1. Lord of the
Flies: Context
revision
l.O: To use
observation
and different
thinking hats
to revise the
context of
the novel

2. How will Thinking Hats
benefit your writing and
thinking skills?
 Helps
to develop planning
techniques.
 Use
the Thinking Hats to question
text on different levels.

3. White Hat
 Thinkabout The
Facts and
information of
the subject.

4. White Hat
 Writedown all
the facts you
learn about
golding and
what was
happening at the
time he wrote
the novel.

5. Red Hat
Think about
the
emotions
and feelings
when
examining
the subject.

6. Red Hat
Write down
the
emotions
and feelings
golding had
about the
subject.

7. Black Hat.
 What are the
negative aspect
of the subject
matter.

8. Black Hat.
 What were the
bad things going
on at the time
Golding started
writing the
novel?
 How might these
negative factors
have influenced
his writing?

9. Yellow Hat
Thinkabout
the positive
aspects and
benefits of
the subject.

10. Yellow Hat
 Were any good
things going on at
the time Golding
started writing the
novel?
 How might these
positive factors
have influenced his
writing?

11. Green Hat
 What are the
creative aspects
regarding the
subject?
 Are there
alternative
perspectives that
could be applied?

12. Green Hat
 What were golding’s
creative influences?
 How did historical
and literary context
influence the themes
and ideas explored in
the novel?

13. Your task
 Inyour groups you will be using your thinking hats
to write notes on different areas relating to the
context of Lord of the Flies.
 Look at the questions you need to address for your
area.

14. Watch carefully…
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/wi
lliam-goldings-lord-of-the-flies-historical-
context-pt-1-3/8165.html
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/wi
lliam-goldings-lord-of-the-flies-historical-
context-pt-2-3/8166.html
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/wi
lliam-goldings-lord-of-the-flies-historical-
context-pt-3-3/8167.html

15. Watch carefully
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=vYnfSV27vLY
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=rVW_kw_Ps6Q

16. Now turn your information
into a revision poster
 Youwill be presenting this information at
the end of the lesson and I will be
photographing it to upload to the blog.

17. Plenary
Complete the Columns…
Clear: Not clear:

18. Homework
Complete the comparison to Coral Island
questions. If you are able to mention this
context in your exam it shows a wider
knowledge and enable you to hit AO3.
Wednesday 17th APRIL