2. Lord of the Flies By William GoldingBy William Golding

4. Writing Prompt Are people inherently good or evil? Or crazy?

5. Scavenger Hunt Find the following information on the Internet:  Find out who William Golding is:  Where is he from?  What other works did he write?  When did he write Lord of the Flies?  What themes are common in his works?

6. Scavenger Hunt  Find out who the characters are.  Give a description of their personalities.  Find out their physical characteristic (either from photos from the movies or written traits.)  Are there any differences between the photographs and the written descriptions?

7. Scavenger Hunt  Tour the Island:  Based on information from the computer, draw your own map of the island.  Include geographical locations.  Include locations that are important to the plot.

8. Web Sites Use these site in your Scavenger Hunt: http://www.aresearchguide.com/lord.html This page is A Research Guide for Students with many links! You should be able to find everything you need and more from this one source! Be sure to document!!!! See the last slide for format guidelines.

9. London’s Notes For the novel Lord of the Flies, you will be creating notes similar to Cliff’s Notes. For each reading assignment, you will do the following:

10. London’s Notes ¬ Pick five words from the novel and define them. Include all definitions you find. ­ List three examples of figures of speech from the text (metaphor, simile, or motif.) Explain them. ® Summarize what happens in this part of the novel. ¯ Connect this portion to the greater part of the novel or world. (“Why did Golding write this?”)

11. London’s Notes ° Pick one word from the text that you feel summarizes this portion of the text. Explain your choice. Extra Credit: ± Extra Credit: Find any incorrect or misleading information in either the web sites or Cliff’s Notes.

12. Connection to the World In groups of four, you will develop an oral presentation that extends Lord of the Flies to the world around us. Possible topics are:

13. Connection to the World Compare the characters to S. Freud’s theory on Id, Ego, and Superego. Explain the issues behind WWII. Compare the concept of good and evil in various religions and philosophies. Analyze the “stranded on a deserted island” motif in other works of literature.

14. Format for Assignment Cover Page “Lord of the Flies” Name, date, class Topics should be in order of the slide order Sources should be documented following MLA format. StudyGuideStudyGuide