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Subject: English |
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| Teacher Name: ___________________ |
Date: ___________________ |
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Lord of the Flies
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Lord of the Flies has several different themes:
Survival- The boys are alone on a deserted island and have to learn to survive.
Loss of Innocense- The boys lose innocense through the death and destruction of the island.
Civilization vs. Savagery- The boys transform from civilized British boys to savage killers.
Abuse of Power- Power is abused on the island resulting in the suffering of others.
The evil inside us- Humans have an inherent ability to be evil.
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Your task is to find news articles from the last 2 months (August/September). You articles must deal with each of the five themes from Lord of the Flies.
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You will use the following resources to find articles. You must find 5 diferent articles, one article for each theme. You will then write a paragraph summmarizing each article. 5 pararaphs total.
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www.cnn.com
www.rj.com
www.nytimes.com
www.abcnews.com
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You will be evaluated on how well you summarize each article.
Site the article at the end of your paragraph. author name, article title, site, date.
example: Smith, John. Survival situations. NYtimes.com. August 2, 2010
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