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Lord of The Flies Word Cloud PDF

The document provides instructions for students to create a word cloud characterizing a character from Lord of the Flies by having them identify traits, interests, settings and symbols for the character Piggy. It then has the students generate a word cloud using those identifying words to depict Piggy visually. The word cloud is meant to showcase key elements of Piggy's characterization through the visual placement of descriptive words.

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Lord of The Flies Word Cloud PDF

The document provides instructions for students to create a word cloud characterizing a character from Lord of the Flies by having them identify traits, interests, settings and symbols for the character Piggy. It then has the students generate a word cloud using those identifying words to depict Piggy visually. The word cloud is meant to showcase key elements of Piggy's characterization through the visual placement of descriptive words.

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Lord of the Flies

Creating Your Character’s Word Cloud


Instructions Explanation
Select your favorite round Piggy Why did you select this character?
character Because he was a big part in coming up with
ideas.

Are they the protagonist or antagonist?


Protagonist

Identify 3 character traits 1-Poor eye sighted Were these traits revealed mostly through direct
2-Talkative or indirect characterization? Explain why you
3-asthma made your choice. Indirect characterization for
talkative and poor eyesight because it's slowly
says how he has glasses and him talking alot. But
for athma that is direct because piggy says that
he has it.

Identify two words to describe 1-chubby Add an additional character trait that you think
their appearance 2-wears glasses is revealed strictly through their appearance:

1-overweight

Identify 3 words related to 1-reminding the Why do you think the author included these
their interests/hobbies boy of the world details about the character? Was it for
they left behind characterization or as a plot device?
2-quotes I think he added these details about the
3-getting everyone character to bring out how smart he is and how
together and useful and how much the others need him. I
organized think it was for characterization.

Identify a setting that is 1-intellagence How does the setting contribute to the mood of
important in your character’s the novel?
life It helps contribute to the mood of the novels
because piggy come up with most of the ideas
and help keeps the boys sane. Without that they
wouldnt be able to survive.

For each word next to a number, copy and paste each Poor eye sighted, Talkative, asthma
of your words here: Chubby, wears glasses, overweight, quotes,
(Note that if you have a phrase that is more than one intellagence
word, you can join words into phrases using the ~ reminding the boy of the world they left
character: cup~of~tea) behind
getting everyone together and organized

Identify a shape, picture, or Explain your symbol: Piggys glasses because


image that in some way is a piggys wear them and they help himt to see.
symbol for your character.
Explain.

Identify a color that fits your blue Explain the color symbolism: calm, loyal,
character’s personality conservative, intelligence.
using color symbolism.
OR a color that is strongly
represented or recurring
throughout the novel

Directions:

- Visit https://www.wordclouds.com/
-From the menu, choose “Word list” then “Extract words from text”
-Paste your list. Click apply.

-Choose “Word list” again, then “Edit”


-Change the weight of your character’s name to “2”. Capitalize the name. Click apply.

-From the menu, choose “Shape”.


-Use the tabs to select a shape that is close to the symbol you chose above. Or, you can upload a picture
from google images. Click apply

-From the menu, choose “Colors”.


-Make the dominant color the one you chose as your color symbolism. Use your artistic discretion for
the other colors. Click apply.

-Go through “Fonts” and “Direction” to make creative choices. The button will refresh your current
settings with a new outcome.
-Choose whether or not you want “Repeat Words” checked on the left side.
-Choose “File” then “Save as image SD”. Select .jpg and save. When it finishes rendering, select
“download”.

-Follow your teacher’s directions for submitting your image.

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