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Lord of the Flies: Chapters 1-9

Timed Writing Assignment


***In-class assignment: 2/27/2017***

Within the first nine chapters of Lord of the Flies, there have been many instances in which the
characters have acted in civilized and in more savage ways. Have the boys in Lord of the Flies
descended into savagery, or have they maintained civilized living practices?

Writing Prompt: In a three paragraph paper, explain THREE reasons why the boys have
either descended into savagery or have maintained civilized living. You must take a position
and support your stance with three reasons. For each reason, provide at least one supportive
example from the text as evidence of your position.

Additional Instructions:
Avoid using the word I - instead of I believe, say It is true that.
Provide examples and quotations from the text to support your reasons.
Dont forget to use persuasive techniques (ethos, pathos, and logos) to convince
the reader! You may also use your rhetorical devices as needed (allusion, analogy,
parallelism, repetition, rhetorical question, etc.)
Use the outline below to help you write!
If you are still struggling, use this structured outline for help.
When you are finished, click Turn in and then go to turnitin.com to submit your
work.

I. First paragraph: Introduction


A. Hook
B. Introduction to the topic (rephrase the question)
C. Thesis
II. Second paragraph: Body
A. Restate your claim
B. Reason 1
1. Example from the text
C. Reason 2
1. Example from the text
D. Reason 3
1. Example from the text
E. Summarize your argument again
III. Third paragraph: Conclusion
A. Restate your thesis in a new/different way
B. Explain why this issue is relevant in todays society

You may refer to your book and previous notes documents, but you may not write past the cut-
off time of 60 minutes. Write your essay in the space below.

In Lord of the Flies all the boys except for a few exceptions have turned into savages.
It is true that most of the boys besides some have been turned into savages.
This is proven by the actions of the boys showing that they have fully turned into wild people.

The actions that turned the boys into savages, include when Jacks tribe is at a feast, in the
midst of a crazed mob beat and kill a returning Simon from the forest. The last reason to the rest
of the boys turning into animals would be in the final chapter when Ralph is being hunted
through the forest the boys start to ululate and at the same time start burning down the forest as
they go along.

The causes that ultimately lead to the transformation of the boys into beasts themselves would
be certain actions that caused them to lose their civilization such as killing, doing before thinking
and relying on only basic instincts such as only caring about hunting and eating. This problem is
relevant today, because if people were to turn into savages then within all the chaos there would
be no order and civilization would be lost.

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