William golding biography worksheet templates
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When I taught freshmen, I used to love it because I got to teach Lord of the Flies, which was required ninth grade reading in our district for a long time. I know not everyone loves Lord of the Flies, but I love teaching any book that makes kids go “What the f***?” This book was always a winner based on that criteria.
Teaching Lord of the Flies always tripped me up because I could never exactly figure out WHICH big idea to focus on (there are so many), but I finally settled on The Big One: Are humans good or bad by nature? A secondary question was: What are the ingredients of a survivor?
The skills/terms I covered in this unit were:
-characterization-direct/indirect
I have not taught Lord of the Flies in 8 yea
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Create a Movie Poster for Lord of the Flies
Activity Overview
Template and Class Instructions
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Activity Overview
A fun way for students to express their understanding of a story, its themes, and main characters, is to create a movie poster. As students read Lord of the Flies, they may find particular themes or images stand out to them. Have students create a movie poster, complete with a title, casting, and an image that conveys important information from the story.
When students complete their posters, they can be printed out and hung in the classroom. For additional templates to add to this assignment, check out our movie poster templates!
Pretend that your book is being made into a blockbuster movie! Create a Movie Poster that showcases the setting, character and a chosen scene or overarching theme of the story. Include the title and author of the book as well as a catchy slogan and a "critic's review" informing the audience why they should go to
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Skip the typical William Golding introduction lecture as you begin a study of Lord of the Flies and empower students to find their own interesting facts about this author’s life with the “Author Bio” print/post-and-teach activity.
This single-page worksheet (includes both a printable PDF and Google Drive version) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Golding’s background.
Please note: This download does NOT include a specific article or links to defined articles. It is an organizer tool for students to use as they conduct their own research. In my experience, students take more ownership of the ämne when they are the ones to research and discover the elements that make a literary figure’s life fascinating. They’ve seen enough of our introductory slideshows; this time, let your kids do the work and discuss/determine what they think is meaningful about this author’s life.
Here are a few suggested uses for this flexible research tool:
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