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Summer readinG. English Honors II. Ask yourself…. What holds us together; what tears us apart? How do people react in times of social upheaval? How do people overcome adversity? What can we do to actively make the world a better place, especially for children?. Educate yourself. Read - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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English Honors IISUMMER READING
What holds us together; what tears us apart?
How do people react in times of social upheaval?
How do people overcome adversity?
What can we do to actively make the world a better place, especially for children?
ASK YOURSELF…
Read
The Lord of the Fliesand
Long Way Gone Or
Night
EDUCATE YOURSELF
The Lord of the Flies
WILLIAM GOLDING
Straightforward writing style
Avoids highly poetic language
Lacks lengthy description,No philosophical interludes
Allegorical in nature ( characters and objects in the novel are infused with
symbolic significance)
WILLIAM GOLDING’S WRITING STYLE
Irresponsible and Irrational leadershipFear and terror as a basis for coercion and gaining power
“Right” leadership and governanceSurvival of the Fittest (Darwinism)
Anarchy and chaosCivilization and savagery
Progressive corruption of societyLoss of Innocence
BetrayalPrejudice
Morality/amoralityPeer pressure and mob mentality
SUBJECT MATTER: THE LORD OF THE FLIES
Any object, person, place or action that has both a
meaning in itself and that stands for something larger than itself, such as an idea,
belief or valueEx.
The Scar as the Garden of Eden, spoiled
•A recurring symbol or thematic element in an artistic or literary
work
EX. Dehumanization of mankind as represented by the boys’ decent into savagery as represented by the removal of clothing, the lack of consideration for
Piggy’s name and all names, the lost child, the masks, the painted faces ect…
Symbol Motif
KEY LITERARY TERMS
reference to some event, person, place, or artistic
work
EX.Allusions can be made to the Biblical stories of the Garden of Eden and the Fall of Man, Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson),
and Utopia (Sir Thomas Moore)
Allegory: a literary work that has a hidden meaning beneath the literal
meaning: relies on symbolism to teach a lesson or explain an idea
Whereas a symbol is an single object/person that represents more than itself, an allegory is an entire story that
represents a larger idea
EX. Lord of the Flies can be seen as an allegory for modern morality- amoral, anarchistic, barely
repressed savagery
Allusion Allegory
KEY LITERARY TERMS
Long Way Gone
ISHMAEL BEAH
At age 12, Beah fled attacking rebels when civil war overtook his
village in Sierra Leone
Beah was forced to become a child soldier after months of running
He was rescued by UNICEF, adopted by an American woman
Graduated from Oberlin College in 2004 and continues to advocate
against child soldiers
ISHMAEL BEAH
More than a third of the world's child soldiers, about 120,000 out of 300,000, are from the government armed
forces or armed opposition groups of Africa
The violence the child soldiers use is often caused by the influence of drugs and alcohol, but also from the abuse and
the violence they see around.
Child soldiers are forced to do cruel and inhuman things that make them suffer psychologically and socially in life.
CHILD SOLDIERS
CHILDREN AT PLAY
How do child soldiers get recruited?Some are abducted from their homes and forced to become
soldiersA village may be forced to provide a
certain number of children as soldiers in exchange for staying safe
from attack.Some children are volunteered by
their parents due to extreme poverty and hunger at home.In some rare cases children
volunteer to join the fight because of ideological reasons or to avenge
the death of their family.
CHILD SOLDIER OF THE THE REVOLUTIONARY UNITED FRONT, RUF, STANDS WITH HIS
WEAPON ON HIS SHOULDER IN FREETOWN, WESTERN AREA PROVINCE, SIERRA LEONE
NightElie Wiesel
YOUNG PEOPLE IN WAR
Gritty account of the realties of what happens when society fall apart
World War IIThe Holocaust
NIGHT
Child Soldier, Afghanistan Child Suicide Mission
BECOME AWARE OF YOUR WORLD
Iraq War Second Intefada
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE SOCIAL FABRIC FRAYS?
Read the required two booksRespond to five questions per book
Respond to book one by July 11Respond to book two by August 1th
Upload to turnitin.comBring in a hard copy by the second day of school
10% OF YOUR OVERALL GRADE IN FALL SEMESTER
SUMMARY
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Click on DEPARTMENTSClick on ENGLISH HONORS II SUMMER READING
Rubric is also available
Contact [email protected] for questions June-July
Mrs. Taser will NOT be available in the 2 weeks prior to school starting due to vacation; do not procrastinate if you have
questions
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