace and order?
3. Do you think that Locke or Hobbes definition of the State of Nature is
more accurate?
As we discuss these questions as a class, take notes in your packet!
STUDENT-LED QUESTIONING: Throughout this quarter, we will be having
more discussions on human nature. Based on our discussion today, come
up with two open-ended questions you would like to ask your classmates. I
will be selecting a handful of these to guide our future discussions.

ASSESSMENT: PARTNER
ACTIVITY
1. Imagine that you are in the State of
Nature, and it is up to you to create a
Social Contract.
2. With your partner, decide first whether
you believe that humans are naturally
peaceful (Locke) or violent (Hobbes).
3. Based on your decision, create a Social
Contract with at least 10 rules that you
believe will help create a conflict-free
society.

DO NOW
Do you think your
identity is influenced
more by the
environment you live in
(and your experiences)
or by your genetics?

Learning
Target
Lesson 4: Thursday, February 2

I can analyze how

particular elements of
Lord of the Flies and
the debate of nature
vs. nurture interact.
(RL.7.3)

NATURE V. NURTURE
Nature versus nurture is one of the oldest issues in psychology.

Nature: refers to all the genes and hereditary factors that influence who we are

Physical appearance
Personality

Nurture: refers to all the environmental variables that impact who we are

Early childhood experiences

How we were raised
The culture we grew up in
Social relationships

THE NATURE VERSUS NURTURE

DEBATE ASKS THE QUESTION:

Are our genes or our

environment more important to
our human development?

OPINIONS

Plato
Believes that some things are
inborn, or that they occur
regardless of our environment

John Locke
Believed that our minds started out
as tabula rasa (blank slates), and that
everything is determined by
experience

THINK-PAIR-SHARE
1. When a person achieves academic success, did
they do so because they are genetically
predisposed to be smart or because they were
in a good learning environment?
2. If a man abuses his wife and kids, is it because
he was born with violent tendencies or is it
something he learned by observing others
behavior?

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(NATURE)
Genetic Diseases
Eye Color
Hair Color
Skin Color

*Other things like life expectancy and height have a strong

biological component, but are also influenced by environmental
factors and lifestyle

ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES
(NURTURE)
Parenting Styles (like manners)
Learned Experiences (like witnessing
violent behavior and copying it)

CONTEMPORARY VIEWS
Most psychologists believe that
behavior and development are
influenced by both nature and
nurture.
HOWEVER, the issue still is still
debated on issues like the origin of
homosexuality and whether
intelligence is genetic or learned.

YOUR ASSIGNMENT
1. Individually read the Nature v. Nurture Debate article (10 min, silent)
As you read, underline passages that you think are important to the nature v.
nurture debate
2. Once you are finished reading, complete the Say-Mean-Matter chart with a
classmate (15 min)
First, write down the text of the quote, then put it in your own words
(paraphrase it), explain what the quote means, and finally explain why the
quote matters
3. Individually, complete the Compare/Contrast Matrix (15 minutes)
Find at least 2 examples for each nature and nurture qualities for Jack and
Ralph.
You must put the page number to receive credit!

DO NOW (25 minutes)

Silently and independently read the article Animal
Senses, then respond to the 8 multiple choice questions
that follow.

ANSWER KEY
1. C
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. A

I can cite several pieces

of textual evidence to

Learning
Target
Lesson 5: Friday, February 3

support analysis of what

the text says explicitly as
well as inferences drawn
from the text. (RL.7.1)
and (RI.7.1)

READ Chapter 5: Beast From Water

As we read, fill out the rest of your quote tracker with quotes from
Chapter 5. You should have 10 total quotes by the end of today. Write
down all quotes with the appropriate citation and a 1-2 sentence
description of the importance of each quote.
Potential Areas of Focus:
1. Think about the significance of the title
2. The concept of rules and why they are so important (to Ralph
specifically)

Independent Practice
Independently and silently answer the following
questions using at least one piece of textual evidence
per answer.
1. What is the significance of the title of the chapter, Beast from Water?
2. What does Percival say when Jack asks him where the beast lives? Why
do you think he says this?
3. What does Simon say about the beast, and what do you think he means?
How does everyone else react to what he says?
4. Why are the rules so important to Ralph? What are the consequences of
breaking them?