Resources
for Teaching Lord
of the Flies
This
guide is on the web – the web sites will be just a click away.
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/springbrookhs/flies.htm
William Golding: the Man and His Myths
VIDEO (92 GOL)
Introduces students to the life and
writing of William Golding through his two novels, Lord of the Flies, and The Inheritors.
World Literature and Its Times. BOOK (896.9 MOS) Vol. 4 p. 283 Refresher reading for teachers about the novel’s context:
· Events in History at the Time the Novel Takes Place: Hitler, social prohibitions and the nature of evil, the Blitz and great evacuation, nuclear technology and total war
·
The Novel
in Focus: war, society and civilization, class consciousness on the island,
sources and literary context, reviews
Understanding
Lord of the Flies: a Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents
BOOK (823 GOL) literary analysis and
critical overviews of characters, themes, and relevance to everyday life. Concepts of civilization and savagery, British Imperialism and the
British school system. Each chapter ends with discussion and essay
questions.
Novels for Students. BOOK
(808.83 NOV) Vol. 2 p. 174. Characters, themes, style, symbolism, setting, and historical
context. Includes
excerpts from critical essays.
Compares
Lesson Plans
Web English Teacher
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Links to lesson plans for Lord of the Flies.
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Literature Search
module has biographical material on Golding and
critical essays on Lord of the Flies
Linked from
Media Center Resources Page http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/springbrookhs/www/www.html
Pink Monkey
http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barrons/lordfly02.asp
Spark Notes
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/flies/