Hi there, Mr. Barnsley here.

Fantastic to see you today.

Thank you for joining me as we continue to read and explore William Golding's fantastic novel, "Lord of the Flies." In today's lesson, we are going to be looking at Chapter 8 and exploring just the divisions between the boys that are growing ever and ever greater.

You are gonna need a copy of the novel in front of you because you're gonna be doing some independent reading.

I'm suggesting you use the Faber & Faber; Main edition from 1997 because that will mean all of our page numbers will align.

But once you've got a copy of the text, I think it is time for us to get started.

So let's dive in.

So by the end of today's lesson, you are gonna be able to explain and explore the key events in Chapter 8 of "Lord of the Flies." Five key words that I'm gonna need you to keep an eye out for then today.

The first is patronising.

And this is when you speak to or behave towards someone, as if they're stupid, as if they're not important, as if they're lesser than you, you will be behaving in a patronising manner.

To be misguided means to be unreasonable because of being based on bad judgement or on wrong information or beliefs.

So you're not actively being unreasonable, you're not trying to do it on purpose per se, but you've had some bad judgement or some wrong information that's led you to maybe behave in a way that you wouldn't normally.

To be threatening means expressing a threat of something unpleasant or violent.

The verb to dismiss means to decide that something or someone is not important, not worth considering.

And to reveal means to make known something that is surprising or something that was previously kept secret.

So let's keep an eye out for these words in our lesson today and see if we can use them in some of the discussions that we'll be having later.

So we are reading Chapter 8 of "Lord of the Flies." You're gonna need a copy in front of you.

And in the first half of the lesson, as we read Chapter 8, we're gonna really start thinking about why the group splits.

And in the second half of the lesson we're gonna be focusing on the beast and the message that he gives.

All right, let's start by understanding why the group splits by looking at Chapter 8.

So before we dive into reading, let's think about groups and how they work, particularly how groups form amongst young people.

So think about what can bring groups together, but what can split groups apart? Pause the video.

If you've got a partner, if you've got a group, you can have this discussion together.

But don't worry if you're working by yourself, you can just think through these questions, these bullet points independently.

Let's think about groups then.

How do they form? How do they split apart? Pause the video.

Over to you to discuss in pairs, in groups, or independently and press play when you've got some ideas.

Welcome back.

I heard some really lively discussions there.

It was fantastic to hear you agreeing with your other people in your group.

Sometimes you were building on adding additional ideas, but I also heard some disagreements, and disagreements are absolutely fine in discussion.

They're to be expected as long as we challenge in respectful ways.

So it was great to hear people say, whilst I heard my partner say X, I actually believe Y is acknowledging that your partner said something but saying that you disagree with him in a respectful manner.

That was fantastic to see.

Let's have a look at some of the ideas that the Oak pupils had, and we can see if they were similar to ours.

So Aisha said hat, "Groups often form through similar interests, or shared goals that can really help create a bond." You know, if you want the same things from life, if you enjoy the same things that can really help you bond together.

Andeep said, "Often knowing each other already can help you stay in a group." Jacob, however said, "If a really strong and prominent powerful authoritative person breaks away from the group, others may choose to follow them." So if, for whatever reason, one person steps away, they might encourage other people to come with them.

And sometimes groups can split apart if two people argue and then the rest of the group can sometimes feel like they have to take sides.

Right now we are going to read the whole of Chapter 8 of "Lord of the Flies." If you are using the same version of me, it starts on page 136, and we'll finish on page 159.

Now my version is the Faber & Faber; Main edition date from 1997.

Like I said, I would recommend you use this copy 'cause that means our page numbers will completely align.

Now as you are reading Chapter 8, I want you to think about the following question.

How and why does Jack form his breakaway group? So reading Chapter 8, 136 to 159, how and why does Jack form his breakaway group? Now, if you are reading in a small group, I think it'd be great if you could take turns to read aloud, listen to each other, making sure you're following along if you're not reading.

But don't worry if you're reading independently, excellent practise to do some independent reading.

So pause the video now, read Chapter 8, and press play when you are done.

Over to you.

All right, welcome back.

Did you predict that was what was gonna happen in Chapter 8? All right, to check our understanding now I want us to remind ourselves, show that we've read the text, show our understanding by working out which of these boys ended up in Ralph's group and which of these boys ended up in Jack's group.

So we've got the characters of Simon, Piggy, Bill, Maurice, Robert, Sam and Eric, and the "littluns." Where did they end up? Pause the video, divide them between Ralph and Jack and press play when you think you've got the right answer.

Welcome back.

Let's see what you should have got.

You should have got Simon, Piggy, Sam and Eric and the "littluns" in Ralph's group.

And Bill, Maurice, Roger, and Robert all in Jack's group.

Really well done if you've got that correct.

Okay, over to you then for our first task in today's lesson.

Here are the ideas you originally had or some of the ideas you were originally talking about when we mentioned why people form groups and why groups may break up.

So we talked about that groups are formed when people have similar interests, and shared goals, and how that can create a bond.

We talked about that knowing each other already can really help you stay in a group.

We've talked about if a strong person breaks away, others might follow.

So if there's someone who's got kind of the qualities of a leader, others may follow if they leave.

And we've talked about two people arguing and everyone taking sides.

We're gonna have a discussion now, and think about whether these ideas were reflected in the way that the boys have chosen their groups in Chapter 8.

Okay, so when we think about why they formed these two groups, let's think about how this relates to the discussions we've had.

Here are a reminder of the two new groups.

So Ralph's group contains Simon, Piggy Sam and Eric, and the "littluns" and Jack's group contains Bill, Maurice, Roger, and Robert.

So thinking about all the discussions we've had so far into today's lesson about groups, how they form, how they split, how do this, how is this reflected in Chapter 8? This will be a fantastic task to do as a discussion.

So if you've got a partner, if you've got small groups, do work collectively and share your ideas, remembering how we have really respectful, productive discussions.

But if you're working by yourself, don't worry, you can think through this question independently, maybe even make a few notes if you wish.

All right, over to you for this task.

Pause video, give it a go, and press play when you've got some ideas.

Welcome back, some really wonderful discussions there.

Great job.

Let's try and collect some of the fantastic ideas that we might have been saying, and see if these are similar to some of the discussions you were having in your pairs or in your small groups.

So thinking about this idea of similar interests and shared goals, how that can create a bond.

Where do we see this in Chapter 8? Well, hunting becomes a really dominant activity on the island, partly for food but also because it's really exciting to some of the boys.

So the boys who like to hunt, generally, gravitate towards Jack, whereas those who are more focused on shelter and most importantly being rescued, they choose to stay with Ralph.

How about knowing each other? How can that, how does that help you to stay in a group? Well, before coming to the island, Jack's choir knew each other really, really well because they were at school together, they sang together.

So it probably feels natural for the choir to follow him.

They know him better than they know Ralph.

Well done if you said something similar.

What about this idea of a strong person breaking away? Others might follow.

What did you say? How did that link to Chapter 8? Well I heard lots of you talking about Jack's leadership qualities.

We know he was the chief chorister at school, he was the kind of head of the choir, so he used this power.

And so he is used to power, and he believes that power should be his.

He deserves power.

He's a powerful leader.

So he creates this breakaway group and many of you others follow him because they see him as a leader.

What about this idea that two people arguing and people taking sides? Now we know Jack and Ralph have been arguing for quite some time.

They've not seen eye to eye for a lot of the novel, but by this point, by Chapter 8, they seem to disagree on absolutely everything.

And Jack says he's leaving and he asks who will follow? And at first nobody does until later because the boys are having to pick sides here, and it feels quite uncomfortable to do that.

But the boys who won't support Jack publicly still sneak away to be in his group when Ralph isn't looking.

So they do take a side even if they're not willing to say it out loud.

All right, really good discussions and reflections there that show your understanding of the reading of Chapter 8.

Well done.

All right, now we're gonna move on to something else that happens in Chapter 8, and this is focusing on the beast.

So let's focus on the character of Simon first.

What can you remember about the character of Simon? Pause the video and just share verbally or you can note down all the things that you remember about the character of Simon.

All right, pause the video, focus on Simon, press play when you're done.

All right, some great idea cultivating, I could hear there.

I heard lots of you saying things like he was part of Jack's choir, he was at school, but he had a reputation for fainting.

He likes to spend time alone in the jungle.

He's quite an introverted character, likes time away from the group.

He told Ralph that he thinks he will get home.

He doesn't believe in the beast unlike some of the other boys, and he stays with Ralph's group.

He's a bit of an an anomaly here, unlike most of the rest of the choir who follow Jack, Simon stays with Ralph.

So I want us to reread the encounter between Simon and the head of the pig, so the beast.

Simon seems to be hallucinating that the head of the pig can speak.

So this starts on page 157 from the word "You" and it finishes at the end of the chapter on page 159.

And the last word of the chapter is "consciousness." What I want you to focus on is the dialogue and specifically what happens at the end.

So pause the video, reread this section so it's fresh in your mind, thinking about the dialogue that occurs between Simon and the pig's head, and what happens at the end.

All right, pause the video, reread, and press play when you're done.

All right, welcome back.

Some fantastic independent reading there.

Let's check our understanding of what we've read.

"True or false? The pig's head is clearly more powerful than Simon." What do you think? Is that true or false? Pause the video, have a think, and press play when you've got an idea.

Yeah, well done if you said that was true.

Let's now justify our response.

Is it the pig's head Looks horrifying and it also represents the violence of the hunters who killed the animal? Or is it B, the pig's head has the majority of the dialogue and at the end of the chapter its mouth seems to swallow Simon.

Which of those feels like a justification for saying that the pig's head is more powerful than Simon? Pause video, have a think, A or B, and press play when you think you've got an answer.

Well done if you said B for that one, that was correct.

Okay, so this pig's head the beast.

I want us to think about how Golding shows the power of it in this section of the chapter.

So some things you are gonna consider as you try and answer this question, how does the beast speak? What impression is created? I want you to try and use some of the key words from today's lesson.

Patronising, looking down on someone.

Misguided saying things, but you know, maybe not, you know, not having all the facts.

Is it threatening? Does it dismiss? Ignore? Does it reveal anything? Simon only says one sentence.

What does he say and what is he trying to convey? I want you to think about what is the most important message from the beast.

And also I want you to think about your own personal response here.

How do you respond to this dialogue? And what do you think Golding message is? So I'd really like you to try and have a discussion on this question.

So if you've got a partner or you can work in a small group, please do work with them.

If you're working independently, it would be fantastic if you could find someone to have a discussion with to show them what you have understood in this chapter.

But don't worry if you can't, you can just think through this question independently, and make a few notes if you wish.

Okay, over to you now to pause the video, and discuss how does Golding show the power of the beast? Remember to press play when you are done.

Welcome back.

Some really fantastic discussions there.

I've been so impressed by your discussion skills throughout this lesson, and it was great to see you working so cooperatively, listening to each other, contributing as you have done so far today so well done.

Before we finish today's lesson, we are gonna take a moment to reflect on the discussions we've had.

We're gonna do that by comparing our answers, our discussions to that of some Oak pupils.

Whenever we share the work of Oak pupils, we are sharing some examples, some models of how you could have held these discussions.

Now, of course, you could have said many things.

So what I'm about to share with you are not the only right answers, they are just some of the things that you could have said.

However, whenever we do share model answers, example answers, it's always worthwhile you thinking about how are my answers the same? What similarities are there? But also thinking about the differences 'cause the differences can highlight things to us that we might not have thought about.

Maybe one of the Oak pupil's ideas is something that hadn't crossed your mind, and you can use this in future to help and develop your understanding of the novel.

So let's have a look at what our Oak pupils said then, shall we? Izzy said.

"The beast sounds patronising.

He calls Simon silly and misguided.

He's also threatening.

He warned Simon not to resist him, and to accept that he is in charge and there is no escape from the chaos and the misery." Alex says, "Simon tries to dismiss the power of the beast by saying that it is only the head of a pig, but his words have no effect.

The beast reveals that he is in all of us.

Golding is saying that evil is inside humans and it ruins everything." Okay, time for us to pause the video, and reflect on the discussions that we have had so far in today's lesson.

Compare your ideas to those of Izzy and Alex.

All right, pause the video, time to reflect, and press play when you are done.

Okay, that's it.

We have reached the end of today's lesson.

You've done a fantastic job exploring Chapter 8.

On the screen, you can see a summary of the learning that has been covered in today's lesson.

Let's go through this together so you can feel confident before you move on with your reading of the novel.

So we've learned that Jack creates a breakaway group, and some of the boys sneak away to join him.

We also learned that Jack, and what he now calls his "tribe" killer pig, and leave her head as a present for the beast.

Simon goes into the jungle alone and he speaks with the head of the pig.

The head of the pig appears to him as the beast, and the beast tells him that he exists in all people and is the reason that everything is wrong.

Thank you for joining me in today's lesson.

It's been a pleasure reading and exploring Chapter 8 with you today.

I hope to see you again in some of our lessons in the future.

I'm wishing you a fantastic day with the rest of your day, however you choose to spend it.

And I'll see you all soon.

Bye-bye.