Main Aim: To respond to Lord of the Flies through a variety of written and creative tasks that reveal your knowledge of the novel, your analysis of literary devices and your deep understanding of its themes.
Deadline: September 4th
Grade10
Two short papers (250 words) and one long paper (500 words).
Five steps of writing process: pre-writing using graphic organizers, writing of rough copy, proof-reading, revising and publishing (in computer).
Maximum of 5 % language mistakes. Appropriate, rich vocabulary.
Evident unity, coherence and originality.( Introduction, body and conclusion)
Clear evidence of research done (Quote your sources!). Ideas clearly supported by examples and quotations.
One creative activity.
Grade 7
One short paper (250 words) and one long paper (500 words).
Five steps of writing process: pre-writing using graphic organizers, writing of rough copy, proof-reading, revising and publishing (in computer).
Maximum of 15 % language mistakes. Appropriate vocabulary.
Evident unity and coherence (Introduction, body and conclusion)
Clear evidence of research done. (Quote your sources). Ideas clearly supported by examples and quotations.
One creative activity.
Topics
1) What does it mean to say that Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel? What are its important symbols?
2) Compare and contrast Ralph and Simon. Both seem to be “good” characters. Is there a difference in their goodness?
3) Of all the characters, it is Piggy who most often has useful ideas and sees the correct way for the boys to organize themselves. Yet the other boys rarely listen to him and frequently abuse him. Why do you think this is the case? In what ways does Golding use Piggy to advance the novel’s themes?
4) The sow’s head and the conch shell each wield a certain kind of power over the boys. In what ways do these objects’ powers differ? In what way is Lord of the Flies a novel about power? About the power of symbols? About the power of a person to use symbols to control a group?
5) How does Jack use the beast to control the other boys?
6) The characters’ loss of identity is a predominant theme of the book. Discuss each of the main characters’ loss of identity as the book progresses, and how this brings about the devastation that occurs in the book.
7) Contrast and compare Ralph, the builder to Jack, the hunter. Which of the two do you believe is the most appropriate leader for the boys? Make sure that you support your ideas with detail from the book.
Creative Activities
1) Analyze the lyrics of the song “Lord of the Flies” by Iron Maiden and relate it to the novel.
2) Choose one of the symbolic elements in the novel, draw it and explain its symbolism.
3) Select five key scenes and record the appropriate musical background for each.
4) Write down a set of rules for the boys to maintain social order on the island.
20 ago 2009
Final Chronogramme
August 21st
Make sure you have read the whole novel very carefully.
Read the analyses in : http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/flies/context.html
http://www.homework-online.com/lotf/index.html
http://www.gradesaver.com/lord-of-the-flies/study-guide/major-themes/
Play the game in: http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/literature/golding/lof.html
Study the map in: http://www.homework-online.com/lotf/setting.html
August 28th
General revision
September 4th
Term test
Portfolio: past homework with corrections + Essays
Make sure you have read the whole novel very carefully.
Read the analyses in : http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/flies/context.html
http://www.homework-online.com/lotf/index.html
http://www.gradesaver.com/lord-of-the-flies/study-guide/major-themes/
Play the game in: http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/literature/golding/lof.html
Study the map in: http://www.homework-online.com/lotf/setting.html
August 28th
General revision
September 4th
Term test
Portfolio: past homework with corrections + Essays
Final Chronogramme
August 20th
Make sure you have read the whole novel very carefully.
Read the analyses in : http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/flies/context.html
http://www.homework-online.com/lotf/index.html
http://www.gradesaver.com/lord-of-the-flies/study-guide/major-themes/
Play the game in: http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/literature/golding/lof.html
Study the map in: http://www.homework-online.com/lotf/setting.html
August 28th
General revision
September 4th
Term test
Portfolio: past homework with corrections + Essays
Make sure you have read the whole novel very carefully.
Read the analyses in : http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/flies/context.html
http://www.homework-online.com/lotf/index.html
http://www.gradesaver.com/lord-of-the-flies/study-guide/major-themes/
Play the game in: http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/literature/golding/lof.html
Study the map in: http://www.homework-online.com/lotf/setting.html
August 28th
General revision
September 4th
Term test
Portfolio: past homework with corrections + Essays
17 jul 2009
Written Test - August 7th
You are going to be tested on chapters 1 to 8 on August 7th. Make sure you have read each chapter carefully. Summaries and analysis may be useful but they do not replace your reading.
For that date, you should print all the work that was required on these chapters with corrections and hand them in in a plastic folio with a front page with your personal data.
Happy Holidays! See you all in August!
For that date, you should print all the work that was required on these chapters with corrections and hand them in in a plastic folio with a front page with your personal data.
Happy Holidays! See you all in August!
Chapter 8
Deadline August 7th
Read this important chapter very carefully.
Study the analysis in the following link http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/flies/section8.rhtml
Read this important chapter very carefully.
Study the analysis in the following link http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/flies/section8.rhtml
13 jul 2009
Chapter 7
Deadline July 16th
Answer
In this chapter Ralph for the first time enters the world of the hunter. This, and their common danger, ought to bring him closer to Jack. Instead their antagonism becomes more and more open Why? Why does Jack hates Ralph? Illustrate your answers with well-chosen quotations.
Answer
In this chapter Ralph for the first time enters the world of the hunter. This, and their common danger, ought to bring him closer to Jack. Instead their antagonism becomes more and more open Why? Why does Jack hates Ralph? Illustrate your answers with well-chosen quotations.
Chapter 6
Deadline July 16th
Read and study
As the boys sleep, military airplanes battle fiercely above the island. None of the boys sees the explosions and flashes in the clouds because the twins Sam and Eric, who were supposed to watch the signal fire, have fallen asleep. During the battle, a parachutist drifts down from the sky onto the island, dead. His chute becomes tangled in some rocks and flaps in the wind, while his shape casts fearful shadows on the ground. His head seems to rise and fall as the wind blows.
Answer
Piggy and Ralph prayed for a “sign” from the grown-up world and have been given one. What sign do they receive? What does it mean?
As the boys sleep, military airplanes battle fiercely above the island. None of the boys sees the explosions and flashes in the clouds because the twins Sam and Eric, who were supposed to watch the signal fire, have fallen asleep. During the battle, a parachutist drifts down from the sky onto the island, dead. His chute becomes tangled in some rocks and flaps in the wind, while his shape casts fearful shadows on the ground. His head seems to rise and fall as the wind blows.
Answer
Piggy and Ralph prayed for a “sign” from the grown-up world and have been given one. What sign do they receive? What does it mean?
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