Hello and welcome to today's lesson.

My name is Ms. Watson, and I'm delighted that you've decided to join me.

Today we are going to be reading Chapter 2 of "Lord of the Flies." Great novel, great chapter.

You are going to need your own copy of the book, and please can you make sure that it is the Faber & Faber edition, publication date 3rd of March, 1997? So when you are ready, we'll get started.

So the outcome of today's lesson is that you will be able to explain and you will explore the key events in Chapter 2 of "Lord of the Flies." As ever, we will begin with the keywords.

They are fend, and that means to take care of and provide for yourself without depending on anyone else.

The boys have to fend for themselves on the island.

Priorities, now a priority is something that is very important and that must be dealt with before anything else.

Something that is functioning is working or operating in a proper or particular way.

And if you thwart somebody, you prevent them from accomplishing something.

And to be impulsive means to act or to do something without forethought.

If you'd like a little bit of time to familiarise yourself with the key words, you can take the time now, pause the video, and then rejoin the lesson when you are ready.

So the outline for today's lesson is this.

There'll be two learning cycles, and we are going to start by looking at what do the boys need, and then we are going to consider the character of Piggy with a particular question or a particular focus, which is nobody listens to Piggy.

So quick recap.

A plane crash has left a group of schoolboys stranded on an uninhabited island.

They now have to fend for themselves.

They're all alone.

They can't depend on anyone else.

They have to look after themselves.

They have very limited resources.

So they will have to decide on their priorities, what is most important.

So the first thing they have to do is to decide what they need.

Now, I would like you to have a discussion.

There is a list here in purple text, shelter, a plan for being rescued, warmth, food to eat, meat to eat, and safety.

And I would like you to discuss what do you think the boys most need and why? If you're working alone, that's fine.

All you need to do is look at the list and make your own list, just jot some ideas down.

You're going to need to pause the video while you have this discussion.

So do that now.

Off you go.

Welcome back.

I'm gonna share with you the lists that were made by the Oak pupils.

This is what Izzy said.

She thought shelter was the top priority, and then warmth, safety, food to eat, a plan for being rescued, meat to eat.

And she said, "They need shelter to feel warm and safe." And she put food further down the list because she says, "They don't need to look food.

There's plenty of fruit." And maybe we don't want to eat fruit all day long and nothing but fruit, but we could.

And Alex said he has a different list.

He says food to eat, the most important, then warmth, then safety, then shelter, then meat to eat, and then a plan for being rescued.

And he says, quite simply, "Without food they will die.

And being rescued will be a matter of luck, so not something they can plan for." Did you make a similar list? I'd like you to share your list and your reasons for the order of it with a partner.

So now is over to you to do some independent reading.

We're going to read Chapter 2 of "Lord of the Flies." And you need a copy of the book for this lesson.

Please make sure you are using the Faber & Faber edition.

Its publication date is the 3rd of March, 1997.

Chapter 2 starts on page 30 and ends on page 47.

And as you read, I would like you to consider the following.

Are the boys successful in meeting their basic needs? If so, why? And if not, why not? And would you say that the boys achieve anything in this chapter? Why and why not? You're going to need to pause the video while you read the chapter.

Off you go.

Happy reading.

Let's have a check for understanding.

Which of the following things did not happen in Chapter 2? So A, the boys decide that whoever is holding the conch has the right to speak in meetings.

B, the boys light a fire that destroys a lot of the forest.

C, Jack says he is sure they will be rescued.

Maybe his father will be the one who rescues them.

The littluns say that there is a beast like a snake in the forest.

Which did not happen? Have a think, make your choice.

Did you say C? That's correct.

Because it's Ralph who says this, Ralph who has a father in the Navy who will be able to come and rescue them.

Let's move on.

So we're gonna have another discussion.

Here is the list of things.

Have they achieved them? I want you to decide if they have achieved shelter, a plan for rescue, warmth, food to eat, meat to eat, safety, and order and routine.

And if they haven't achieved them, why have they not achieved them? You're gonna need to pause the video while you do that.

Again, if you are on your own, just make some notes.

Off you go.

Welcome back.

What an interesting discussion.

Let's have a look at how the boys are doing on the island.

What have they achieved? Shelter.

No.

And they haven't built shelters and the nights are cold.

So that could become important.

A plan for rescue.

Well, the fire was the plan, but it burned out too quickly.

So we can't say they've achieved that.

Warmth.

The fire was exciting, but there was no lasting heat.

So no, they're still experiencing cold nights.

Food to eat.

No.

There's fruit to eat, but they didn't make it to grow.

They didn't actually achieve anything there.

Meat to eat.

No.

They haven't killed any animals for meat.

Their attempts to hunt has so far been unsuccessful.

Safety.

No.

The littluns are afraid of a beastie.

They are becoming very frightened on the island.

Order and routine.

No.

They left the meeting to create a huge fire.

It was chaotic.

Let's have a check for understanding.

Is it true or false to say that the boys have not achieved everything they need? It's true.

That's right.

But why is it true? I'd like you to justify your answer.

Is it true because A, they don't know what they need so they don't know how to go about achieving it, or B, they do have food, but it was fruit that they were able to pick and they did nothing to earn it or gain it? Have a think.

Make your choice.

It's B.

It's worth noting on A is that not so much that they don't know how to go about achieving it, they don't agree about how they should go about meeting their needs.

Let's move on.

Now I'd like you to have another discussion.

I'd like you to use the following sentence starters and explain your understanding of how the boys try to manage their new lives on the island.

So here's one sentence starter.

The boys attempt to build a functioning society by.

A functioning society is one that works properly.

And the boys attempts are thwarted by.

What gets in the way of them achieving that? Pause the video while you have that discussion.

Off you go.

Well, welcome back.

How did you do? Did you enjoy that discussion? I'd like to share with you some things that you might have said.

Like the boys attempt to build a functioning society by holding a meeting and deciding that they will use the conch as a way of managing their debates.

They build a fire inspired by the idea that the smoke will attract the attention of a rescue ship.

And you might have said for two that the boys' attempts are thwarted by the fact that they don't know enough to think things through.

So they build a fire that burns out too soon and damages their island.

And also their carelessness leads to the, we presume, death of the boy with the mulberry mark.

Really good, thoughtful ideas.

Well done.

Let's move on.

So, great learning so far.

We've looked to what the boys need.

And now we're gonna focus in on the character of Piggy and ask ourselves why nobody listens to him.

So like you, Izzy read Chapter 2, and I'm gonna share her thoughts with you.

She said, "For me the most interesting part of this chapter is the role of Piggy.

I think Piggy is the most mature, wise, and sensible of the boys on the island.

And I think we should reflect on why they won't listen to him." And I think Izzy's got a great summary there of the role of Piggy in Chapter 2.

Again, a discussion and a looking for evidence in Chapter 2.

I'd like you to look for evidence that Izzy is correct about this, that Piggy is mature, wise, and sensible, and that the other boys won't listen to him.

So grab your copy of the book and off you go.

Welcome back.

I hope you really enjoyed exploring the character of Piggy there.

Now you might have said something like this.

Evidence that he is mature, wise, and sensible, you were looking for that.

Well, he understands the seriousness of their situation and he explains that nobody knows they are on the island.

He carefully listens to the little boy's fears and interprets them to the others.

He thinks the others behave like kids when they get excited about the fire.

And he thinks that they should build shelters.

He definitely sounds like the grownup among them.

Why won't the others listen to him? Well, you might have said that he can't always make himself understood.

He explains that no one knows where they are and then he swayed and he had to sit down.

Mostly though, his good sense is less forceful than their impulsive behaviour.

Let's have a check for understanding.

Which of the following words supports the idea that although Piggy has many strengths, he is weaker than the others? Is it A, kids, B, swayed, C, shelter, and D, interprets? Have a think.

Make your choice.

Let's write it swayed.

The word implies that he is about to faint, and that contributes to the idea that he is weak.

The other words, kids, shelter, and interprets all suggests Piggy's maturity.

He calls the others kids, he understands the importance of shelter, and he can interpret for a younger boy to the older one.

Let's move on.

So now for you to have another discussion, I want you to think about this.

What does Golding want us to learn from the character of Piggy? You might consider his wisdom and common sense, his physical weaknesses, the qualities and events that appeal to the other boys.

Now, you're going to need to pause the video while you have that discussion.

If you're working alone, just pause the video and make notes.

We're going to share some ideas later.

And I'm really, really looking forward to hearing what you have to say.

So pause the video, off you go.

Happy discussion.

So I'm going to share with you what the Oak pupils said.

I know you may have said different things and that's fine, but I think it can be really useful for you to see other points of view that you can compare them with yours.

So Izzy thought that Golding was saying that intelligence should be listened to, but the most people can't stop themselves from acting impulsively, and impulsive behaviour, she points out, can lead to danger.

And Alex shows us that Piggy has many of the qualities of a good, wise leader, but the boys would never have elected him because he seems too weak to be a leader.

Whose ideas most align with yours? Or do you disagree with one or both of them? All that is fine.

I just want you to be able to bounce your ideas off theirs.

So if you need a little bit more time to use these ideas to either add to yours or to use these ideas to challenge them, pause the video now and then return for the end of the lesson.

So before we say goodbye, I would like to summarise what you have been learning today.

You have been learning that the boys agree to hold meetings and make plans using the conch as a debating tool.

So you can see that they are starting to work towards building a functioning society.

They realise that nobody knows where they are.

Piggy is really influential there in making them realise the seriousness of their situation.

You've also learned that the littluns are scared of something they call the beastie.

We've not seen the beastie.

There's no evidence of the beastie.

They may just be having a nightmare, but they are frightened of it.

Then the boys start a fire that is meant to attract the attention of ships, but that causes damage, causes huge damage to the forest.

They wanted a little fire, but they didn't know how to keep it under control or even how to build a fire properly.

And you've also learned that Piggy has the greatest knowledge and is the most sensible, but the others ignore him and instead they prefer to act impulsively.

It has been a real pleasure to teach you today.

I love this novel.

I've loved teaching you.

I wish you a fantastic rest of the day.

And I look forward to seeing you in another lesson on "Lord of the Flies." Bye for now.