Lord of the Flies Research Paper
Assignment 1: Making a New Society
Directions: You are marooned on the same deserted, tropical island, as those in the novel, except the characters are NOT there. Your assignment is to figure out how to survive as a group and to record the information you came up with in a 3-4 page research paper. You can use the following websites to help you with your paper:
http://www.survival-center.com/home1.htm
http://www.survival-center.com/guide/firstade.htm
http://www.safetystore.com
http://www.monster.com/
http://nycourts.gov/home.htm
The following items should be included in your paper:
1. A system of laws and consequences for your island society using the following websites to gather your information. You must include at least three laws for each of the five headings discussed by the Legislator:
Loss of Life
Other Violent Crimes
Theft
Property Rights and Damage
Neighborly Disputes
2. Write a job description for the new leader, including leadership qualities needed and the selected system of government. (If you have trouble deciding how to write this, you might consult Monster.com's job description information.) Include and label the following:
Key traits desired in the leader
Prior experience (if any) preferred
A description of the government that the leader will lead (along with how the leader will be selected)
A list of responsibilities
The paper must include a Works Cited page in MLA format and in-text citations
Lord of the Flies Research Paper
Assignment 2: Finding Solutions to Teen Violence:
Directions: You will use articles found on the web to explore the problem of teen violence in our society and write a 3-4 page research paper expounding on the following topics:
· Factors leading to teen violence
· Solutions to the problem of teen violence
· What to do at Ward Melville High School to ensure that violent acts never take place.
Helpful websites:
http://www.time.com/time/classroom/laramie
http://www.tolerance.org/
The paper must include a Works Cited page in MLA format and in-text citations
Lord of the Flies Research Paper
Assignment 3: The Holocaust and Lord of the Flies
Directions:
The objectives of this paper is to visit links related to the Holocaust during World War II, and gather facts that may relate to the development of the novel. You will connect with the Holocaust Center and record important information on the events leading up to and during World War II related to Hitler's rise to power and his treatment of the Jewish people.
This information should be compared to the Jack's rise to power and the boys' treatment of Ralph and Piggy.
Discuss why you believe Golding wrote the novel in response to his experiences in World War Two.
Helpful websites:
http://www.holocaustcenter.org/historyof.shtml
http://www.remember.org/
http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/nrole.htm
Assignment 1: Making a New Society
Directions: You are marooned on the same deserted, tropical island, as those in the novel, except the characters are NOT there. Your assignment is to figure out how to survive as a group and to record the information you came up with in a 3-4 page research paper. You can use the following websites to help you with your paper:
http://www.survival-center.com/home1.htm
http://www.survival-center.com/guide/firstade.htm
http://www.safetystore.com
http://www.monster.com/
http://nycourts.gov/home.htm
The following items should be included in your paper:
1. A system of laws and consequences for your island society using the following websites to gather your information. You must include at least three laws for each of the five headings discussed by the Legislator:
Loss of Life
Other Violent Crimes
Theft
Property Rights and Damage
Neighborly Disputes
2. Write a job description for the new leader, including leadership qualities needed and the selected system of government. (If you have trouble deciding how to write this, you might consult Monster.com's job description information.) Include and label the following:
Key traits desired in the leader
Prior experience (if any) preferred
A description of the government that the leader will lead (along with how the leader will be selected)
A list of responsibilities
The paper must include a Works Cited page in MLA format and in-text citations
Lord of the Flies Research Paper
Assignment 2: Finding Solutions to Teen Violence:
Directions: You will use articles found on the web to explore the problem of teen violence in our society and write a 3-4 page research paper expounding on the following topics:
· Factors leading to teen violence
· Solutions to the problem of teen violence
· What to do at Ward Melville High School to ensure that violent acts never take place.
Helpful websites:
http://www.time.com/time/classroom/laramie
http://www.tolerance.org/
The paper must include a Works Cited page in MLA format and in-text citations
Lord of the Flies Research Paper
Assignment 3: The Holocaust and Lord of the Flies
Directions:
The objectives of this paper is to visit links related to the Holocaust during World War II, and gather facts that may relate to the development of the novel. You will connect with the Holocaust Center and record important information on the events leading up to and during World War II related to Hitler's rise to power and his treatment of the Jewish people.
This information should be compared to the Jack's rise to power and the boys' treatment of Ralph and Piggy.
Discuss why you believe Golding wrote the novel in response to his experiences in World War Two.
Helpful websites:
http://www.holocaustcenter.org/historyof.shtml
http://www.remember.org/
http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/nrole.htm
http://www.southerninstitute.info/holocaust_education/holocaust_education.html
The paper must include a Works Cited page in MLA format and in-text citations
The paper must include a Works Cited page in MLA format and in-text citations
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Online Databases
Virtual Reference Collection
eLibrary
Masterfile Select
Prooquest Multiple Databases
Thomson Gale Databases
Literature Resource Center
Student Resource Center
Online Catalog
Academic Integrity
Noodletools Citation System
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Patrick Reilly, Lord of the Flies 823 GOL
Calirice Swisher (ed.), Readings on Lord of the Flies 823.914 GOL
Harold Blom, William Golding's Lord of the Flies 823 GOL
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