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=LORD OF THE FLIES LESSON PLAN=

Themes by Week:
Week 1: Biblical Parallels Week 2: Innocence Week 3: Civilization

Reading Strategies:

 * Book on tape
 * Small Reading Groups
 * SSR
 * Teacher Reads Aloud
 * At Home Reading

Pop Culture:

 * Gatsby's American Dream: Fable
 * LOST
 * SURVIOR
 * CASTAWAY
 * Blond Jokes
 * Lord of the Flies Films

Michigan Core Standards:
CE 1.2.1 Write, speak, and use images and graphs to understand and discover complex ideas.

CE 1.2.2 Write, speak, and visually represent to develop self-awareness and insight (e.g., diary, journal writing, portfolio self-assessment)

CE 1.3.4 Develop and extend a thesis, argument, or exploration of a topic by analyzing differing perspectives and employing a structure that effectively conveys the ideas in writing (e.g. resolve inconsistencies in logic; use a range of strategies to persuade, clarify, and defend a position with precise and relevant evidence; anticipate and address concerns and counterclaims; provide a clear and effective conclusion)

CE 2.1.3 Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words, specialized vocabulary, ?gurative language, idiomatic expressions, and technical meanings of terms through context clues, word roots and af?xes, and the use of appropriate resource materials such as print and electronic dictionaries

CE 2.1.11 Demonstrate appropriate social skills of audience, group discussion, or work team behavior by listening attentively and with civility to the ideas of others, gaining the ?oor in respectful ways, posing appropriate questions, and tolerating ambiguity and lack of consensus

CE 2.2.2 Examine the ways in which prior knowledge and personal experience affect the understanding of written, spoken, or multimedia text