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10/29 Homework

Bell Work:

Why do you think Roger doesn’t throw the rocks to hit Henry when there are no adults to punish him?

Vocab:

  1. Welming
    1. (verb) flowing, engulfing
  2. Batty
    1. (adj) crazy
  3. Taboo
    1. (adj) a bad thing
  4. Jigged
    1. (verb) danced

Reading Questions:

  1. What “strange things” happen at midday, and what do they turn out to be?
    1. Why is it strange that they think a boy is “batty” for crying so often?
    2. What does Maurice feel after making Percival cry?
      1. Why did Roger not throw the rocks at Henry?
      2. What does the line “Round the squatting….was in ruins” tell us about the boys?
      3. What does Jack do that he insists will help him hunt pigs?
      4. What does Ralph see on the horizon?
      5. Find an example of the boys devolving in this chapter.

      Homework Questions:

      1. What happened to the fire?
        2. What have the hunters been doing?
        3. What happens to Piggy’s glasses?
        4. Use ‘batty’ in a sentence.