The document provides lesson objectives and excerpts from Chapter 6 of Lord of the Flies, including the boys discovering the dead airman on the beach and their differing views of "Castle Rock." It also examines a conversation between Ralph, Jack, and Piggy where they discuss adults and a sign from the grown-up world. Comprehension questions are included to analyze characters and foreshadowing.

1. ‘Lord of the
Flies’:
Chapter 6
Lesson Objectives:
• to explore examples of
foreshadowing and
consider their effects on
the reader

2. Chapter 6: Beast from Air
But a sign came down from the world of  Why does
grown-ups, though at the time there Golding tell the
was no child awake to read it. There reader about
was a sudden bright explosion and a the airman?
corkscrew trail across the sky; then  Why is it
darkness again and stars. There was a important that
speck above the island, a figure that we learn about
hung with dangling limbs. The the airman and
changing winds of various altitudes the boys don’t?
took the figure where they would …
the wind … bore it in a descending
curve round the sky and swept it in
a great slant across the reef and
the lagoon towards the mountain.

3. Sam ‘n’ Eric’s story
‘It was furry. There was
 What impact does something moving behind its head –
Sam ‘n’ Eric’s story wings. The beast moved too –’
about “the beast”
‘The was awful. It kind of sat up
have on the other
–’
boys?
...
‘There were eyes –’
‘Teeth –’
‘Claws –’
Answer this question
using the PEE paragraph
structure to help you.
Aim to write at least 100
words.

4. The dead airman
Sam ‘n’ Eric
What is the discover “the
significance of beast” whilst on
him being duty keeping the
fire going
dead?
What does him
being an
airman remind
the reader?
Why do they
think he is a
monster?

5. Castle Rock
Ralph said nothing. He led the way  Why is the
over the rocks, inspected a sort of half- rock referred
cave that led to nothing more terrible than to as Castle
a clutch of rotten eggs and at last sat Rock?
down, looking round him and tapping the  What do Jack
rock with the butt of his spear. and Ralph’s
Jack was excited. differing views
about the rock
‘What a place for a fort!’ suggest?
A column of spray wetted them.  What examples
‘No fresh water.
of
foreshadowing
‘What’s that then?’ can you see in
There was indeed a long green smudge
this extract?
half-way up the rock …

6. At the end of Chapter 5, Ralph, Jack
and Piggy talk …
‘Grown ups know things,’ said Piggy. ‘They
ain’t afraid of the dark. They’d meet and have tea  What is the
and discuss. Then things ‘ud be all right –’
significance
‘They wouldn’t set fire to the island. Or lose –’
of this
‘They’d build a ship –’
conversation?
The three boys stood in the darkness, striving  What does it
unsuccessfully to convey the majesty of adult life.
reveal about:
‘They wouldn’t quarrel –’
 Ralph?
‘Or break my specs –’
 Jack?
‘Or talk about a beast –’
 Piggy?
‘If only they could get a message to us,’ cried
Ralph desperately. ‘If only they could send us
something grown-up . . . a sign or something.’

7. Timed essay
Lesson Objectives:
•To show understanding of
the novel under timed
conditions

8. How and why has the character of Ralph started to change
by Chapter 6? Consider:
- what was Ralph like at the start of the novel?
- how others reacted to him at the start, and now
- how you feel about Ralph now as a reader
2. Paragraph 2: What does Ralph
1. Introduction: Who is Ralph? do in the first 5 chapters of the
How is he introduced? What is novel? How do the other boys react
his role in the novel? to him? How does the reader react
to him?
5. Conclusion: how 4. Paragraph 4: 3. Paragraph
does the reader what happens 3: How does
react to this to change Ralph interact
change? What does Ralph? How with the other
this change make does he boys? Is he
the reader change? Does similar or
feel/fear/expect to anyone else different to
happen? notice? them?

9. Homework – Read to the end
of chapter 7.
 Skim read the novel so far, make notes and
collect quotes for the characters.
 Jack.
 Piggy.
 Simon.
 Howhave these characters changed
between Chapter 1 and Chapter 7?

10. Homework – Read to the end
of chapter 7.
 Skim read the novel so far, make notes and
collect quotes for the characters.
 Jack.
 Piggy.
 Simon.
 Howhave these characters changed
between Chapter 1 and Chapter 7?