Now that we have completed our reading of Lord of the Flies, you will be submitting a college-style essay as your final assessment in lieu of a test. The objective is to reveal your knowledge of the work through your use of specific examples from the selected text to support your viewpoint.
In your essay, you should name a quality or characteristic you believe to be vital for successful survival. Some possibilities are communication skills, intelligence, strength, leadership, etc. Your essay should show, using examples from the book, why that trait is so important. So if you pick intelligence, for example, you can include information from the book to show where intelligence helped the boys. You can also show how ignoring intelligence caused problems (which reinforces why it’s so vital).
Your 500-word essay (that’s two double-spaced pages) should be submitted to Edmodo by the end of the day Wednesday, October 9. You will upload your essay to the posted assignment in .doc or .docx format. Other formats do not permit me to make annotations for your review. See me if you have submission issues.
Good luck, and happy writing!