Lord Of The Flies And Mouse Trap
Graded Assignment
Semester Test, Part 2
Complete the offline portion of the Semester Test now. Read the question carefully. Answer in the space provided. When you finish, submit it to the teacher. Remember: You need to complete the test by the due date to receive full credit.
Note: If you read Lord of the Flies during this semester, answer Question 1. If you read The Mousetrap, answer Question 2.
Total score: ____ of 30 points
Lord of the Flies question: One subject of interest in Lord of the Flies is leadership. Two leaders emerge on the island. Ralph, one of these leaders, holds council meetings and lays out rules for speaking during the meetings and for getting needed tasks done. Jack, the other leader, becomes a hunter and gradually persuades other boys to join him and follow his instructions. These two boys have different ways of leading and different goals. In an extended response, compare and contrast Ralph’s way of leading and Jack’s way of leading. Then, consider how the novel ends. What might the author, William Golding, be suggesting about the most effective way to lead others? In other words, what does the novel have to say about the subject of leadership?
As you answer, use a five-paragraph structure. Introduce the work and thesis in the first paragraph. Then deal with Ralph’s leadership in the second paragraph and with Jack’s leadership in the third paragraph. In your fourth paragraph, explain the theme about leadership you see in the novel. Finally, conclude your essay with a brief paragraph in which you make your thesis statement clear once again. Throughout your response, use details from the novel to support your ideas.
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The Mousetrap question: Agatha Christie was a master of suspenseful writing. In The Mousetrap, she uses the play’s setting, the events of the plot, and a flurry of false facts to build and sustain suspense. What is the effect of these techniques? Write an extended response in which you explain what suspense is and why it matters in mystery writing. Then consider how each of these three techniques contributes to the play’s suspense.
As you answer, use a five-paragraph structure. Introduce the work and explain what suspense is and why it matters in the first (introductory) paragraph. End this first paragraph with a thesis about Christie’s use of the three techniques of suspense. Then, in the second paragraph, discuss setting and suspense. In the third paragraph, discuss how the plot events build suspense. In the fourth paragraph, deal with how false information creates suspense. Finally, conclude your essay with a brief paragraph in which you make your thesis statement clear once again. Throughout your response, use details from the play to support your ideas.