Write 3 essays.

Rubric and Requirements

Requirement	Strong, Well-Developed -4-	Met minimum requirements -3-	In Process -2-	Off topic -1-	Not there -0-
1. Hook
2. Thesis Sentence & Paragraph
2. Body
3. Conclusion
4. Conventions/Fluency
TOTAL (20 poss.)

1. During the time we were reading Lord of the Flies we also simulated survival tribal life in the classroom and commons.
After listing all the positive qualities of Ralph and the mixed, yet mean and tyrannical qualities of Jack, and despite nearly unanimously voting that, given the choice, you would rather have Ralph as a teacher and leader than Jack.

Yet when given the option of following Ralph and preparing for a quiz the next day, most in the class, without discussion, followed Jack into the commons to chat. As a matter of fact, every time there was a simulation, the majority of students chose to "play" rather than focus on the assignment, thereby simulating exactly what students were deploring in our discussions of Lord of the Flies.

Based on your experience in our simulation and your reading of LOF, write what you think school life would be like if you were simply dropped off each morning for education without rules, grades or discipline.

2. What was the theme of LOF and do you agree with it?
In your answer you may use the following information

Theme reviews from 2 sources:
1. Theme, as a critical term, refers both to the truth about human life, which an author wants to emphasize in a piece of fiction, and to the idea that controls the climactic action in a story. In Lord of the Flies the theme is that evil is present as a destructive influence in man, operating counter to the forces of reason and civilization. This idea is not only revealed in several scenes where the boys perform destructive acts. It is present as the reason why things happen the way they do in the central portion of the novel, where the forces of Jack triumph over the forces of Ralph. It is present in the brutal destruction of the sow, in the ritual sacrifice of Simon, and in the wanton murder of Piggy. It is the truth about human life that one is forced to accept as an explanation of the destruction of the society of the boys.

Johnson, Chad and Hicks, Emily. "Essay Questions And Answers For Review: The Ideas Of Golding." The Lord of the Flies by William Golding. 25 Mar. 1996 Rice University 11 June 2000 <http://www.pernet.net/~chadly1/lord_of_the_flies/essays.html>.

2. The most obvious of the themes is man's need for civilization. Contrary to the belief that man is innocent and society evil, the story shows that laws and rules, policement and schools are necessary to keep the darker side of human nature in check. When these institutions and concepts slip away or are ignored, human beings revert to a more primitive part of their nature.

BARRON'S BOOK NOTES ©1995 <http://www.cgocable.net/~pwheaton/themes.html>.