Lord of the Flies Vocabulary List 2

11. Credulously - childishly.

Synonym - foolishly, stupidly, acting bizarre

My Definition - Someone who is being dumb or acting so bizarre.

12. Cynically - without hope, desperate, sadness, and dispair.

Synonym - desperate, sadly

My Definition - The person is being depressed about their lives so much.

13. Declivities - slope, downward change in value.

Synonym - incline, drop, decrease

My Definition - When a line is dropping down or going upward.

14. Decorous - appropriate, suitable.

Synonym - becoimg, civilized, worthy

My Definition - When a person is becoing classy or dressed proper.

15. Demur - disagree, back off.

Synonym - cancel, abandon, challenge

My Definition - Someone who wants to get out a problem.

16. Derisive - exhibiting unkind behavior or words.

Synonym - insolent, flip, sassy

My Definition - When children, teenagers, or adults be disrespectful to one another.

17. Diffidently - in fear, in a modest manner.

Synonym - alarm, bashful, shy

My Definition - Someone who is afraid to show thier fears.

18. Discursive - rambling, difficult to understand.

Synonym - erratic, spreading

My Definiton - Something is more awkward.

19. Disentangled - unwind, solve.

Synonym - part, open, solve

My Definition - When somethign is a lot easier for a person to do.

20. Disinclination - unwillingness to do or believe something.

Synonym - aversion, dislike

My Definition - Some people do not believe in some things that are true and real.

Lord of the Flies Scenario (200 Words)

The people should survive with me will be Bobby, Mrs. Victor, Mary Evans, Mr. Newton, and Mrs. Clark. The reason why I've chosen these people is because we have the power to help each other, technique skills, and a lot of survival skills to save each other to get to civilization. The first one I've chosen is Bobby. The reason why I've chosen Bobby is because, he's a lot more mentally handicapped with himself. Also Bobby has 70% chance of surviving with the rest of the other four people I've chosen. The second is Mrs. Victor. The reason why I've chosen Mrs. Victor is because she knows how to handle things her own way. She also got married when she was sixteen, but then Victor got a divorce when she was eighteen years old. The third person I've chosen was Mary Evans. The reason why I've chosen this woman is because she can draw a boat to get the five of us including me, off the island to civilization. The fourth person is Mr. Newton. The reason why I brought him is because he can treat the five of us with medical care, and create some medicine to cure our sickness. The fifth and final person I choose is Mrs. Clark, the 28 year old daughter of a minister. The reason why I've chosen her is because she can build a radio to signal the helicopters for rescue if the boat thing does not turn out we planned. The person who should survive is Mary Evans. Mary Evans hasn't done anything in her life that was bad.

Lord of the Flies Discussion Questions Chpt. 2

1. Who is the only one who may interrupt the speaker holding the conch?

answer: Jack

2. Who saw the beast/beastie/snake-like thing?

answer: Ralph

3. Who says, again and again that there isn't a beast?

answer: Ralph

4. On page 37, Ralph makes a two-fold "mission statement." What are the two parts?

answer: 1. building a bonfire, 2. getting the list of names

5. Why do they need a fire?

answer: to get help if a helicopter comes to rescue them

6. What did the boys use to start the fire?

answer: some dead wood, platform, and dry leaves

7. Who is the first boy to die?

answer: Piggy

Who said it? (remember to indicate page numbers)

8. "How do you expect to be rescued if you don't put first things first and act proper?"

answer: Ralph pg. 36

9. "I told you to. I told you get a list of names!"

answer: Ralph pg. 37

10. "Well have rules! Lots of rules! Then when anymore breaks 'em-"

answer: Jack pg. 34

Lord of the Flies Vocab. Sentences List 1

1. There was a deep abyss in the ground.

2. The Egyptian syllables articulate the signs of the undead.

3. My mom has a lot bastion, and defense for herself.

4. Donald sometimes make a blunder when he talks negative.

5. Water can cascade everywhere, even in countries too.

6. Someone is contemptuously being a jackass lately.

7. The compressed walls are coming close by Indiana Jones.

8. My sister is going to be contritely about having fits everyday.

9. Some people can be corpulenting at times.

10. The mater mind can covert a secret hard code.

Lord of the Flies Vocabulary List 1

1. Abyss - a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity, vast chasm.

Synonym: immeasurable

My Definition: It's really a deep cavity or vast chasm.

2. Articulate - uttered clearly in distinct syllables.

Synonym: Coherently

My Definition: Very strange distinctive syllables.

3. Bastion - support, fortified place.

Synonym: defense

My Definition: A lot of support and defense.

4. Blundered - make mistake.

Synonym: Blow, confused

My Definition: Someone makes mistakes.

5. Cascades - something falling especially water.

Synonym: descend, pour, overflow

My Definition: Overflowing too much water.

6. Compressed - compact, condense.

Synonym: bind, close, contract

My Definition: Binding something.

7. Contemptuously - boastfully.

Synonym: arrogantly

My Definition: Somebody is mean, disrespectful, and a jerk.

8. Contrite - Regretful.

Synonym: apologetic

My Definition: Feels a lot of sorrow, sadness, and despair of what they did wrong.

9. Corpulent - fat, chubby.

Synonym: large, gross

My Definition: Completely huge.

10. Covert - chandestine, underhanded.

Synonym: concealed, private

My Definition: A lot more secretive.

Lord of the Flies Discussion Questions Chpt. 1

1. How did the boys arrive on the island?

answer: Plane crashed, and shut down

2. How did Ralph call the first meeting?

answer: By blowing on a conch shell

3. What are the names of the twins?

answer: Sam and Eric

4. What does Ralph's dad do?

answer: Royal Navy

5. What nationality are the boys?

answer: British

6. The island was roughly boat - shaped.

7. What is the "scar?"

answer: the island

8. For whom did Piggy vote as chief?

answer: Ralph

9. Who went to make sure the island was really an island?

answer: a. Ralph, b. Jack, c. Simon

10. Who is your favorite character so far?

answer: Ralph

Daily Grammar

These are nine parts of speech

1. Nouns

2. Verbs

3. Pronouns

4. Adjectives

5. Adverbs

6. Conjunctions

7. Articles

8. Prepositions

9. Interjections