LORD OF THE FLIES Complete Unit

Year 10- 12 Term Unit to guide students in close literary analysis of the novel through a variety of visually engaging activities on plot, characters, themes, setting, literary and language elements, vocabulary building, comparing and contrasting with other texts, extension exercises for able students, crossword with answers, and individual chapter summaries each with comprehension questions.

1. 27 page student study guide - activities on each numbered page - answers for
   all questions in teacher powerpoint. Material is cumulative to develop
   understanding from literal to metaphorical, and unit can be used as a self-
   directed program with students working at their own pace or as teacher
   directed learning for whole class progression.

2. Teacher powerpoint contains all answers to all activites
   One Master Powerpoint for teacher - contains answers to comprehension
   questions.
   One powerpoint - crossword answers

3. Class activity (pre or post reading task)
   ‘Personal Reflection - Issues in LORD OF THE FLIES’
   to connect student experience with understanding of concepts & themes in
   the novel.

   Study Guide Contents (each section containing text comprehension testing
   with answers for all questions in teacher powerpoint

   (i) Background to the Novel (ii) Language and vocabulary - terms to know (iii) Setting in the Novel (iv) Charcter Analysis (a) Ralph (b) Jack (c) Simon (d) Piggy (v) Literary Techniques (a) symbolism (b) foreshadowing (vi) Themes and Ideas in the Novel (vii) Extension activity - Where Is the Beast? Neuroscience and the novel (viii) Revision Crossword (ix) Extension activity - Poetry on the theme of Lord of the Flies (x) Chapter Questions - Separate analysis for each of the twelve chapters