Whether it's dark, delightful, or somber, set the mood with William Golding's Lord of the Flies. High-schoolers practice descriptive writing by creating the appropriate mood for an original scene, starring one of the book's main characters.

Concepts

word choice, diction, mood, literary devices, lord of the flies, william golding, six-trait writing, voice

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Additional Tags

description, descriptive writing, lord of the flies, lord of the flies by william golding, mood, six trait writing, voice, word choice, english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Ideal for the middle of the novel unit to really get your class into the plot and characterization

Pros

• Incorporates literary elements from the novel into a synthesis activity
• Based on 6-Trait Writing

Cons

• None