Lord of the Flies Mock Trial Reflection

Congratulations on completing the mock trial of Ralph! On your blog, please write a brief reflection on the events of today’s trial. Consider the following questions:

• What were the strong points in my presentation?
• What were my weak points? How could they have been improved?
• Was the outcome of the trial what I expected? Why or why not?

HONORS - Childhood memory

Think back to a peaceful moment of your childhood. Try to come up with a memory from when you were 10 years old or younger. Using as much concrete detail as possible, describe that moment. Create a peaceful mood in your writing, conveying your emotions clearly for your reader.

CP - Responses to fear

“We’ve got to talk about this fear and decide there’s nothing in it. I’m frightened myself, sometimes; only that’s nonsense! Like bogies. Then, when we’ve decided, we can start again and be careful about things like the fire.” A picture of three boys walking along the bright beach flitted through his mind. “And be happy.”

On your blog, in approximately two paragraphs, please do the following:

• Identify something that makes you experience fear (please remember you are publishing this!)
• Describe the feeling of fear that this gives you
• When you are faced with this situation, what is your reaction--fight or flight? ("Fight" means you confront the situation; "Flight" means you run away from the situation.)
• Is one of these responses better than the other? Why?