Lord of the Flies Island Map

In the Lord of the Flies Island Map activity, students team up to create an annotated map of the island from Lord of Flies, including important locations and events that help portray the novel’s story visually. Students also include a quote from the novel that relates to one of the central themes. Students are given significant flexibility on what they choose to include, but are evaluated based on the relevance and importance of each element.

For Google Docs and Slides links, please visit https://www.ctlessons.org/ela/lord-of-the-flies-island-map.html

Topics addressed:
Lord of the Flies: central themes, events, locations
Primary CT concept: abstraction. Students are asked to represent the most important aspects of the novel in a visual manner, deciding which details are critical and which can be left out.

Students will be able to:
Create a map that represents the most important events and locations in Lord of the Flies
Identify a quote from the novel that represents a central theme of the text

Materials:
PowerPoint presentation
Student handout
11x17" paper
Colored pencils / markers

Suggested lesson breakdown:
This project assumes that your students have finished reading Lord of the Flies.

5min - introduce project, go over requirements and grading rubric
10-15min - students identify important events and locations from the novel, and a quote representing a central theme
60-80min - students create their maps

For more information on standards alignment, please visit https://www.ctlessons.org/ela/lord-of-the-flies-island-map.html