"The Lottery" Essay

Today we will devote the entire class to writing your essay about the Theme and The Dramatic Arc of "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.

If you follow the organizational layout you worked on last Thursday, the essay should write itself.

Please use the MLA Format for your essay.

General Guidelines

• Double-space the text 
•  Times New Roman
•  12 pt font size.
• Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks 
• Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides.
• Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch from the left margin using the TAB key (5 spaces). 
• NO title page 
• In the upper left-hand corner of the first page
• your name
• instructor's name
• course name
• date. 
• double-spaced text
• Double space again and center the title. 
• Do not underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks
• Standard capitalization of title - not in all capital letters.
• Double space between the title and the first line of the text.
• Create a header in the upper right-hand corner that includes your last name, followed by a space with a page number

Here is a sample of the first page of a paper in MLA style:

Students are to work for 40 minutes reading their dystopian novel and making entries in their Reading Journals.  Entries can include:

a.      Take out an interesting passage in the book and analyse its meaning

b.      Draw a map of the setting w/landmarks or any other important feature.  Write how the setting impacts/influences/adds to the story

c.      Jot down possible themes that are emerging

d.      Go back and write a brief summary of the chapters you have already read.

e.      Finish this sentence: “I love the way the author. . .  or “I wonder about . . . ‘

f.       Draw a cartoon depicting a MAJOR scene

g.      Write down your quotable quotes and WHY they are quotable

2 15 minutes of Membean

  For the remaining minutes, students can take out their blue analysis sheets for “The Lottery” and fine tune and/or add to their evidence and comments/explanations as to why the evidence is important

Please mention to the students that they will write their analytical essay next week in class.

Have them go to the blog and look at the most recent post, which is a visual organizer of everything the essay must include in the essay and in what order.  These instructions are also on the blog.

Construction of a Literary Analysis "The Lottery"

Today you will deconstruct the evidence you have found to support your idea of THEME AND DRAMATIC ARC in "The Lottery".

You need scissors, tape or a glue stick and a blank piece of paper.  

Your JOB IS TO ORGANIZE the evidence and your comments into a short essay with transitions.

I will show you how and below you will find a "MODEL" organizer that will help you to prepare for the written analysis you will write about "The Lottery.   If you follow this format, your analysis will be spectacular!

FRONT PAGE - THEME

PAGE 2 - DRAMATIC ARC AND CONCLUSION

WE WILL ALSO WATCH THE VIDEO OF OUR NEXT SHORT STORY -

Harrison Bergeron Film

Our next short story!  Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut





Another link to 2081, and adaptation of Harrison Bergeron - this might be a better version.

Reading Journal Prompts

BELOW ARE MORE PROMPTS YOU MIGHT CONSIDER USING TO INCITE YOUR IMAGINATION ABOUT YOUR NOVELS

"The Lottery" analysis and due date for blue sheets

We will begin the analysis of "The Lottery" on the blue sheets in class.  The finished version is due:

Blocks F & H - Wednesday November 4

Blocks C & D Thursday November 3

You are expected to use your literacy time, which is 1/2 hour at home, on this analysis.

Today:

1/2 hour of reading your dystopian novel w/reading journal.
15 Minutes of MEMBEAN - let's see if we can move forward.

Analysis of "The Lottery"  - YOU MUST FIND EVIDENCE FOR THE FOLLOWING:

THEME  -  What is the theme?  Two parts (cause and effect).

DRAMATIC ARC  - Major events that move the story forward.

CONTROL  -  What control is evident in the story?

Click Rising Action and Theme "The Lottery" here for a copy of the evidence form.