"The Lottery" annotation and analysis; Dystopian Reading Journals; STATIC AND DYNAMIC CHARACTERS

1) Please update your reading log and be sure to copy your
    book covers and place them on our reading wall.

2) Fifteen minutes of book talk.

3) Half hour of annotation of "The Lottery" - Hopefully, we will conclude this exercise and move into analysis.

4) Remainder - reading your dystopian novel and make entries in your writing journal.

JOURNAL ENTRY CONSIDERATIONS

Remember you are looking for evidence to support:

• Theme
• Dramatic arc or events that lead the story forward
• (status quo; conflicts or rising action; crisis; climax; 
resolution)

• Evidence of Dystopian Controls (techno; philosophical/cultural belief; corporate; bureaucratic)
• Characters (static or dynamic)

DEFINITION:

Dynamic vs. Static Characters Characters experience varying amounts of change over the course of a story. Two types of characters are

 • Static characters that do not experience basic character changes during the course of the story.

 • Dynamic characters that experience changes throughout the plot of a story. 

Although the change may be sudden, it is expected based on the story’s events. A story’s characters fall within a range—from very static characters that experience no change to very dynamic characters that undergo one or more major changes. 

HERE'S A LITTLE VIDEO THAT HELPS EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE