Lord of the Flies; Chapter 6
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Introduction |
Well, the world of adults sends a message to the kids, just as they asked.... |
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Chapter 6: Beast From the Air |
Read the chapter and answer the following questions fully. Use another sheet of paper. 1. What details in the description let you know that the figure is dead before it hits the ground? What sort of message is this? Why didn't the twins see the body fall? 2. Who sees the beast? What have they just done? How do they react? 3. Complete the quote "The silence was full of ________________" Explain. 4. How was this a good meeting for Ralph? How does he get the attention of the meeting away from Jack Do the boys want to be rescued? Explain 5. How was Simon embarrassed? What wasn't he able to do? Who does Simon imagine the beast to be? |
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6. Why must Ralph lead them onto the rock? How is that a good thing for Ralph's leadership? How is this trip different from the first trip the three of them took? 7. How does Golding describe the rock using personification? 8. When Jack says "Couldn't let you do it on your own." What two ways are we supposed to take it? 9. How does this rock toppling contrast with the previous Rock toppling? 10. Why is this a good place for the fort? How has the author made the identity of the beast more and more clear? What do the other boys want to do? 11. An important thing has happened at the fort. The last line gives it away. How did this happen? |
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Why don't the boys want Ralph's leadership? Why doesn't Ralph want to be a leader? have you ever had to act like an adult when you really didn't want to? Explain. |
Lord of the Flies; Chapter 7
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Introduction |
Ralph gives up leadership a little bit, and the craziness hits him. |
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Chapter 7: Shadows and Tall Trees |
Answer the following questions fully. Use another sheet of paper. 1. Remember the Yeats poem. What happened to the "best"? How about the "worst"? How is that happening in this story? 2. What is Ralph thinking as he walks behind Jack? How does Golding use hair again? Why does Ralph want to clean himself up, symbolically? 3. What do the boys look like? What disturbs Ralph about this knowledge? 4. What is the other side of the island like? What depresses him? What does the phrase "brute obtuseness" mean? 5. Simon gives him a prediction. What is it? What is ominous in Simon's prediction? |
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6. What does Jack find? What unusual simile is used when he finds them? Why does Ralph give up the leadership role? What does Ralph think about while he is hunting? What does that show about him? 7. When the boar turns, who gets the first shot in at him? Why is that a good thing for Ralph? How does he feel about that? 8. How do the boys play with Robert? Why is that not play? How does Ralph react to the game? What do they chant? How does a chant affect them? When have you heard a chant? How does it affect a group? 9. What decision does Ralph make? How does he mess up the peace he has had between himself and Jack? How does Simon solve the problem? |
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10. What embarrassing question does Ralph ask? Why is it embarrassing? 11. What challenge does Jack issue? Why does he feel that he needs to do this? What is the strongest emotion that Jack feels? 12. Who are the three that go up the mountain? Why is it appropriate that Roger comes along? 13. Who sees the beast first? How does he react? 14. Who fully confronts the beast? What happens then? What emotion does Ralph give in to? |
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What quality would make Jack a better leader? What quality would make Ralph a better leader? |
Lord of the Flies; Chapter 8
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Introduction |
Jack finally gets hacked off and leaves. He and his hunters go after the beast, in a very odd hunt. Simon creeps into the woods as well and talks to the Beast. |
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Chapter 8: Gift of the Darkness |
Read Chapter 8 and answer the following questions fully. Use another sheet of paper. 1. What does Piggy have a hard time believing? How would the story be different if you didn't know what the beast is on top of the mountain? How do they describe the conch? What does that say about the force of civilization? 2. Complete the quote: "Boys armed with _____________" Why does this anger Jack? 3. Why did Jack call the meeting? What happens at the meeting to Jack? What emotion fuels his run? After six hours, what are the results of the meeting? 4. Why is Piggy upset? 5. What does Simon suggest? Why is that a good idea? In reality, what is he telling the boys to do? |
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7. What is Piggy's idea? Why is it a good practically? Why is it a good one psychologically? 8. What happens to the fire they build? 9. What is Simon doing? What is he becoming? 10. How does Jack propose to deal with the beast? Will that be successful? What is he telling the kids to do? Why is the hunt more important than the fire? 11. What sort of pig do they kill? What sex is that? Earlier, Jack wouldn't stab a pig right below him. Now, he goes after the sow. How has he changed? What language do they use to describe killing the sow? (135 Middle) Why might Golding use that language? What are flying nearby? Who must be watching this? |
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12. Why do they sharpen a stick at both ends? What word won't they use? Why? Complete the quote: "The ___________ accepted the gift." Explain. 13. Who does Simon talk to? What does it say to him? What does Simon say to it? Why is that important? |
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14. What has happened to the fire? What is Ralph worried about? 15. Who steals some of the fire? How do they look? How is Jack dressed? What does that say about him? Why doesn't he go for the Conch? Why are the littl'uns going to join Jack? 16. What word evades Jack's memory? Explain. |
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16. What is talking to Simon? How could the Pig's head be a beast? Why can't you kill it? What does it threaten to do? What does the word "fun" mean? Is that ironic? |
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What is the Beast, the Lord of the Flies? Describe the scene when Jack comes to steal the fire? |
Lord of the Flies; Chapter 9
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Introduction |
Simon (named after the saint, Simon Peter) sees the beast and comes back to tell everyone, but finds the real beast. |
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Chapter 9: A View to a Death |
Read the chapter and answer the following questions. Use another sheet of paper. 1. How has the weather changed? Why did Golding do this? 2. What does Simon do when he finds the pilot? Why does this show his humanity? Why isn't he scared? 3. How do the boys treat Jack? Why might they be more comfortable doing this than the democracy Ralph practiced? Is this similar to the school they were once at? 4. Why won't they look at Ralph? How does Ralph and Piggy defuse the scene? 5. How has the Conch lost some of it's power? |
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6. Instead of trying to protect themselves from the rain, the boys begin their dance. Why? What does the dance protect them from? 7. Complete the quote "They were glad to touch____________________"
How is the circle a fence? Why do Piggy and Ralph join it? What do they chant? 8. Complete the quote "there was only the sound of ___________." What claws? Explain. Who else takes part in the killing? What else leaves the island? 9. How is Simon's body taken away from the island? Why does the author dwell on the bioluminescence What is he trying to compare it to? How is that fitting for Simon? |
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Describe the scene on the beach when the chant begins. |
Lord of the Flies; Chapter 10
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Introduction |
Everyone has to deal with the fact that they murdered. Some do better than others. Piggy loses an important thing. |
Chapter 10: The Shell and the Glasses
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7. At night, what does Ralph think of? Do you suppose Roger or Jack dream similar things? What do they dream of? What does Piggy think will happen to them? How long have they been on the island? 8. When they hear noises outside the shelter, what do they think? How are they wrong? How are they right? 9. What happens in the shelter? How does Ralph do for himself? What is gone? What is the literal importance of that? Figuratively, what has happened? How else could Jack and Roger have gotten fire? 10 Who did Ralph hit? Why is that ironic? |
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What could Ralph and Piggy do now? |
Lord of the Flies; Chapter 11
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Introduction |
Civilization, in it’s last tattered remnants, sinks gracefully beneath the waves. |
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Chapter 11: Castle Rock |
Read the chapter and answer the following questions fully. Use another sheet of paper. 1. What does Piggy insist that Ralph do? What does Piggy still believe in? Does anyone else? 2. What is he going to tell Jack? What will he bring with him? What does he think that will do? Why should Jack give him his glasses back? 3. How are they going to get ready for the trip? Why is that important? How does Golding use hair again? What does Samneric want? 4. What is Ralph constantly forgetting? What does that show? 5. Complete the quote “Stop being_______” Why is that the wrong word to use? Who else might say that word? |
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6. What does Roger do to the twins? Where else have we seen this action? How is it different this time? 7. What does Ralph accuse Jack of being? How does Jack feel as a result of that? How does Jack and Ralph’s battle show a shred of civilization? 8. Why does the tribe laugh at Ralph? What does that show about them? What odd order does Jack give? Why do they follow it? 9. How does Ralph become savage? How does Piggy stop it? Why do the kids boo him? 10. How have things fallen apart? What has happened to the best? What has happened to the worst? 11. What is making the “Zup“ sound? What does that show? Does Roger see Piggy and Ralph as people anymore? Explain and/or quote. |
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12. What happen to Piggy? How do the kids react to this? What else is gone? What does this show? Where else in the novel has Golding used the rolling rock? 13. What does Jack do to Ralph? How does Jack run? What does that show? 14. What do they try and get Samneric to do? How do they do it? How do they keep the tribe together? What is going to happen to them? |
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Describe what the four civilized ones look like walking down the beach. |
Lord of the Flies; Chapter 12
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Introduction |
In which terror and the beast rule the island and an improbable, but disquieting ending occurs. What begins with a noble call of the shell, ends with the cry of the hunters. |
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Chapter 12: Cry of the Hunters |
Read the chapter and answer the following questions fully. Use another sheet of paper. 1. Why can’t Jack clean his wounds? Who does he see? How is he wrong? 2. Complete the quote: “Feast today, for tomorrow_____________” Why does Ralph think that? What does the feasting allow him to do? What is ironic about the fire and the feasting? 3. What does Ralph think he could be? Why won’t Jack ever let him alone? 4. What does Ralph meet in the clearing? Why is it “grinning”? Why does it grin more, the more Ralph hits it? 5. Why does Ralph want to join the group? Why won’t he? |
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6. Who does Ralph talk to? What does he say to them? Why do they tell him to leave? How will they hunt for him? 7. What has Roger got ready for Ralph? What’s it for? 8. How has Ralph become an animal? 9. Where does Ralph hide? How else was that thicket used? How is he betrayed? 10. How do the boys propose to get him out of the thicket? Are they being intelligent? What does that show about intelligence? 11. How do they finally get him out of the thicket? What does Ralph do on the way out of the thicket? What does that show? 12. What choices does Ralph have for survival? What else could he do? What does he finally choose? Whereabouts' on the island does he do this? |
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13. When he hides, he acts like an animal. How? The words of Simon appear here. Why? Why does Ralph attack the savage? What does Ralph look like to the savage at that moment? 14. Where does Ralph run to? 15. How is he rescued? Who rescues him? Why did he have his hand on the butt of his gun? 16. Ralph tells the truth. What does he say? Is the navy man a savage? Explain. 17. What can’t Percival Wemys Madison remember? Why? 18. He calls them “a pack of British boys” Why is the word ”pack” appropriate? What biblical place is the island similar to? |
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19. Why is Jack crying? What has he learned? 20. Why doesn’t the officer look at them? What does he look at in the distance? What does that show? |
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What will happen one week after the boys are picked up from the island? |
Mending Wall
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Mending Wall is an odd poem to compare Lord of the Flies with, but it really fits very well. It all depends on what you mean by a wall. |
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Questions |
Read Robert Frost’s poem, “Mending Wall” carefully and answer the following questions. Use another sheet of paper. 1. What doesn't the narrator like the wall? Why don’t they need the wall? Why do they build it anyway? 2. What does Frost compare the neighbor with? Who would that be in Lord of the Flies? 3. Is the force that upsets the walls a good one or a bad one? How do they fix the wall? 4. Assume that the narrator of this poem is an idiot and doesn't realize something that his neighbor does. What might that be. 5. The woods symbolize the same thing in both books. What is it? |
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6. The fences are made to protect both men. From what? What sort of wall do we all have? Did the kids have “walls” at the beginning of LOF? How about at the end? 7. How do fences make good neighbors? |
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Do you follow any traditions where you have no idea why you follow them? Explain. Do you want to know everything about your “neighbors“? Explain. |
Lord of the Flies; Mapping
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Golding makes use of a very small area to use and reuse places for different meanings. This project will show you this. |
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Instructions |
In a group, you are going to draw the picture of a large island and you are going to label fifteen places where important events happened. |
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Procedure |
In order to complete this project, follow this procedure |
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Move desks into a group, Perhaps use floor. |
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Assign roles of Boss, Researchers and Artist. |
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Artist draws an accurate picture of the island |
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Researcher and Boss find 15 events and list them on a sheet of paper. |
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Researcher and Boss label maps |
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Group answers questions |
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Answer the following questions fully. Use another sheet of paper. • What areas of the island were used most often? Why do you suppose that is? • What areas of the island were used the least? Why do you suppose that is? • What areas started as good and became evil? Were there any areas that started evil and became good? Explain. |
How To Do a Group Test
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The rules for a group test are simple. You may use your books, your homeworks, and anything else you have in order to do well. You may only use one period and you must use the group. |
Roles
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The following procedure will work well in answering questions for a group test. |
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Form a Group; Move Desks in a "T " formation. |
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Decide which questions you will answer |
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Choose roles. • I recommend a Boss and an Editor |
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Work quickly but thoroughly through the questions |
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Five or so minutes from the deadline, check your answers. |
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Hand in completed test. |
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Lord of the Flies; Group Test
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This group test is designed to show your ability to work together and your ability to use the ideas presented in the book. |
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Give a brief description of each character listed. Explain what their • jobs/roles are on the island • what motivates each character. |
Piggy -
Ralph -
Jack -
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Civilization |
With the above characters, rank them in order of 1-4 as to the most civilized (#1) to the least civilized (#4). Briefly defend 2 of your choices in the space below. •
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Rules |
A. List and explain at least 3 of the "rules" of the island: •
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B. Circle the rule that lead to a division between the boys? |
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Glasses |
Track the trials and tribulations of Piggy's glasses (they were put through a lot...list their adventures and uses on the island). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
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Fill in the Blanks |
Fill in the blank with the appropriate name, word, or phrase. You will use some words more than once! A world event that is occurring during the time of this novel is __________. The boys are on the island because __________________________. The boys are afraid of a ____________ that lives ___________________. They use a ___________ (name of the shell) to __________ to the group. When they ________ on this shell it means there is to be a _____________ of all the boys. The child who is never seen again had a _______________ on his face. |
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This littlun probably died in the __________. _________ is elected leader of the boys. ___________ is the leader of the choir, and he is appointed the leader of the ___________. This person is obsessed with ______________ a pig. He let the ________ go _________ because he wanted to ____________ instead. __________ and __________ argue about this because the boys could have been ____________ by a passing __________. _________ speaks to the dead ___________ (which is on a stake and covered with buzzing _________). At a feast ___________ crawls in the center of the chanting boys, and he is ____________. ____________'s broken glasses are _____________ by _______________. When the boys go to get them, _____________ is __________ by a falling ____________. The ___________ was pushed by ____________. After this, __________ is stalked by ___________ like a wild beast. |
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Pick one of the characters who died in the book and illustrate (through pictures and words) what that character might be thinking as they viewed the events that proceeded (came after) their death. Choose a specific moment from the book. Use another sheet of paper. The dead character's name is_____________________. The EXACT moment I am illustrating is________________________________________________________. |
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Please respond to one of the following topics. Make sure you don't skimp on this portion of the test (it's usually worth a lot of points, so answer as completely as possible). This can be completed with a lengthy paragraph or two on the back side of your paper, or a separate sheet. • Write an alternative ending to the book. • Write what it would be like at the island's 20 year reunion. • What have you seen that is truly evil? Explain. • How could Ralph have been a better leader? |
Lord of the Flies; Exam
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The following exam is designed to test your knowledge of the book and your ability to use that knowledge. |
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Definitions |
Define and give an example of these words. Use your knowledge of the book. 1. Simile
2. Personification
3. Metaphor
4. Allusion
5. Irony
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Character Matching |
Match the Characteristics on the right with the characters on the left. Pick the best possible answer. c__Samneric a. Forgets his name h__Roger b. First to die i__Ralph c. Last to leave Ralph e__Piggy d. A pig head d__Lord of the Flies e. The intellectual k__Parachutist f. Talks to the Beast f__Simon g. The Pilot in the cave j__Jack h. Kills Piggy b__Mulberry faced boy i. Dad's in the Navy a__Percival Wemys Madison j. Choir leader k. Thought to be the Beast |
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Object Identify |
Identify the following objects. Why is it important or how is it used in the book. Pick Ten. 1. Glasses 2. A signal fire 3. a helicopter 4. smoke on the horizon 5. a knife 6. a double-ended stick 7. the conch 8. choir 9. black berets 10. shelters 11. the castle 12. a very large log |
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Identify the following quotes. Who said it and why is the quote important. Pick ten. 1. "The Chief has spoken."
2. "Kill the pig, spill his blood, eat his meat."
3. "I get the conch, I get to speak." |
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4. "We are going to have fun on this island."
5. "What if, what if the beast is really us??"
6. "You let the bloody fire go out."
7. "Ralph, you better go, they better not catch you here."
8. "We'll leave this, for the beast."
9. "We needed meat."
10. "Boys armed with sticks"
11. "We saw your smoke. What have you been doing? Having a war or something?"
12. “You’ll get back.” |
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Writing |
Write a one paragraph answer to one of the following questions. Remember to freewrite and outline your answer first. • Compare Ralph, Simon and Jack? • What are the main emotions on the island? • How is Lord of the Flies similar to Genesis? |
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Feedback: Lord of the Flies
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Introduction |
Feedback gives you the opportunity to comment on the work you have just studied and how you studied it. Your answers will affect how I teach Lord of the Flies in the future. |
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The Work |
Answer the following questions by marking a number between 1- 10. 10 means you are extremely happy, while 1 means you are heavily bummed. • How well did you enjoy studying the book? ___ • Compared to other works you have studies, how hard was Lord of the Flies? ___ • How important do you feel this play is to the Innocence ___ and Experience unit? |
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Answer the following questions by marking a number between 1- 10. 10 means you are extremely happy, while 1 means you are heavily bummed. • How hard were the homeworks? ___ • How hard were the quizzes? ___ • How hard was the other work? ___ • How hard was the exam? ___ |
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Open ended Questions |
Answer these questions with a short phrase or sentence. |
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• Did you use any other tools (video, Cliff notes, oral tapes) to help you understand this play? • What could I do to make this novel more interesting or accessible for students? • Did you do any of the challenges that relate to this novel? • Did you write any essays that relate to this novel? • What was your grade on the exam? |
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Other Thoughts |
Do you have other thoughts or concerns about the class or the work? If so, please put them right here. |
