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LORD OF THE FLIES RESEARCH PAPER – HONORS 10
Objectives:
1. Students will analyze Lord of the Flies as a social commentary on WWII.
2. Students will complete each stage of the writing process to include: research (note cards), pre-writing (outline), draft (first draft), revise, edit (self and peer edit), publish (final draft).
3. Students will use a variety of resources (print, reference, electronic) to research selected sub-topics related to WWII and Lord of the Flies.
4. Students will link literary analysis with historical research.
Directions:
You will be writing a paper that integrates Lord of the Flies with historical research. The prompt for your paper is:
Analyze Lord of the Flies as an allegory for World War II and as a social commentary on this war.
To answer this prompt, you will read and analyze Golding’s novel as a social commentary, as well as conduct independent research. You will select 2 of the following sub-topics to research, tie to the novel, and ultimately prove your thesis.
Connect historical people to characters in the novel.
Connect historical events to events in the novel.
Connect historical symbols to symbols in the novel.
Connect political or social issues to political or social issues in the novel.
The focus of your paper is to show how / why Lord of the Flies is considered a social commentary on WWII. Once the research component is complete, you will be prepared to start the writing process.
PARAGRAPH COUPLETS
You will write a “paragraph couplet” (or pair) for each sub-topic (2 paragraphs x 2 sub-topics = a total of 4 body paragraphs). The “paragraph couplet” will include a historical background paragraph, followed by a literary analysis paragraph.
The first paragraph of each couplet will be the historical background paragraph. This paragraph will cover historical information. Here you will cover the important/necessary historical facts and prepare the reader for the literary analysis paragraph. **Use past tense here** (2
Objectives:
1. Students will analyze Lord of the Flies as a social commentary on WWII.
2. Students will complete each stage of the writing process to include: research (note cards), pre-writing (outline), draft (first draft), revise, edit (self and peer edit), publish (final draft).
3. Students will use a variety of resources (print, reference, electronic) to research selected sub-topics related to WWII and Lord of the Flies.
4. Students will link literary analysis with historical research.
Directions:
You will be writing a paper that integrates Lord of the Flies with historical research. The prompt for your paper is:
Analyze Lord of the Flies as an allegory for World War II and as a social commentary on this war.
To answer this prompt, you will read and analyze Golding’s novel as a social commentary, as well as conduct independent research. You will select 2 of the following sub-topics to research, tie to the novel, and ultimately prove your thesis.
Connect historical people to characters in the novel.
Connect historical events to events in the novel.
Connect historical symbols to symbols in the novel.
Connect political or social issues to political or social issues in the novel.
The focus of your paper is to show how / why Lord of the Flies is considered a social commentary on WWII. Once the research component is complete, you will be prepared to start the writing process.
PARAGRAPH COUPLETS
You will write a “paragraph couplet” (or pair) for each sub-topic (2 paragraphs x 2 sub-topics = a total of 4 body paragraphs). The “paragraph couplet” will include a historical background paragraph, followed by a literary analysis paragraph.
The first paragraph of each couplet will be the historical background paragraph. This paragraph will cover historical information. Here you will cover the important/necessary historical facts and prepare the reader for the literary analysis paragraph. **Use past tense here** (2