Writing Options

Ø  What societal (or other) structures would have had to been in place for the boys’ civilization to have been successful?

Ø  Should any of the characters be prosecuted for their actions on the island upon their return to England?  Who?  Why?  What should their punishments be? 

Ø  Use of symbolism in the novel

Ø  Littleun’s diary (at least five entries)

Ø  Write the prequel to the book (what the boys’ lives were like BEFORE they got on the plane)

Ø  Write a sequel to the book (what happened when the boys returned to “civilization”)

Ø  Analyze the governmental structures of the boys on the island

Ø  Compare/Contrast LOTF  to Animal Farm

Ø  How is Lord of the Flies a fable?  Compare and contrast to a fable that you know.

Ø  Write a letter to one of the major characters’ parents from the point of view of the naval officer who lands on the island, describing what he (the naval officer) found

Ø  Golding was a schoolteacher—how is this significant?

Ø  Find other thematically related literature; read one or two or three and write a comparison/contrast paper.

Ø  Compare/contrast LOTF to the ideas of John Locke and/or Thomas Hobbes and/or Jean-Jacques Rousseau (AFTER READING MORE OF THEIR WRITING!)

Ø  Should this book be banned?  If not, what age should students be in order to read it?  Research where/when it is taught in the USA.

Ø  another idea?  check with Ms HB

Presentation Possibilities

Ø  Analyze the story/major characters using Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Ø  Stage a trial of the boys upon their return to England for the deaths of Piggy and Simon.

Ø  Analyze the story/major characters using Kohlberg’s Morality Model

Ø  Find and discuss/analyze the Biblical allusions

Ø  Create a scale model of the island, with important locations marked

Ø  Write a skit (and act it out!) depicting one or two of the major events of the novel

Ø  Write & illustrate a comic strip version of the major events of the novel

Ø  Create an artistic interpretation (song, dance, piece of art), and write an explanation of (a) how you were inspired and (b) how it relates to the book,  and  (c) how you went about creating your art

Ø  Compare & contrast LOTF to OMAM or Antigone in a nonverbal manner (no words!)

Ø  Make a movie of a pivotal scene and show it to the class; write an explanation of a) how you were inspired and (b) how it relates to the book,  and  (c) how you went about creating your art

Ø  Read The Coral Island by R.M. Ballantyne and give a book talk about it to the class

Ø  Sculpt pieces of art based on the book.  Write an explanation of (a) how you were inspired (b) how it relates to the book, and  (c) how you went about creating your art

Ø  another idea?  check with Ms HB