Lord of the Flies teaching pack

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Steph Atkinson
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Designed for the GCSE English Literature specifications for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas, this pack will help your students explore characters, themes and events through comprehension, debate and drama.

'This pack allows you to find your own path. Every lesson offers a choice of activities, so you can tailor your teaching to the needs of your pupils and your own areas of expertise, without compromising on quality of learning.'

Stephanie Atkinson, writer

Comprising 22 lessons and featuring practice exam questions, our Lord of the Flies GCSE teaching pack offers a creative approach to teaching this popular text.

What's included?

  • 22 lessons featuring group, independent and exam preparation class activities
  • 50 bespoke resources
  • exam-style questions for GCSE English Literature.

What's inside?

Introduction (page 4)

Specification summaries (pages 5-7)

Chapter 1: Lesson 1 - good versus evil (pages 8-12)

  • Resource - good and evil

Chapter 1: Lesson 2 - order and disorder (pages 13-19)

  • Resource - images
  • Resource - order and the conch
  • Resource - the beginnings of disorder
  • Resource - order to disorder

Chapter 2: Lesson 3 - characters and events (pages 20-23)

  • Resource - context: William Golding’s life

Chapter 2: Lesson 4 - characters and events (pages 24-29)

  • Resource - plot the tension
  • Resource - narrative description
  • Resource - dialogue

Chapter 3: Lesson 5 - Jack (pages 30-36)

  • Resource - similes to describe Jack
  • Resource - Jack’s character
  • Resource - role on the wall – Jack
  • Resource - description of the setting

Chapter 4: Lesson 6 - Setting and the littluns (pages 37-45)

  • Resource - the threat to the littluns

Chapter 4: Lesson 7 - conflict (pages 46-55)

  • Resource - ‘you let the fire out’
  • Resource - imperatives and interrogatives
  • Resource - interrogatives

Chapter 5: Lesson 8 - the text in context (pages 54-61)

  • Resource - language in context
  • Resource - character development: Ralph
  • Resource - language in context

Chapter 5: Lesson 9 - Piggy (pages 62-67)

  • Resource - Piggy's character
  • Resource - Piggy's role

Chapter 6: Lesson 10 - the beast (pages 68-76)

  • Resource - Krakens and dragons
  • Resource - diamond nine
  • Resource - verbs and adjectives
  • Resource - chapter 6 Taboo

Chapter 7: Lesson 11 - leadership (pages 77-80)

  • Resource - Simon’s leadership

Chapter 7: Lesson 12 - the rise of savagery (pages 81-87)

  • Resource - Roger
  • Resource - home versus the island
  • Resource - Robert and Roger

Chapter 8: Lesson 13 - fear (pages 88-94)

  • Resource - statements about fear
  • Resource - fear
  • Resource - the beast

Chapter 8: Lesson 14 - symbolism (pages 95-99)

  • Resource - symbolism

Chapter 9: Lesson 15 - outsiders (pages 100-105)

  • Resource - quotation analysis

Chapter 9: Lesson 16 - Simon’s death (pages 106-112)

  • Resource - plotting the tension
  • Resource - the rise of tension until a death

Chapter 10: Lesson 17 - Piggy (pages 113-118)

  • Resource - Piggy and Ralph

Chapter 11: Lesson 18 - power (119 -124)

  • Resource - images of power
  • Resource - fire of power
  • Resource - the shift of power

Chapter 11: Lesson 19 - the death of Piggy (pages 125-131)

  • Resource - who said?
  • Resource - the death of Piggy
  • Resource - the aftermath of Piggy’s death

Chapter 12: Lesson 20 - change (pages 132-140)

  • Resource - Ralph’s downfall
  • Resource - changes on the island
  • Resource - Ralph’s capture

Chapter 12: Lesson 21 - the final hunt (pages 141-151)

  • Resource - predators and prey
  • Resource - multiple interpretations
  • Resource - unanswered questions
  • Resource - convincing arguments

Chapter 12: Lesson 22 - revising the characters (pages 152-159)

  • Resource - chapter titles
  • Resource - balloon debate
  • Resource - ideas for persuasive devices you could include
  • Resource - who are you most like?

Exam style questions (pages 160-167)

  • AQA style questions
  • Edexcel style questions
  • WJEC Eduqas style questions

This sample from the teaching notes is a suggested main activity which looks at Chapter 2 of Lord of Flies

Structure and close reading

Using Resource 7 (Narrative description) get students to focus on the passage ‘A fire! Make a fire!’ to ‘over the tumbled scar’. This could be considered the turning point in Chapter 2. Making a fire is the catalyst for the events which follow and the next significant phase of character development. (AO2)

Ask students to focus on the description in this passage (as opposed to the dialogue in the first activity) and to find quotations linked to the senses of sight, hearing and touch. The quotations should be sorted as follows:

Hearing
‘The space under the palm trees was full of noise and movement’
‘Ralph was on his feet, shouting for quiet’ 
‘Piggy’s breathing was quite restored’
‘The noise of the errant assembly faded up the mountain’

Sight
‘The crowd swayed’
‘Piggy watched [Ralph climbing up the mountain] in disgust’

Touch
‘[Piggy] caressed the shell respectfully, then stopped and looked up’
‘[Piggy] picked up the conch’

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Farida Fradj

14/09/2021

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29/04/2021

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15/02/2021

excellent resources- thank you

June Taylor

28/05/2020

5
very good

Farida Fradj

14/09/2021

5

29/04/2021

5

15/02/2021

excellent resources- thank you

June Taylor

28/05/2020

Thank you, Fabulous resources

Karen McAtear

24/05/2020

5

22/05/2020

Thank you - this is perfect for my students :)

Eva Suhadolc

31/03/2020

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25/01/2020

Fabulous activities to make students consider the purpose of the novel.

Stella Re

28/01/2018