Uppsats; Lord of the Flies (by William Golding)

Planering för uppsats och muntlig redovisning baserat på filmen Lord of the Flies.

Avsnitt 1

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The characters. Describe Ralph, Piggy and Jack.

What kind of group of boys is this?

This is like a small society. At first they have democracy - how?

Why do the boys divide into two groups?

They have different ideas on what to do with the captain - which?

There is a lot of violence in the film. What was the first incident?

Simon was killed. What happened? How do they explain it? Why do you think it happened?

Who is the monster in the cave?

They have some important pieces of equipment to help them through every day life on this island. What are they and why are they so important?

Piggy says that things didn't work out even though they did things the way grown ups would. Do you think things like this could happen in our society? Explain and give examples.

Why is the novel (and film) called "Lord of the Flies" you think?

Did you like the film? Explain why/why not.

Mål

Målet är att du ska uppleva en mycket känd berättelse från den engelskspråkiga världen och resonera kring dess budskap. Du tränar då också på att uppfatta talad engelska och på att själv producera en längre engelsk text, samt att uttrycka tankar och åsikter på engelska.

Läroplanskopplingar

Syfte

• förstå och tolka innehållet i talad engelska och i olika slags texter,
• formulera sig och kommunicera i tal och skrift,
• använda språkliga strategier för att förstå och göra sig förstådda,

Centralt innehåll

• Aktuella och för eleverna välbekanta ämnesområden.
• Intressen, vardagliga situationer, aktiviteter, händelseförlopp samt relationer och etiska frågor.
• Åsikter, erfarenheter, känslor och framtidsplaner.
• Levnadsvillkor, traditioner, sociala relationer och kulturella företeelser i olika sammanhang och områden där engelska används.
• Talad engelska och texter från olika medier.
• Skönlitteratur och annan fiktion även i talad, dramatiserad och filmatiserad form.
• Strategier för att uppfatta detaljer och sammanhang i talat språk och texter, till exempel att anpassa lyssnande och läsning efter framställningens form, innehåll och syfte.
• Olika sätt att bearbeta egna framställningar för att variera, tydliggöra, precisera och anpassa dem efter deras syften.
• Muntliga och skriftliga berättelser, beskrivningar och instruktioner.
• Språkliga strategier för att förstå och göra sig förstådd när språket inte räcker till, till exempel omformuleringar, frågor och förklaringar.

Uppgifter

Speaking "Linking words"

A list of linking words that are good to use when you are writing essays or giving a speech. Watch this very short speech to get an idea of what it might look like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9zR7-zVkgY When you've watched the speech and read the essay attached below, it's time to start preparing for your own "speech"/oral assignment: Choose one of the following questions to discuss. (If you choose to do this in pairs, choose two questions to discuss.) Speak as freely as possible for at least 4 minutes/person and don’t forget to use the linking words. You can use your keywords that you’ve prepared, but please don’t read directly from a piece of paper/notes on the computer. Record yourself and post it in your English Google Drive folder and name the recording Speech LOTF. These are the questions that you can choose from: 1.Of all the characters, it is Piggy who most often has useful ideas and sees the correct way for the boys to organize themselves. Yet the other boys rarely listen to him and often abuse him. Why do you think this is the case? 2. Talk about the differences between the two main characters, Ralph and Jack. How are they different from one another, and what different "types" of individuals in society do they represent? 3. What role does the conch play? What do you think? How does it represent a civilizing force? (e.g democracy) 4. What does the monster represent? How is it used by Jack to control the others? Are there parallels for "the monster" in the real world, the one outside of fiction?

Speaking "Linking words"

A list of linking words that are good to use when you are writing essays or giving a speech. Watch this very short speech to get an idea of what it might look like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9zR7-zVkgY When you've watched the speech and read the essay, it's time to start preparing for your own "speech"/oral assignment: Suggested discussion topics Choose one of the following questions to discuss. (If you choose to do this in pairs, choose two questions to discuss.) Speak as freely as possible for at least 4 minutes and don’t forget to use the linking words. You can use your keywords that you’ve prepared, but please don’t read directly from a piece of paper/notes on the computer. Record yourself and post it in your English Google Drive folder and name the recording Speech LOTF. 1.Of all the characters, it is Piggy who most often has useful ideas and sees the correct way for the boys to organize themselves. Yet the other boys rarely listen to him and often abuse him. Why do you think this is the case? 2. Talk about the differences between the two main characters, Ralph and Jack. How are they different from one another, and what different "types" of individuals in society do they represent? 3. What role does the conch play? What do you think? How does it represent a civilizing force? (e.g democracy) 4. What does the monster represent? How is it used by Jack to control the others? Are there parallels for "the monster" in the real world, the one outside of fiction?