Title: Civilization, Society, and Lord of the Flies

William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies examines the role of individuals in the shaping of a society. What are the responsibilites of citizens in a society? Students must be prepared to answer this question for themselves through creative writing and thought, group processing, and independent reading.

This course was developed for grade 8 students by Rachel Barnes, a humanities teacher at the Chatham Middle School.

Role: Student — Students generally have fewer privileges within a course.

Section 1
  News forum
  Welcome to the Course!
Section 2
  Here's a student generated preview!
  What will happen?
Section 3
  Quick Check
  Significant events from Chapter 2
Section 4
  Chapter 3 Essay
Section 5
  Symbolism Video
  So, how do you find symbols?
  Three Symbols Golding Uses...
Section 6
  Beast From Water Quiz
Section 7
  Paragraph Two
  What do you wish to discuss?
  So talk about it already!
  Share what you learned
Section 8
  What happened here?
Section 9
  Chapter 8 quiz
Section 10
  Chapter nine summary quiz
  Savagery in Lord of the Flies
Section 11
  What Constitutes Torture?
  Torture, Abuse of Power, and Lord of the Flies
Section 12
  Lord of the Flies Game
  Predict the ending
Section 13
  Lord of the Flies Crossword Review
  Movie Review
Section 14
  Final Essay