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LORD OF THE FLIES
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Ms. Kross • English 203
LORD OF THE FLIES
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Textual evidence/support (def.)
Support for an opinion (stance)
straight from the book
How to find it
1
Think of an
event or
description
that might fit
your opinion
2
Browse through the
book to find actual
quotes and page
numbers of the
event or description
3
Determine
how this
supports
your
opinion
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Inference (def.)
Conclusion reached based on the
evidence of reasoning
Examples
Why were the boys leaving their home?
What does the island look like?
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Island map
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Symbol (def.)
An object that represents an idea
Examples
The Beast
The Lord of the Flies
Piggy’s glasses
The conch shell
The “scar”
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Developing a stance (def.)
Your opinion supported by evidence
from the text
How to develop it
1
Decide on
what you
think of a
given topic
2
Find
evidence
from text to
support it
3
Explain how
evidence
supports
your stance
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