To start off class, I gave students about 45 minutes do do some preliminary planning for their upcoming in-class essay on Lord of the Flies (this serves as your final test on this unit). After that, we watched the Simpsons adaptation of Lord of the Flies (I'm glad you enjoyed it!). Furthermore, we analyzed two songs that related to the novel: "Lord of the Flies" by Iron Maiden and "Sympathy for the Devil" by the Rolling Stones. Students worked on corresponding questions for this.
For the last portion of class, students were split up into groups and were assigned a particular symbol from Lord of the Flies. They brainstormed the significance of the symbol, quotes about the symbol, and the effect it had on the journey to chaos. They then presented their information to the class. Great job! I'm glad students were able to get some information from the presentations for the upcoming essay.
Reminders:
- Essay on Lord of the Flies (in-class): Friday, April 17, 2015
- Lord of the Flies Final Project: Tuesday, April 21, 2015
