Thursday, 15 October

Students were reminded of due dates (see previous post).

Class time was spent working in "Interactions Groups".

Students were asked to write about each of the following questions in order to prepare for work on essay thesis statements next class (responses should be written with the question "What is human nature?" in mind:

Do you think what happened on the island is reasonable? WHY?

If you wrote this story, how would it be different? WHY?

WHY are Simon & Piggy dead? Why was Ralph about to be?

Is the ending a "Happy Ending?"


The handout for next Monday was shared:

Lord of the Flies Thesis Development

Lord of the Flies Big Questions

What is necessary to uphold civilization?

Are humans good? Are humans evil?

How does Simon as a Christ figure help one understand Golding’s view of human nature?

How does Freud’s theory of the psyche help one understand the human nature as depicted in Lord of the Flies?

Symbols (Think about how the issues you have been interacting with help illustrate your point about human nature):

Thesis Statement Elements:

1) How do your interactions help you understand human nature in Lord of the Flies?

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