Lord of the Flies – Highlight lessons

 

 

Lesson Plan:  Lord of the Flies – Day 1

 

AIM: 

• How can we describe what life would be like outside of society?

 

DO NOW: 

• Copy SAT words

 

MOTIVATION: 

• Students will engage in a discussion about the MTV program, The Real World.

 

PROCEDURE:

1. Discussion of The Real World
• What is The Real World?
• How do they act on the show?
• Do they break up into groups?
• Are there any leaders?
• Why do they fight?
• Why do they act so crazy?

 

2. What is it like to live without your parents for the first time?

 

3. Compare The Real World to Survivor.
• How are these shows different?
• How are they the same?

 

4. Introduction to Lord of the Flies.
• Set up book

 

5. If time permits, students will begin reading Lord of the Flies aloud in class.

 

 

SUMMARY:

• In approximately 50 words, speculate as to whether you would be able to maintain order if you were trapped outside of society or if you think you would end up fighting like they do on television.

 

HOMEWORK:

• Read chapter 1 of Lord of the Flies and answer study questions (see attached)

 

 

 

Lesson Plan:  Lord of the Flies – Day 2

 

AIM: 

• How can we define civilization?

 

DO NOW: 

• Journal

 

MOTIVATION: 

• Students will be asked to describe what life is like within the school setting.  What is school?  What type of rules do we have in school?  What is the purpose of those rules?

 

PROCEDURE:

 

6. Motivational exercise.
• As students brainstorm ideas related to the nature of school rules, the teacher will record their ideas on the board.
• Define civilization.

 

7. What happens when the rules we have in school are broken?  What would school be like if there were no rules at all?
• As students brainstorm ideas related to the possibilities related to a school without rules, the teacher will record their ideas on the board.
• Define anarchy.

 

8. Using the homework questions as a springboard for discussion, students will be asked to classify which events in the first chapter of Lord of the Flies could be viewed as “civilized.”

 

 

SUMMARY:

• In approximately 50 words, describe the first thing that you would do if you were trapped outside of society.  Would you set up rules and order or would you rather live in anarchy?

 

HOMEWORK:

• Read chapter 2 of Lord of the Flies and answer study questions (see attached)

 

 

 

Lesson Plan:  Lord of the Flies – Day 3

 

AIM: 

• How can we begin to classify the major characters in Lord of the Flies?

 

DO NOW: 

• Journal

 

MOTIVATION: 

• Students will be asked to three different stages of life (baby, parent, teenager) as they can relate them to their own experience.  As these stages are defined, the teacher will record student responses on the blackboard in three separate columns.

 

PROCEDURE:

 

9. Using the motivational exercise as a starting point for definition, students will be asked to make connections between the stages they have defined and Freud’s definitions of the id, ego, and superego.
• Discussion of Id
• Babies, tantrums, satisfaction, instant gratification.
• Discussion of Superego
• Parents, rules, strict, keep order
• Discussion of Ego
• Teenagers, still want, but able to delay gratification.
• Regulates between id and ego

 

10. Who are the three major characters in Lord of the Flies that we have met thus far?
• Summary of the characteristics of Jack, Ralph, and Piggy
• Important terms: savage, anarchy, civilization, order

 

SUMMARY:

• Group work
• In groups of 2-3, students will be asked to classify Jack, Ralph, and Piggy as id, ego, and superego.  Students must list the characteristics of each character that they used as evidence for classifying them as such. (see attached worksheet)

 

HOMEWORK:

• Read chapter 3 of Lord of the Flies and answer study questions (see attached)

 

 

 

Lesson Plan: Lord of the Flies – Day 7

 

Aim: How do the various descriptions of fear in Lord of the Flies reflect the changes in the boys’ society?

 

Do Now: Journal

 

Procedure:

 

1.      Motivation:

·        Students will be asked to discuss fear.

·        Students will watch a clip from the television show Fear Factor.

·        Some of the following questions will be asked regarding fear on the television show and in their own lives.

·        What are some things we are afraid of?         

·        What are some things we feared as children?

·        What kinds of things do we fear as we get older?

 

2.      Analyzing the progression of fear:

·        Analyze the discussion among the boys of the “fear” in Lord of the Flies, chapters 5-6.

·        Students will be asked to identify the type of fear that is described by each of the characters.

·        Who is afraid?  The littluns?  Ralph?  Jack?  Piggy?  Simon?

·        What is it that they say they fear?

·        How do they describe their fear to the other boys?

·        As a class, we will create a chart that illustrates the different descriptions of fear from each character in Lord of the Flies.

·        A parallel chart will be created that reflects the growing disorder on the island.

·        Describe the beginning of the assembly.

·        How does the order of the assembly change as time goes on?

·        How do Ralph and Jack act when faced with the idea of confronting the “beastie?”

 

3.      Summary:

·        Students will be asked to write one paragraph that describes the way in which the growing abstraction of fear among the boys reflects the growing disorder on the island.

 

Homework:  Read Lord of the Flies, Chapter 7, and answer study questions.