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Year 9

'Lord of the Flies'

24 lessons

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  • Modern literature strand 2: power, control and oppressive regimes

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In this unit, pupils read and explore 'The Lord of the Flies' by considering Golding's message about human nature. They first read the novel, before analysing the characters Ralph, Simon, Jack and Piggy. They then look at setting and symbolism before planning and writing an essay on human nature.

This unit builds on pupils' exploration of human nature and negative societal influences in 'A Monster Within'. In this unit, pupils look at a different societal context, and think more about how human nature interacts with circumstances. This prepares pupils for their first 'Modern text' study in Year 10. In particular, it prepares pupils for the 'Animal Farm' option and Orwell's exploration of the corrupting nature of power.

  1. Considering ideas of rules and human nature in relation to 'Lord of the Flies'
  2. An exploration of Chapter 1 of 'Lord of the Flies'
  3. An exploration of Chapter 2 of 'Lord of the Flies'
  4. An exploration of Chapter 3 of 'Lord of the Flies'
  5. An exploration of Chapter 4 of 'Lord of the Flies'
  6. An exploration of Chapter 5 of 'Lord of the Flies'
  7. An exploration of Chapter 6 of 'Lord of the Flies'
  8. An exploration of Chapter 7 of 'Lord of the Flies'
  9. An exploration of Chapter 8 of 'Lord of the Flies'
  10. An exploration of Chapter 9 of 'Lord of the Flies'
  11. An exploration of Chapter 10 of 'Lord of the Flies'
  12. An exploration of Chapter 11 of 'Lord of the Flies'
  13. An exploration of Chapter 12 of 'Lord of the Flies'
  14. Considering the presentation of Ralph in Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'
  15. Considering Jack's dictatorial leadership and antagonism in 'Lord of the Flies'
  16. Exploring Simon's role as an outsider and as Jack's foil in 'Lord of the Flies'
  17. The dehumanisation and death of Piggy in Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'
  18. Golding's use of setting in 'Lord of the Flies'
  19. Exploring structure, allegory and genre in Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'
  20. Golding's use of symbolism in 'Lord of the Flies'
  21. Exploring Golding's message about human behaviour in 'Lord of the Flies'
  22. Considering and understanding allusions in Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'
  23. Planning a written response on human nature in Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'
  24. Writing a response on human nature in Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'
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