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Students will memorize a poem and present it to the class

Your assignment was to choose one of your hopes or dreams for the future, describe it, and make a detailed plan as to what you believe you can do to help make your hope or dream come true.

Write a Personal Narrative Essay about an important,life-changing event from your life. Describe your memorable event in chronological order. Use the literary element flashback as an introduction technique. Include reactions in your personal narrative such as dialogue and emotions. Include a reflection in your essay on what you learned from this experience. Your personal narrative should be a five paragraph essay with an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

Create a Journal/Diary from one of the main characters (Piggy, Simon, Ralph, or Jack). You must have at least 5 journal entries. The journal entries may take place before the boys are stranded on the island, during the novel, or after the boys have been rescued. If you pick Piggy or Simon you only have the first two options above to write about. - At least 5 journal entries (1-2 pages each) double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12.

After reading brief descriptions of the astrology or sun signs, figure out which signs you think the four main characters (Piggy, Simon, Ralph, and Jack) were born under. Write a page for each character explaining the sign you chose for them drawing on their actions, attitudes, and thoughts from the novel. - Each character must have 1 page double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12.

Create a Facebook profile for Lord of the Flies

Pretend you are a writer for the Maycomb Weekly, the newspaper for the town in which Scout and Jem live in. You have been chosen to write an article about Tom Robinson’s trail. You have been following along with the trial by sitting in during court and interviewing the people of the town. This assignment is worth 100 pts. and will be graded not only on content but creativity and neatness.