Final Product: Character Confessional

Who doesn't like an unhealthy dose of reality TV? Well, get ready to embark on a journey that is going to allow you create your own form of "reality TV" using the novel Lord of the Flies as a basis. Here is what you will be producing for your final project.

Resources to use throughout the novel

Here is your LOTF novel guide!

Here is your LOTF character chart - this is uber important as there are many characters.  Keep track of who's who!

Find your documents for literature circles here! You will be informed how and when to use these.

Activity 1: Bear Grylls in Man vs Wild

You're stranded on a deserted island - could you survive???  Let's take a look if Bear Grylls can in "Castaway"!

We are trying to get an idea of the setting of our novel, Lord of the Flies.  As you watch, take note of the setting. Which parts of the environment are welcoming? Which parts are dangerous?  Pay attention to and keep track of the 5 senses - what does Grylls encounter in terms of sight, smell, taste, touch, and sound?

Activity 2: Contextualizing Lord of the Flies

Research and present terms and concepts for a better understanding of the novel.

Activity 3: Scavenger Hunt - Golding Background Info

In order to better understand our novel, we need to learn a bit about the author. Scavenge for the answers to these questions.

Activity 4: What is Evil

What does evil mean? How do we determine what is evil? Who is capable of committing evil acts?

After you've written out some of your own ideas, work on this activity.​

Activity 5: The Stanford Prision Experiment

Imagine reading this ad to participate in a prison experiment. What do you think about the study? Would you like to volunteer to be a part of this?

That ad is for the Stanford Prison Experiment, which has been recently turned into a film. Watch the trailer here.

Now, let's take a look at this article from the New Yorker: "The Real Lesson of the Stanford Prison Experiment" by Maria Konnikova.

Activity 6: Figurative Language

Identify these types of figurative language used in LOTF. How, if at all, do these images connect to the literary elements of the text? Review the literary elements in the novel guide.

Activity 7: Character Confessional Project

You may wonder why the boys went crazy, and the answer is simple: reality TV.

Get your final project details here.