Lord of the Flies Reader's Theatre Script/Story -William Golding -Quiz

Jack Merridew

Where does the beast live?

Percival sagged in Jack's grip.

Piggy

That's a clever beast, if it can hide on this island. Jack's been everywhere. Where could a beast live?

Jack Merridew

Beast my foot!

Percival muttered something and the assembly laughed again. Ralph leaned forward.

Ralph

What does he say?

Jack listened to Percival's answer and then let go of him. Percival, released, surrounded by the comfortable presence of humans, fell in the long grass and went to sleep. Jack cleared his throat, then reported casually.

Jack Merridew

He says the beast comes out of the sea.

The last laugh died away. Ralph turned involuntarily, a black, humped figure against the lagoon. The assembly looked with him, considered the vast stretches of water, the high sea beyond, unknown indigo of infinite possibility, heard silently the sough and whisper from the reef.

Maurice spoke, so loudly that they jumped:

Maurice

Daddy said they haven't found all the animals in the sea yet.

Argument started again. Ralph held out the glimmering conch and Maurice took it obediently. The meeting subsided.

Maurice

I don't believe in the beast of course. As Piggy says, life's scientific, but we don't know, do we? Not certainly, I mean…

Included in the Lord of the Flies Reader's Theatre Unit:

285 page story divided among 12 chapters:

Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell

37 pages with 12 characters + the narrator

Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain

23 pages with 8 characters + the narrator

Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach

15 pages with 3 characters + the narrator

Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair

23 pages with 8 characters + the narrator

Chapter 5: Beast from Water

28 pages with 7 characters + the narrator

Chapter 6: Beast from Air

22 pages with 8 characters + the narrator

Chapter 7: Shadows and Tall Trees

23 pages with 9 characters + the narrator

Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness

30 pages with 10 characters + the narrator

Chapter 9: A View to a Death

12 pages with 4 characters + the narrator

Chapter 10: The Shell and the Glasses

26 pages with 10 characters + the narrator

Chapter 11: Castle Rock

21 pages with 7 characters + the narrator

Chapter 12: Cry of the Hunters

25 pages with 7 characters + the narrator

Major Characters in Lord of the Flies

4 pages

The Lord of the Flies Multiple Choice Quiz

100 questions with answers

Short Answer Questions (links provided)

26 Analytical Questions

Student Evaluations based on 4 levels and 5 criteria.

Student Success Criteria

Student Friendly Goals

Reader's Theatre Checklist

The Lord of the Flies synopsis:

Published in 1954 by Nobel Prize winning author William Golding, and included on many lists citing Lord of the Flies as one of the top 100 English-language books that everyone should read. A group of British boys crash lands on a deserted island. The boys vote for an athletic boy named Ralph to be their chief. A tall boy named Jack is assigned the role of hunter. A boy named Piggy acts as the intellectual of the group. As the days pass, there is a power struggle between Ralph and Jack as they try to establish rules and govern themselves. The more they try to become civilized, the more chaos erupts on the island. There is also a beast that is frightening most of the boys; especially the lilluns. Tempers flare and death is added to their troubles. Will the boys be able to survive the beast and each other before they can be rescued...if they are ever rescued?

Reader discretion:

-Piggy complains about his asthma, and Ralph mocks him by calling it "a_ _-mar".

-Characters are told to "shut up".

-There are 3 deaths in the story: One boy is burned in the forest when a fire becomes out of control; one boy is beaten to death when he silently emerges out of the forest during a tribal dance, and; one boy is crushed with a boulder.

-One boy is sometimes called "fatty".

-A man in a parachute is stuck on some jagged rocks. He dies in that location, and some of the boys see his decomposing body.

-A pig's head is placed on a pike.

-When a pig is killed, there are some descriptions of the boys taking its guts out.

-On page 190, Robert becomes excited when he sees Jack slaughtering the pig, and he says "right up her a_ _!" and the crowd repeats the phrase.

Do not fear the reader's theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story. Reader's theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader's theatre to add to my drama marks.

If the reader's theatre format did not work for my students and I, then I would have stopped creating and adapting them years ago.

Reluctant readers sometimes feel anxious looking at pages of text, whereas a reader's theater script is broken up into narration and different characters speaking, thus making the story more accessible to those students who have not discovered the incredibly fun activity of reading for entertainment.

When can one make time for a reader's theatre story in class?

When I am not reading a reader's theatre unit with my class, I usually reserve Friday's for the reading of a one-off story. It is an event that the class looks forward to, since they do not know which story I will choose. Great for Librarians. I project the stories on the screen and assign characters in class. Some characters only have 1 line. A character like that is perfect for a reluctant reader.

I hope you and your students enjoy reading and discussing Lord of the Flies.

Excelsior!

Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader's Theatre