Students are Applying Knowledge of the Roots of our Republic (i.e., Enlightenment, natural rights, state of nature, democracy, social contract, and John Locke) to the classic, Lord of the Flies. Use the viewing guide to check for understanding.
Don’t forget there is QUIZ THURSDAY. Paraphrase, Don’t memorize. 🙂 Share your knowledge with your families at dinner, friends during recess, or record a podcast of yourself paraphrasing the lessons. Use the FOLDABLE & The Natural Rights Packet. Check out the slideshare widget to view them in color or use the search bar to find the post.
Also, watch the LOTF clips using the vodpod widget in the top left sidebar.
Good Luck!
Lotf guide
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Hi Nicky,
Nice connection! How did the rules help with your robotics meeting? What would have happened if someone broke the rules like Jack?
In Robotics after school today, we had a meeting. To speak during the meeting, you had to have a plaque in your hand. This reminded me of Lord of the Flies because to speak in the movie, you had to have the conch with you.
Hi Anna,
Thank you for sharing how your point of view changed after seeing the movie and connecting it back to our lessons on John Locke. Did you enjoy LOTF? How did it help you to understand John Locke’s philosophy? Don’t forget to take the poll on your favorite LOTF character. Click on the About Us tab and scroll down until you see the poll. Leave us a comment after you vote. 🙂
When I first saw the middle top picture on the LOTF guide, I thought it was a group of mountain people that they met on the island. After watching the video in class I now know that this is Jacks tribe. I think it’s symbolistic how they look like mountain children. It show that the state of nature inside them has taken over and the simalarity is shown through that picture.
Hi Tyler, Check out this student blog and Teagan’s blogging guidelines. She provides a similar list to our class guidelines that you can use on your edublog. Stop by her blog and leave a comment: http://teganrm4.edublogs.org/my-commenting-guidelines-for-my-blog/
Even when he has the conch, the state of nature takes over Jack’s tribe. :,-‘(