Lord of the Flies Close Reading Analysis Worksheets Bundle

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Evaluate reading comprehension, promote homework accountability, and support the development of close reading analysis skills for high school with this bundle of 12 rigorous worksheets covering each chapter of Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Answer keys are also provided. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. Information on each exercise follows.

Chapter 1 Worksheet. By engaging with this resource, students will:

• Discern what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Analyze how complex characters interact and develop
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices including personification, simile, and onomatopoeia
• Analyze the author’s craft to articulate the intended effect of language and imagery
• Infer what is foreshadowed by a given detail using reasoned thinking
• Determine the most appropriate synonym for a given word in context
• Contrast Simon with his peers in the context of a given passage
• Conduct brief research on the mythological figure Triton and compare him to Ralph
• Identify relevant textual evidence in support of claims
• Write with clarity and precision

Chapter 2 Worksheet. By engaging with this resource, students will:

• Discern what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Analyze how complex characters interact and develop
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices zoomorphism and metaphor
• Discern the tone of a given passage in context
• Discern the significance of the boys’ allusions to adventure fiction
• Discern the significance of the group’s not bringing the conch shell to the mountain
• Analyze a character’s behavior to infer what is revealed about his mindset
• Analyze the author’s craft to articulate how Golding achieves a particular effect
• Identify relevant textual evidence in support of claims regarding Jack’s defiant nature and Piggy’s leadership potential
• Write with clarity and precision

Chapter 3 Worksheet. By engaging with this resource, students will:

• Discern what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Analyze how complex characters interact and develop
• Determine the meaning of complex words or phrases as they are used in the text
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices hyperbole, simile, metaphor, and imagery
• Determine the primary function of the chapter
• Analyze the author’s craft to better understand how Jack is becoming more savage
• Analyze Ralph’s behavior in a given passage to infer what it reveals about his psychological state
• Identify textual evidence that reinforces the idea of being disconnected from modern society
• Write with clarity and precision

Chapter 4 Worksheet. By engaging with this resource, students will:

• Discern what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Analyze how complex characters interact and develop
• Analyze the author’s craft to identify language and details that contribute to Percival’s distinct characterization
• Isolate a falsehood from among several true statements
• Discern the function of a given passage
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices (neologism and onomatopoeia)
• Articulate the internal conflict Simon experiences
• Contrast Jack’s behavior toward Ralph versus Piggy and evaluate what it indicates about Jack’s mindset
• Identify specific textual details from this chapter that reinforce the claim that Simon is compassionate and thoughtful
• Write with clarity and precision

Chapter 5 Worksheet. By engaging with this resource, students will:

• Discern what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Analyze how complex characters interact and develop
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices (slang and invective)
• Articulate the situational irony associated with Ralph’s assembly
• Explain what a given passage implies about Ralph’s psychological state
• Articulate the potential error in Ralph’s judgment in terms of the assembly’s timing
• Identify the qualities that make Jack successful in garnering larger scale support
• Infer the author’s social commentary associated with Jack’s manner of leadership
• Write with clarity and precision

Chapter 6 Worksheet. By engaging with this resource, students will:

• Discern what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Analyze how complex characters interact and develop
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices (personification, sibilance, simile, meiosis, allusion, and idiom)
• Articulate the situational irony associated with Jack’s criticism of Ralph
• Analyze the greater significance of the air battle and dead pilot
• Analyze the author’s craft to explain how juxtaposition is applied in a given passage
• Articulate Simon’s internal conflict in the context of the chapter
• Write with clarity and precision

Chapter 7 Worksheet. By engaging with this resource, students will:

• Discern what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Analyze how complex characters interact and develop
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices (metaphor and personification)
• Determine the function of a given passage
• Analyze the author’s craft to articulate what literary technique is applied and what purpose it serves
• Determine the function of the entire chapter
• Analyze how Ralph becomes a dynamic character and connect Ralph’s transformation to the author’s theme on human nature
• Write with clarity and precision

Chapter 8 Worksheet. By engaging with this resource, students will:

• Discern what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Analyze how complex characters interact and develop
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices (simile, onomatopoeia, situational irony, and more)
• Analyze a given passage to identify which of Jack’s character traits are highlighted
• Analyze a given passage to identify which literary theme is most dominant in context
• Articulate the significance of given descriptive details in terms of character and plot development
• Analyze the author’s craft to identify the technique used to maximize shock value
• Isolate a passage that reflects the conflict between primal impulses and the conditioning of civil society
• Conduct brief research on the Greek myth of Prometheus and draw literary parallels between it and Lord of the Flies
• Write with clarity and precision

Chapter 9 Worksheet. By engaging with this resource, students will:

• Discern what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Analyze how complex characters interact and develop
• Define complex words and phrases in context
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices (metaphor, personification, and oxymoron)
• Articulate how details associated with heat contribute to the development of both plot and character
• Analyze the author’s language to determine what it implies about a given character
• Identify several chapter details that contribute to Jack’s deified characterization
• Identify several chapter details that contribute to Piggy and Ralph’s loss of discipline
• Explain how a given passage honors and dignifies the character of Simon after his death
• Write with clarity and precision

Chapter 10 Worksheet. By engaging with this resource, students will:

• Discern what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Analyze how complex characters interact and develop
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices (metaphor, simile, personification, imagery, situational irony, and syncope)
• Make logical inferences about Ralph’s psychological state in the context of a passage
• Explore character motivations
• Discern the greater significance of a given detail
• Explain how a given phrase is a euphemism and why the author chose to employ this device
• Articulate the purpose of Wilfred’s brutal punishment in terms of plot development
• Identify textual evidence in support of a claim
• Write with clarity and precision

Chapter 11 Worksheet. By engaging with this resource, students will:

• Discern what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Analyze how complex characters interact and develop
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices (personification)
• Discern the greater significance of a given detail
• Demonstrate understanding of figurative language
• Make logical inferences about character behavior
• Analyze character intentions and motivations
• Define complex words and phrases in context
• Identify textual evidence in support of a claim

Chapter 12 Worksheet. By engaging with this resource, students will:

• Discern what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Analyze how complex characters interact and develop
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices (personification, aposiopesis, sibilance, and situational irony)
• Demonstrate understanding of figurative language
• Make logical inferences about character behavior
• Analyze character intentions and motivations
• Analyze the author’s craft to articulate how the incorporation of frequent em-dashes contributes to storytelling
• Articulate the significance of a given detail
• Conduct brief research on the author and identify examples of autobiographical parallel
• Identify textual evidence in support of a claim
• Write with clarity and precision

Materials are available for teaching a variety of texts such as:

• Animal Farm by George Orwell
• Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
• Feed by M.T. Anderson
• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
• Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
• The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare