Part 1- I picked my topic because this book has been described as controversial. Most high school students are required to read this book, and I remember reading it in 9th grade. Lord Of the Flies was probably one of my favorites in high school and now i am ready to teach it to my students. There are so many projects that can go along with this book and so many discussions you can have. Lord of the Flies is a classic and I want my students to have a good, memorable experince with this book.
Part 2- I already know that some of the major themes in Lord of the Flies is civilization and how much it is really needed, loss of innocence for the boys, individualism/ unity, and many more. Each character in the book has a very different personality, some are strong characters and some are weak. The boys must work together on many levels in order to survive, but they have many disagreements and break apart from each other. At times, things get very brutal, and animal and human are killed. It is both frightening and brilliant. This adventure story shows the reader how important it is to have a civilization with leadership and control.
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It would be interesting to know about the different ways a teacher could work with a social studies teacher to teach english and social studies. Knowing the different themes and projects that the two teachers could come with it would be a good book to use in a cross-curriculm project.
Hey, didn't they make a movie about that novel? You might check. It would make a great visual.
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