Vocabulary Terms in Lord of the Flies Spider Map

Vocabulary Terms in Lord of the Flies Spider Map
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Lord of the Flies Lesson Plans

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Lesson Plans by Rebecca Ray

Lord of the Flies is an eye-opening novel about what happens to a group of boys who are abandoned and left to fend for themselves. Students will see first-hand how quickly the chaos escalates when there are no rules or boundaries to a society.




Lord of the Flies

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Lord of the Flies - Vocabulary and Definitions

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  • EMNITY
  • (n.) hostility; animosityRoger was a boy full of general enmity; he threw rocks at Piggy for fun.
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  • DECOROUS
  • I'm in charge now. You can do what I say, or die.
  • (adj.) to act with propriety and restraintWithout laws, ​some boys felt no need for decorous action.
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  • CONTRITE
  • (adj.) guilty or remorsefulHis face was contrite as he looked at Piggy's dead body.