Going home?

The boys have now been on the island for quite a while, and their hopes of being rescued diminish a bit more each day. Remember- their ages range from 6 to 12.... When the sun goes down, and the darkness comes, what are they thinking about? What would you be thinking about?

LOF Society

Welcome to the Lord of the Flies Society. As in the Lord of the Flies, your plane has crashed into the ocean. You and your friends have survived and manage to make your way to a seemingly deserted island. You have collected some items from the wreckage of the plane, but in order to survive until a rescue plane or ship arrives, you need to set up your "society". The first order of business to determine how this new society will function for its members because although you are friends, your group represents a variety of economic statuses, religious beliefs, ethical views, and opinions about right and wrong.


1. SETTING UP A DEMOCRACY:
Each person from the crash is from a country with a democratic system of goverment, so everyone is familiar with how democracy functions. You must develop an "official document" that describes your Democratic system on the island. You should think abou these questions as a starting point: How will you maintain order, who will be in charge, how will you gather everyone together, how often and for what reason will you meet as a group? There are other questions that you may choose to address in your document. KEY: Make sure you create a system in which you could actually live and thrive.


2. HUMAN RIGHTS:
You must develop a poster that details the rules and rights of the inhabitants of your island. You must include consequences for breaking the rules. Use the websites below to gather information about human rights situations around the world.


HUMA N RIGHTS.org

Amnesty.org-Freedom of expression
Amnesty.org-Tunisia
Amnesty.org-Nicaragua

Amnesty.org-Afghanistan

Amnesty.org-Children

Amnesty.org-Discrimination

Amnesty.org-Women

Every rose has its thorns...

Song Title: "Every Rose has its Thorns" by Poison.
Your task--relate this song to the novel Lord of the Flies
What parallels can you draw between the two?

Piggy

Piggy is the kid on the island that everyone picks on. He is reminded of this every time they say his "name".

Think about these questions:
Why are kids so cruel to each other?
What about when you are on the receiving end of the cruelty?
Have you ever stood by and watched the cruelty or teasing without stopping it?
Should you do something to stop it?
Or is it even possible ????

Come as you are

Who are we .......really?
Do we act differently depending on where we are and whom we are with?

Do people change when they are put into tough situations?
Or is this a picture of who they REALLY and TRULY are???
Do tough situations bring out the WORST in a person? Or do they bring out the TRUE CHARACTER?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOL5cpwTkes

Another Brick in the Wall

Why are you here?

Why did you choose to be at the gymnasium?

And why did you choose this particular study line?

What do you plan to do after you finish at Herning Gymnasium?


Introduction of analogies :

1 page : novel :: education : "a brick in the wall"
1 page "is to" a novel "as" education "is to" a brick in the wall

Holocaust Survival Stories

You have just read and analyzed a Holocaust Survivor Story.
How does this story differ from the other surival stories we have talked about? Or is it different?
Did people truly "survive" the Holocaust?