Choose one of the following projects to show your understanding of the text.  I’m looking for analysis, creativity, reflection on the text, and originality.  Remember all those class discussions we had?  You did an amazing job, and I think you have more to say.  Reveal your opinions and ideas through your project.  LET ME SEE WHAT YOU THINK.

1. Create a newsletter that includes an article covering the rescue of the boys from the island as it might have appeared in one of their hometown newspapers. Some of the details may be invented but try to keep the tone of the news article the same as the tone of the story. Be sure to include a headline! Your newsletter must be 2-3 pages in length. Use a plain, easy to read font. Consider using the MS Publisher program to create your newsletter. 
2. Create a littleun’s journal describing his experiences on the island.  The journal should cover all major events on the island.  Be sure to use language that is appropriate for a six year old child.  Drawings can certainly accompany the littleun’s words.  Because this is one of the easier choices, more is expected.
3. Draw or paint a “before or after” picture. Create an impression of one the characters before he landed on the island and your impression of him after he’d been on the island. Use the book for details and description. Write a single-spaced, one-paragraph explanation of your drawing, including 2-3 descriptive quotes. Your illustration need to be large enough for peers to see if placed on display.
4. Create a survival manual for living on the island with the other boys.  This manual should include all the important materials, strategies and essential knowledge for survival. Your manual must include, but is not limited to, an illustrated cover, a table of contents, examples and illustrations of the strategies offered, clearly defined and logical instructions for survival in different circumstances.
5. Make a 3-D model or draw a color map of the island. Include important locations such as Castle Rock, the scar, the bathing pool, the mountain, etc. Consult encyclopedias, photos, or videos of tropical locations for the appearance of coral reefs and tropical vegetation. With at least three quotes from the novel to support your model or drawing, write a single-spaced, one-paragraph summary that explains your creation.
6. Create a pictorial representation of the beast. Your visual could present a realistic or an impressionistic depiction. Be inventive with your choice of medium and design. Include a single-spaced, one-paragraph summary that explains your creation and includes one or more quotes from the novel to support your depiction of the beast. Your illustration needs to be large enough for peers if placed on display.
7. Create a mask for the following characters: Ralph, Piggy, Simon, and Jack.  The masks should reflect the nature of each of the characters.
8. Imagine that an illustrated edition of Lord of the Flies is going to be released. (Think graphic novel!) Choose ten scenes or events from the book that would make interesting illustrations. Describe what the picture would show and tell where in the book you would insert them. Include with each scene illustration a quote from the scene to support your choice. 
9. Use fabric paint, markers, or … create a T-shirt that could be sold at a book promotion for Lord of the Flies. Along with the title of the book, include at least one quotation that you believe best captures the essence of LOF, and illustrate a scene from the story. Write a single-spaced, one-paragraph explanation of your shirt.
10. Create a collage of no less than ten quotations for one of the major characters that illustrates his personality, his personal journey in the book. Quotes must span the entirety of the book. Include page numbers for each quotation used, Spice up your collage with visual and include a single-spaced, one-paragraph rationale that explains why you selected each quote.

Rubric

1. The project is relevant and shows connections to The Lord of the Flies.

10        9          8          7          6          5          4          3          2          1

1. The project shows analysis and attention to intellectual thought.

10        9          8          7          6          5          4          3          2          1

1. The project follows the requirements listed.

10        9          8          7          6          5          4          3          2          1

1. The project is creative.

10        9          8          7          6          5          4          3          2          1

1. The project is original.

10        9          8          7          6          5          4          3          2          1

Total: ____/50

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