Close Reading of Chapter 2 in Lord of the Flies

Today you will use the close reading strategy to analyze how the author develops one of the themes in the novel.

Close Reading of Chapter 2 in Lord of the Flies

Surface Reading:As you read chapter 2 for the first time keep track of the places that cause confusion.

Sentence summary

Point of Confusion Page # and word/phrase

Clarification

Turn and talk to a partner about what these pictures represent.

Turn and talk to a partner about what these pictures represent.

Close Reading of Chapter 2 in Lord of the Flies

Deeper reading: As you look through the chapter this time, look for places that relate to community and order or mob behavior and disorder.

Community and order Mob behavior and disorder

Target Practice

Today you will use the close reading strategy to analyze how the author develops one of the themes in the novel.

How does the author of the novel Lord of the Flies introduce the idea of community versus anarchy? Support your answer with specific details from the novel.

Level 5 Includes more than three specific details with justificationLevel 4 Includes three specific details from the passage with justification.Level 3 Includes three specific details Level 2 Includes three detailsLevel 1 Less than three details

As you continue to read…keep looking for symbols of community and anarchy and how the author foreshadows the shift from one to the other…