Lord of the Flies and Language Paper 1: Creative Writing and Reading

Overview

A further and deeper look into the novel Lord of the Flies while interweaving core skills of the GCSE Language Paper 1. Pupils will develop their understanding of how writers communicate important messages through the narrative techniques of characterisation and structure and how such messages are influenced by contextual factors. Furthermore, pupils will continue to hone their creative writing skills and increase the impact of their writing techniques while exploring unseen fictional texts.

Unit aims:

Revisit the modern novel / taking a closer look at the writer’s craft
Interweave skills across language and literature
Use Golding style to inspire own craft
Explore, with greater insight, into to influence and intentions of the writer
Explicit teaching of essay planning and building
Revisiting AO6 skills, uplevelling – ambitious and sophisticated structures
Develop selection and retrieval skills to evidence ideas
Develop contextual analysis by including theories within study
Develop critical thinking skills
Consider, reflect and explore how key themes are presented in the novel.
Develop effective revision strategies
Introduction and practise of Language Paper 1

Example Key Words

Allegory

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Symbolism

The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

Foreshadowing

A warning or indication of a future event.

Totalitarian

Relating to a system of government that is centralised and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.

Conditioning

The process of training or accustoming a person or animal to behave in a certain way or to accept certain circumstances.

Dystopian

Relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice.

External Links

GCSEPod (Lord of the Flies)
GCSEPod (Paper 1 Language)
Audiobook: Lord of the Flies William Golding Audiobook – YouTube