Lord of the Flies Quiz, Close Reading, Vocabulary Games, Test, and Answer Keys Bundle

Eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this comprehensive bundle for teaching Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Included are the following: 12 plot-based quizzes, 12 close reading analysis worksheets, 12 vocabulary application activities, 12 crossword puzzles, 12 word search games, an end-of-unit test, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) More detailed information follows.

Vocabulary Games and Activities: Frontload assigned readings with vocabulary games and activities to facilitate comprehension of the novel. Alternatively, stash these materials in an emergency sub folder to keep students meaningfully engaged in the book during unexpected teacher absences. By engaging with these materials, students will:

• Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words

• Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings

• Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Plot-Based Quizzes: Evaluate general reading comprehension and hold students accountable for completing assigned readings. Alternatively, the quizzes may serve as guided reading handouts to facilitate purposeful engagement with literature. By engaging with these materials, students will:

• Demonstrate generalized knowledge of characters

• Demonstrate generalized knowledge of settings

• Demonstrate generalized knowledge of conflicts

Close Reading Analysis Worksheets: Go beyond general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this set of rigorous activities (one for each chapter). By engaging with these materials, students will:

• Identify what the text says both explicitly and implicitly

• Determine the function of given excerpts

• Describe the tone of given excerpts

• Discern the intended effects of the author's narrative techniques

• Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop

• Compare and contrast characters

• Apply knowledge of literary devices including hyperbole, personification, symbolism, simile, metaphor, imagery, onomatopoeia, situational irony, and more

• Conduct brief research on topics relevant to the novel

• Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence

• Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision

Summative Test: This test includes 50 multiple choice questions. In addition to objective questions on character, plot, and literary devices, an essay section is featured, requiring high school students to analyze plot development, character development, and theme development. An answer key is included with sample essay responses.

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