*Bell Ringer: WN: Pick one
of the words on the board that you believe fits with “The Lottery” and explain
how you believe this story shows society’s impact on the individual being the
word you chose (again,
textual evidence is always a plus).
*Small Group Discussion of “The Lottery”
*Shirley Jackson’s
“biography of the story”
*Read through
and answer these questions, due in 25-35 minutes:
*Would you have
imagined that much of an emotional response from people based on the story? Why
yes or no?
*On the back,
you see three brackets with ‘questions’ in the margin, answer those.
*What is your
reaction to the end of her ‘biography’?
*When you finish,
read your book for BwF
*Large Group
discussion of “The Lottery” using the half sheet you were supposed to use to discuss, then
discussion of Biography
*Literary
Concept: Dystopia
*Somewhere in
Notes: paraphrase the
definition on the next slide
*Dystopia: A futuristic,
imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a
perfect society are maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, technological, moral, or
totalitarian control. Dystopias, through an exaggerated worst-case scenario, make
a criticism about a current trend, societal norm, or political system.
*Characteristics
of a Dystopian Society
*• Propaganda is used to
control the citizens of society.
*• Information,
independent thought, and freedom are restricted.
*• Citizens are
perceived to be under constant surveillance.
*• Citizens live
in a dehumanized state.
*• Citizens
conform to uniform expectations. Individuality and dissent are bad.
*• The society
is an illusion of a perfect utopian world.
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