The article and chart provide the students with background information on how the body responds to trauma or stress. As the chart shows, people often have very different reactions to the same stress. After the students read chapters 7-8, they will discover numerous moments of stress, tension, and conflict. Jack seems to be winning the battle of leadership, Ralph is coerced into hunting for the pig, Jack and Ralph discover the "beast", Piggy holds constant vigil at the camp despite all of the tension, the group splits into two tribes, and Simon discovers the Lord of the Flies in his secret clearing. All of the above situations show us something about how each boy handles stress, either with fight or flight. Using textual evidence from chapters 7-8, decided how each of the characters on the chart responds to danger. Please use specific examples from the text to justify your thinking.
In the end, the activity should not only help the students to dive into the text, but I hope it provides them with a catalyst to examine their own reactions in times of danger. I will give them a follow-up Journal on Monday that asks them to evaluate their own Fight or Flight mentality.
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