Lord of the Flies Reading Schedule and Project

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Reading Schedule

W, Jan. 23 – pp. 7 – 20 (First half of chapter 1)

TH, Jan 24—pp. 20 – 31 (Second half of chapter 1)

M, Jan. 28—pp. 32 -47   (Chapter 2)

T, Jan. 29—pp. 48 – 57 (Chapter 3)

W, Jan. 30—pp. 58 – 75 (Chapter 4)

TH, Jan. 31—pp. 76 – 94 (Chapter 5)

M, Feb. 4—pp. 95 – 108 (Chapter 6)

T, Feb. 5—pp. 109 – 123 (Chapter 7)

W, Feb. 6—pp. 124 – 134 (First half of Chapter 8)

TH, Feb. 7—pp. 135 – 145 (Second half of Chapter 8)

M, Feb. 11—pp. 145 – 154 (Chapter 9)

T, Feb. 12—pp. 155 – 168 (Chapter 10)

TH, Feb. 14—pp. 169 – 182 (Chapter 11)

M, Feb. 19—pp. 183 – 202 (Chapter 12)

Final Test – T, March 5

Project Ideas

1.       Draw pictures of five of the main characters. Write a character description for each one attached to the pictures.

2.       Draw a map of the island. Include a written description of your map and why you made the island this way.

3.       Make a diorama showing some aspect of the book—their shelter, a scene from the book, or an action in the book. Write a paper describing your diorama.

4.       Watch the 1963 or 1990 movie, Lord of the Flies. Write a paper comparing and contrasting the differences and similarities between the book and movie.

5.       Research the life of William Golding. Write a paper about him and describe any life experiences of the author seen in the book.

6.       Why did Golding write about boys. Write a paper about how you think the story would have been different if it was written with all girls or boys and girls.

7.       Collect newspaper articles showing man being inhumane and man being civilized and showing good will. Write a paper about your newspaper articles illustrating both sides of human nature and illustrations from the LOTF book. Come to a conclusion—is man basically good or bad?

8.       Write a paper focusing on one of the symbols in the novel. Explain what the symbol means and give at last THREE illustrations from the book of how it is used as a symbol.

9.       Make a video of a part of the book. This can be as a group project or as an individual. Each person must write a paper describing the significance of the scene and what they learned from the project.

10.   Write a theme paper about one of the major themes of the book citing examples and quoting from the book.

 

ALL papers must be typed in 12 pt. font. ***Lord of the Flies Project DUE – T, February 26