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're going to be reading and exploring Chapter 3 of "Lord of the Flies." It's a really exciting chapter, so let's get started.

So the outcome of today's lesson is that you will be able to explain and explore the key events in Chapter 3 of "Lord of the Flies." So as ever, we will begin with the keywords.

There are five keywords today.

They are dialogue.

Now, that is conversation that is written for a book, play, or film.

And whereas with human beings, we would say that we have a conversation, you would say that characters have a dialogue.

And dialogue is going to be really, really important later in the lesson.

Now, if you talk at cross purposes or characters have a dialogue in which they are talking at cross purposes, it means they don't understand each other, and that will be because of different intentions.

Resentment.

Now, that's the feeling of anger when you have been forced to accept something that you do not like and you're kind of seething.

You know, maybe you're going along with it, but you're feeling really angry that you have to accept it.

And a rift.

That is something that divides partners or friends, and we are going to be looking at how rifts develop on the island between the characters.

And to immerse.

That's a verb meaning to become completely involved in something.

Now, if you would like a little bit of extra time to familiarise yourself with the keywords, please feel free to pause the video and rejoin the lesson when you're ready.

So this is the outline of today's lesson.

We are going to start by looking at homes versus hunting.

You can see with the word versus, meaning opposite, that there is a rift forming.

And then we are going to look at the two key characters who are at home in the forest.

Let's go.

So, we're gonna start with a bit of a discussion.

I want you to think about what ideas you associate with the word home.

You can pause the video while you have a discussion, and if you're working on your own, just pause the video and jot down some ideas.

So, well done.

Welcome back.

I'd like to share some ideas with you, and I'd be really interested to know if they are similar or different to your ideas.

Now, you might have said we associate home with safety, a place where we feel comfortable and that nothing bad will happen to us there.

And you might associate it with warmth, and that could be physical warmth, because we're indoors out of the cold, or emotional warmth, because we're with people who care about us.

And comfort.

People like to make their homes comfortable and reflect themselves.

And home is where we first live with our families, and then we go on to create families, other families, new families in other homes.

And you might have gone on from that and suggest family, suggest the idea of belonging to a group.

And all that comes together with the idea of togetherness.

So you can see that home is a really important word, very rich in connotations, very rich in emotional significance.

So we're going to move on and see how that plays out in Chapter 3 of "Lord of the Flies." You will need a copy of the "Lord of the Flies" for this lesson, and it's really important that you are using the Faber & Faber; Main Edition, 3rd of March, 1997.

Chapter 3 starts on page 48 and ends on page 59.

And in Chapter 3, there's an attempt to build huts to live in.

And as you read, I want you to think about the following questions.

Who is building the huts? And why are the huts not being built quickly or properly? So off you go and happy reading.

Welcome back.

I hope you enjoyed reading that chapter.

Let's have a check for understanding.

Which of the following is not true of Chapter 3? Is it A, all the boys are engaged with building huts, B, most of the boys are spending the days playing or swimming, C, Ralph and Simon are doing most of the work on the huts, and D, Ralph says the huts are needed because they need a home? So, have a think, make your choice.

Which one is not true? It's A.

They're not all engaged.

Most of them are playing or swimming, and it's left to Ralph and Simon to do most of the work.

Let's move on.

Now what I want you to do is really focus on the tension that is building between Ralph and Jack.

You will need to re-read page 55.

Start with the word Jack and read until the end of the page, which ends with the word only.

And this time, as you read, I want you to consider what you notice about the dialogue between Ralph and Jack.

What are they talking about? What is Jack talking about and what is Ralph talking about? Are they talking about the same thing? So, off you go.

Really looking forward to hearing your ideas.

You can pause the video while you do that.

Welcome back.

I really hope you enjoyed reading that.

I find that dialogue absolutely fascinating, the way it reveals so much about the characters.

Now we're gonna have a check for understanding.

So which of the following is not true about the dialogue between Jack and Ralph? Is it A, Jack and Ralph are talking cross purposes, B, Ralph is angry about Jack's obsession with hunting, C, Jack thinks that getting meat is the most important thing, or D, Jack agrees with Ralph about the huts? Have a think, make your choice.

Did you say D? There is no agreement here.

In fact, they are talking at cross purposes.

Ralph is talking about the smoke signal and Jack is talking about the pigs.

Very well done.

Let's move on.

And now I would like you to have a discussion.

I want you to consider this question: why do you think Golding included this dialogue between Jack and Ralph, the one you've just read on page 55? And as you have a discussion, I'd like you to consider these points: why Ralph wants to build the huts, why Jack wants to hunt for meat, the fact they are not communicating properly, remember, they are talking at cross purposes, and the situation that the boys are in.

You might want to consider what they really should be talking about.

Now, if you're working on your own, that's fine, just pause the video and make some notes.

And if you are working in the classroom, pause the video and have that discussion.

Off you go.

Welcome back.

I hope you enjoyed that discussion.

I'd like to share with you what the Oak pupils said.

Izzy said that she thought the purpose of that dialogue was that Golding was showing us that everyone has their own ideas about a situation and nobody ever really listens to each other.

So Ralph is really focused on the huts and Jack is really focused on the hunting and they're not listening to each other, they're talking at cross purposes.

And that misunderstanding that is going on between them is creating resentment and division.

So you can tell that Ralph really resents Jack, but also I think that Jack resents Ralph for making him feel bad.

And Alex said that "He," that's Golding, "is also saying that playing is always more appealing than working.

And Jack likes hunting, so that is his version of play." He sells it, he tries to sell it as really helping, but actually his enjoyment in hunting is really obvious.

And Alex wonders, "How can you build a society if people are so selfish?" And I think that's a really, really brilliant question and very much goes to the heart of what this novel is about.

Well done! Let's move on.

So let's look at the lesson outline again.

we're making really good progress today.

We've looked at homes versus hunting and seen the rift that is forming, and now we are going to look at the two characters who feel at home in the forest.

So, the beach and the forest.

I just want to talk to you a little bit about the settings.

So, Chapter 3 contains two key settings, the beach and the forest.

Sometimes in the novel it's called the jungle, but it's where it is full of trees and vines and it's quite separate, close, but separate from the beach.

Now, the beach is where the huts are being built and it's also where the boys play and swim.

The forest exerts a particular fascination for two characters, and those characters are Jack and Simon.

And we are going to be looking at the different ways that Jack and Simon respond to the forest.

So once again, I'm going to ask you to do some close reading.

I want you to read from the start of Chapter 3.

I want you to start with the word Jack and I want you to read to the end of the first sentence in the second paragraph on page 50.

There the last word is hunting.

And there you will be reading about Jack's relationship with the forest.

And then I want you to read from the bottom of page 56.

Start with the word Simon and then read to the end of the second paragraph on page 58.

That paragraph ends with the word blood.

And as you read, I want you to look for the following: why Jack and Simon are in the forest, the reasons they have for being there, how Jack and Simon respond to the forest, and then the mood and tone of the two different sections.

You're going to need to pause the video while you read those sections.

Happy reading! Off you go.

Let's have a check for understanding.

Which of the following is true of the two extracts? Is it A, Jack wants to hunt pigs and Simon wants to be alone, B, both boys seem both immersed and disgusted by the forest, or C, Simon seems scared of the forest, whereas Jack seems at home there? Have a think, make your choice.

Did you say A? That's right.

Jack is there for the purpose of hunting pigs.

And Simon, Simon enjoys being alone.

It's really important you understand that both boys feel this very strong connection to the forest, but there's also a very different mood.

Jack is very tense and alert because he's there for a purpose, whereas Simon seems to go into the forest to seek comfort and seems at peace there.

Very well done.

Let's move on.

Now, I think this grid is really useful to support your understanding of the difference between these two characters.

There's a series of statements, the first one being he crouches down as if he is sprinting, and I want you to think about which character that refers to.

So you can pause the video while you do that, discuss that with your your peers in the room.

If you are working on your own, just pause the video and make some notes.

Off you go.

So, welcome back.

Let's see what you said.

Which is the character who crouches down as if he is sprinting? Yes, that's Jack.

And which character is described as dog-like? That is also Jack.

And as he walked, his feet created prints in the earth.

Which character is being described here? Simon, well done.

And which character is described as wormed into the trees? He wormed into the trees, who's that? That's Simon as well.

And the forest seemed to close together around him.

Who is that describing? Yes, Simon.

Well done.

And who tries to force a message from the pig traces? That's Jack.

And whose nose is close to the ground? Again, that's Jack.

And who walks as if he was accustomed to the forest? That's Simon.

Very well done.

Let's move on.

Let's have a check for understanding.

True or false, that the language used to describe Jack makes him sound more forceful than Simon? Is that true or false? Have a think, make your choice.

It's true, well done.

But why is it true? Is it because of A, that Jack is described as dog-like whereas Simon seems to move gently through the forest as if he is accustomed to it? Or is it B, that Jack is described as a sprinter, which means he is athletic, whereas Simon's feet make prints? Have a think, make your choice.

The answer is A.

There's a gentleness about the way Simon moves through the forest.

It seems almost as if he is part of it, it closes around him.

It's all true, the information in B, he is described as a sprinter and Simon's feet do make prints, but they don't really relate to the idea of which one of these characters seems stronger or more impactful in the forest.

Well done.

Let's move on.

Now I'd like you to have another discussion.

And this is the question: how and why does Golding show us the growing distance between characters in Chapter 3? The how is what is happening in the text and the why is Golding's reasons for showing us the distance.

And I would like you to use your ideas and these sentence starters to explain your understanding of that growing distance between the boys.

Sentence starter one: there is tension between Ralph and Jack because.

Sentence starter two: Jack and Simon both separate themselves from the group, but.

And sentence starter three: there are many differences between the three boys, so.

I'd like you to consider this: what is causing the rifts, and what does Golding want us to understand from these rifts? So pause the video, have your discussion.

Once again, if you're working by yourself, that's fine.

Just pause the video and make some notes.

Off you go.

Well done and welcome back.

I hope we really enjoyed that discussion.

Now I'm going to share some things with you that I think you might have written.

I'm not saying that this is the perfect answer or that it's the only thing you could have said.

I just think sometimes it's really helpful for you to compare your ideas with somebody else's.

So you might have written something like this, that there is tension between Ralph and Jack because they have different priorities.

Ralph is focused on providing shelter for the boys and trying to get them rescued.

Jack, on the other hand, is obsessed with hunting.

Ralph resents the hunting and sees it as Jack enjoying himself though Jack insists that he's doing it because they need meat.

At one point, the rift is so wide that they cannot communicate properly and they are talking at cross purposes.

Well done.

And you might have said for the second point that Jack and Simon both separate themselves from the group, but for different reasons.

That they both immerse themselves, they get thoroughly caught up in the forest, but Simon seems to be hiding himself away from the others and to enjoy the sense of being enclosed by the vines.

There is the suggestion that he finds comfort in the forest.

Jack, on the other hand, goes into the forest to hunt, and, in turn, the forest seems to strengthen his desire to kill an animal.

And for the last statement you might have written: there are many differences between the three boys, so it seems as if Golding is keen to emphasise how difficult it is for people to get along with each other.

But we know that the boys need each other for survival.

So the fact that they don't or can't agree or have started avoiding each other is very worrying.

Now, before we end the lesson, this is what I'd like you to do.

I'd like you to reflect on your response by comparing your ideas with the examples that I've given you, borrowing any ideas that you feel would strengthen your ideas, challenging any ideas that you feel are not valid, and identifying any words or phrases that you feel made the explanation clear.

Please, pause the video while you do that and then return to the lesson when you're ready.

Off you go.

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

You have been learning that Ralph and Simon are the only boys interested in trying to build shelters which are needed for warmth and safety.

And you have learnt that the other boys prefer to play on the beach or swim in the sea.

And you have learnt that a rift forms as Ralph criticises Jack's lack of support in hut-building and his failures with hunting.

Simon separates himself from the others to be at home in the beauty of nature.

And Jack, on the other hand, wants to dominate nature by killing pigs.

I'd like to thank you for coming to the lesson today, for your hard work, for your enthusiasm and your focus.

It has been a huge pleasure to teach you.

I wish you a brilliant rest of the day and look forward to seeing you in another lesson about "Lord of the Flies." Bye for now!.