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1 Name: _ Period: THE DARK KNIGHT of the Flies Like William Golding s novel Ld of the Flies, Christopher Nolan s films The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises deal heavily with themes of human nature: is humanity fundamentally good evil? social der: is chaos inevitable, can law and der prevail? This paper will allow you to compare, contrast, and SYNTHESIZE the points of view presented in the book and the films on one of these questions. There will be several steps to this process: 1. TAKE NOTE OF YOUR NOVEL IDEAS: After reading Ld of the Flies, complete the Ld of the Flies Novel Notes Page. If you haven t selected which theme you would like to focus on yet, you should have a better idea of which one you are leaning towards after completing the notes page. Even if you already know which theme you would like to discuss in your paper, you still need to complete the notes page. 2. WATCH MOVIE CLIPS AND READ SCREENPLAY SELECTIONS: We can t watch the entire movies in class, because it would take weeks. Instead, we will watch selections and you will read the cresponding sections in the screenplays to capture exact quotes (they are good!). TAKE NOTE OF YOUR MOVIE IDEAS: After watching the movie clips and reading the cresponding pages in the screenplays, complete the Dark Knight Notes Page. 4. THINK ABOUT THESE QUESTIONS: Look over the theme questions to assist you in coming up with a theme f your paper. HUMAN NATURE Are the characters admirable? Do they behave in ways that make them good, ways that make them evil? How does the sty end? Do good characters achieve good results? Do evil characters get what they deserve? When characters make comments about good vs. evil, does the sty prove them right wrong? SOCIAL ORDER Do the characters follow social nms? When people in this sty try to observe social nms, do they succeed? If not, what stops them? What are each characters' individual nms f behavi? Which, if any, are they willing to break? If they break social nms, why do they do so? How does the sty end? Does der prevail in the sty's wld, does everything fall into chaos

2 . CREATE YOUR THESIS: Complete the Crafting your Thesis Quad Sheet. After filling in the four quadrants, create a 1-sentence thesis about your chosen theme and the two auths views of the theme. 6. OUTLINE YOUR ESSAY: Complete the thesis quad sheet and then, following the outline fmat on the back of this sheet, create the outline you will use to write your paper. I. Introduction A. Thesis statement: Nolan s and Golding s views of your theme (may require two sentences) II. III. IV. Golding Paragraph A. View of your theme 1. First piece of evidence (cite page #) 2. Explanation of first evidence. Second piece of evidence (cite page #) 4. Explanation of second evidence Nolan Paragraph A. View of your theme 1. First piece of evidence (cite page #) 2. Explanation of first evidence. Second piece of evidence (cite page #) 4. Explanation of second evidence Conclusion Restate main points and close 7. WRITE THE FIRST DRAFT OF YOUR PAPER: Your essay should: be typed, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins. discuss both The Dark Knight and Ld of the Flies. discuss ONE of the themes human nature social der but not both. 8. PARTICIPATE IN PEER REVIEW: Participate in peer review to get feedback on your first draft in preparation f revision. 9. REVISE PAPER: Revise your paper using the feedback you received from the peer review and any other areas you feel need improvement. 10. TURN IN FINAL DRAFT: Turn in the final draft of your paper on Please do not bring a hard copy to class won t take it, don t need, no thank you SEPTEMBER 7 TH, 201 Turn in this packet of notes do NOT staple your first draft to this packet Bring your first draft to class f peer review Participate in peer review SEPTEMBER 11 TH, 201 Turn in your final draft on All you need here is the thesis. Must be a full sentence 2! Does not need to be in full sentences, but must be though and cite specific pages. Do not just write evidence.

3 QUOTE/EVENT Quote the statement summarize the event. WHO? character? Novel Notes Page SIGNIFICANCE What does it say about human nature social der? Circle the theme it relates to and explain the significance f that theme.

4 QUOTE/EVENT Quote the statement summarize the event. WHO? character? SIGNIFICANCE What does it say about human nature social der? Circle the theme it relates to and explain the significance f that theme.

5 THE DARK KNIGHT & THE DARK KNIGHT RISES SCENE Quick description to refresh memy QUOTE/EVENT (Be sure to check script f exact wds.) CHARACTER who speaks the line / does the action SIGNIFICANCE What does it reveal about Christopher Nolan s view of human nature social der?

6 SCENE QUOTE/EVENT CHARACTER SIGNIFICANCE

7 CRAFTING YOUR THESIS QUAD SHEET The Dark Knight and Ld of the Flies both address the themes of human nature and social der, but they present a complex array of ideas and viewpoints. After reading the novel and watching the movie, choose which side of the issue each writer favs. In the spaces below, make some notes analyzing the views of William Golding (auth of Ld of the Flies) and Christopher Nolan (writer/direct of The Dark Knight) and citing some details you could use to justify your analysis. HUMAN NATURE Is humanity fundamentally good evil? How does the text communicate this? SOCIAL ORDER Will law & der prevail, is chaos inevitable? How does the text communicate this? Which theme will you discuss in your essay? Circle one: Write a 1-sentence thesis statement explaining Golding s view of the theme and Nolan s view of it.

8 T H E D A R K K N I G H T of the Flies Final Copy Grading Rubric INTRODUCTION Effective attention-getter, connect, (title/auth/genre) & thesis statement 4 One ACTS element flawed One ACTS element missing 2 1 Multiple elements of ACTS ineffective missing THESIS Thesis clearly states both auths stance on theme. 4 Thesis is unclear. Thesis only states one auth s stance. 2 1 Thesis does not answer question. GOLDING SECTION 6 Contains clear claim, 2 specific cited pieces of evidence. 1+ book quotes, relation to thesis Min flaws 4 Flaws in 1 2 areas, uncited info, unclear explanations Missing quotes, inadequate explanations missing conclusion 2-1 Unclear claim, little suppt, no link to thesis, fact errs NOLAN SECTION 6 Contains clear claim, 2 specific cited pieces of evidence. 1+ book quotes, relation to thesis Min flaws 4 Flaws in 1 2 areas, uncited info, unclear explanations Missing quotes, inadequate explanations missing conclusion 2-1 Unclear claim, little suppt, no link to thesis, fact errs CONCLUSION Restates thesis, references attention-getter, closes w/ clincher 4 Elements missing; includes pasted text 2 1 Multiple elements missing ORGANIZATION/TRANSITIONS Transitions smoothly guide reader between ideas and s 4 Missing awkward transitions 2 1 Little efft at ganization; few transitions; no breaks CONVENTIONS Present tense, auths surnames, crect title fmat, no I/you, no passive voice, no slang, (Auth #) citations, double-spaced 12 Few to no errs in grammar; no Absolute Must errs; good wd choices & syntax Min errs 9 Some po phrasing grammar/ usage errs 8-7 Uses the wd quote 6 Much po phrasing; distracting errs -4-0 Many grammar/usage errs make the essay hard to read. STYLE POINTS 6 No errs in spelling, titles, capitalization sentence fragments. One err 0 Contains misspelled names/wds, title errs (Knight/Night), missing erroneous capitalization, 1+ sentence fragments. TOTAL ESSAY SCORE / 0 NAME _ PERIOD