Follow Parkview’s composition standards
Write or type on only one side of the paper
Write in the present tense. (Example: Piggy carries the conch to the mountain.)
Use good transitional words and phrases
Avoid contractions and slang
Proof read carefully
Use your personal writing checklist
Include at least 3 quotes in this 5-paragraph paper, 1 per body paragraph
Paragraphs must be well developed.
Thesis statement should be the last sentence of the introductory paragraph.
Quotation documentation:
“Piggy wiped his glasses on his dirty jacket” (22). Pay attention to where the quotation marks, parentheses, and end punctuation occur in the sentence. This does matter to your grade. Incorporate the quotations you take from the novel into your argument. They are used to support your points.
Topics:
1.Explain how the island is a microcosm of adult society.
2. Show how Golding uses foreshadowing in the book to prepare the reader for the action that finally evolves in Chapters 11 & 12.
3. Analyze the use of imagery and patterns of imagery in the book. Consider the following: colors, earth, air, fire, water, the conch, light and dark, the reef, sounds and silences.
4. Analyze the use of symbols in the book. Consider the following: animals, glasses, games, ceremony and sacrifice, the conch, fire, and face paint.
5. Discuss the use of Simon as a Christ-figure.
6. Explain how Ralph is in conflict with himself in the novel.
7. Discuss 3 themes of the novel.
8. Discuss how Golding’s tour of duty might have impacted this novel.
9. Discuss how the idea of the Beast is introduced and then gradually accepted by the boys.
