Lord of the Flies – Setting Lesson (Fully Editable PowerPoint with Worksheet)

Help students explore the island setting of Lord of the Flies with this fully editable and engaging PowerPoint lesson. Designed for English Literature, this resource introduces learners to the novel’s key locations while encouraging close reading, interpretation and analytical thinking.

Lord of the Flies - Setting

This classroom-ready lesson covers:

The significance of setting and how Golding uses place to develop themes

Mapping the island using details from the opening chapter, supporting comprehension and visual learning

Key locations such as the beach, jungle, mountain and crash site, with tasks linking each place to ideas about civilisation, savagery and human nature

Language analysis questions exploring Golding’s descriptions, including isolation imagery and the impact of the plane crash

Discussion tasks that help students consider whether the island is beautiful, sinister or both

The resource includes a mix of reading tasks, map-drawing activities, analytical prompts and structured questions, making it ideal for introducing the novel, consolidating early chapters or preparing for assessment.

Perfect for building students’ understanding of how Golding’s setting shapes the atmosphere, symbolism and themes of Lord of the Flies.