Friday, October 15, 2010

If you were to put your English class on a deserted, tropical island, what would happen?

Now, since this question appears to be one designed for
the student to answer, you must use your imaginative and analytical powers.  First of
all, you may wish to design the island on which your class is going to land as one
similar to that of Lord of the Flies, or you may wish to create one with some bamboo or
other vegetation from which the survivors can catch fish.  (Entering fish as a food item
mitigates the necessity of killing the pigs for protein, and may lessen the potential
for savagery.) At any rate, you will need to first describe the island and its
features.


Then, you will want to consider carefully the
personalities of the class in which you have English.  If these people be [subjunctive
mood of to be]on an island together without adult supervision, what
will happen?  Would they be disciplined enough to self-rule?  Or will a strong leader
have to emerge?  Is there one in your class?


Consider
carefully the personality types of your English class.  Who is charismatic enough to be
a leader?  Who will rebel against the new rules that will be set?  Who is sadistic
enough to fie for leadership with the charismatic leader?  How will the students act
without adult supervision?  Will they self-disciplined like Piggy and intuitive like
Simon?  Will they recognize the beast?  Will they split into two groups?  Will they
degenerate into what Jack and Roger do?


They are many
considerations.

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