Lord of the
Flies - Written Tasks 1&2
The
Purpose:
This task will assess:
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Your ability to grab the attention of the reader through detailed
descriptive writing rather than through dialogue and action;
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Your ability to use the way you describe the world to tell us something
about the character you have created;
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Your ability to use a wide range of vocabulary, sentence structures,
paragraph structures and other literary features in order to create an effect;
·
Your ability to analyse and explain your own work.
Your Task:
The task is set right at the beginning of the novel.
It is the morning after the plane crash and your character is currently lying
unconscious on the beach / in the jungle / in the wreckage of the plane. The
task starts as the character comes back to consciousness and describes their
first impressions of the island. The task is broken down into two parts.
For Task 1 you must:
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Write a 500 word description of your character waking up and seeing the
island for the first time;
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Focus on describing the world around you. No real action is allowed to
happen, however you may spend time describing the process of coming back to
consciousness and also you may have flashbacks to the plane crash or other
periods of your past;
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Try to create an impression about your character through the way they
describe the world: are they excited to be free, scared of being away from
home, terrified of the jungle, hungry, thirsty, etc …
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Write in 3rd person
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Only one minute’s worth of time is allowed to elapse between the start
and end of the piece;
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The piece must end with the sound of the conch being heard for the
first time, although you do not know what it is yet.
For Task 2 you must:
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Write a 500 word analysis of task 1a) where you explain the effect you
tried to create on the reader and the different literary devices you used to do
this;
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Quote yourself as you would do if you were writing a poetry analysis
essay;
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Use sentences like ‘I tried to create the impression of … by …’ or ‘By
using alliteration here I wanted to …’