Book Cover Project, Lord of the Flies, Q1, October 2020, SaLzH-Week

During the digital week conducted by our school in September 2020 students from one of our Q1-English courses designed book covers for William Golding’s dystopian novel Lord of the Flies (1954).

The task was to design a cover that depicts the theme of the novel either by hand or using digital tools like the design program Canva. These covers were then uploaded to a Padlet and students were asked to comment on designs they found especially effective.

This way, the class not only translated their knowledge about the novel’s theme into a new visual medium, but also critically reflected on the ideas presented by their classmates, using and practicing English in a real and meaningful context. The results were very impressive! They demonstrate that successful learning online can be accomplished despite the many challenges that come along with it.