Plot Stages
People gather round town square for the draw of the annual lottery
Exposition
The Story Vine
Our Visual
What are the main characters of the story?
Mr. Summers, Mr. and Mrs. Hutchison, and Old Man Warner
What item is held by the towns people at the beginning of the story
Stones
What is the conflict in the story
Person V.S _____
Person V.S Society
Mrs. Hutchison is fine with the tradition until it's her turn.
We learn that you shouldn't keep traditions just because we've always done them
Resolution
- In The Town Square Of A Small Village. Estimated 300 Habitants.
- June 27th around ~10:00 am
- Annual lottery organized for small village
- Mr. Summers, Mr. and Mrs. Hutchison, and Old Man Warner.
Setting
What type of conflict is present in the story?
Person vs. Society
What is the general theme of the story
It is ok to do things a new way
What type of character is Mrs. Hutchison
flat, round, dynamic, static
flat dynamic
Begins when conflict is introduced. This stage was difficult because we didn't know the actual conflict until the end of the story. The conflict technically starts when they begin the drawing for the lottery.
Rising Action
Mr. Summers: Formal, serious, lack of empathy
Tessie Hutchison: Casual, funny, friendly,
Old Man Warner: Pessimist, tired, ran out, old age
Characterization
What is the P.O.V.?
Third person omniscient
What are ALL the topic Lana talked about in the slide show
Ex: Characterization, tone, theme, T.O.C, ect
What are ALL the topic Aj talked about in the slide show
Ex: Characterization, tone, theme, T.O.C, ect
About the author, rising action, resolution, setting, tone, Jeopardy
Mrs. Hutchison gets stoned to death
Falling Action
This small village continues on with the harmful tradition and don't choose to end it even though they don’t remember the origins
Conflict
What are ALL the topic Blayre talked about in the slide show?
Ex: Characterization, tone, theme, T.O.C, title screen, ect
Title screen, Exposition, Falling Action, POV, and Conflict
Bonus: One T.O.C slide, the intro slide to the visual, and the intro slide to the plot stages
How is Mrs. Hutchinson described in the story
Kind, Funny, Witty
What happened to Mrs. Hutchinson at the end of the story
Mrs.Hutchinson draws her name from the hat amongst her family
She's “won” the lottery
Climax
“They stood together, away from the pile of stones in the corner, and their jokes were quiet and they smiled rather than laughed.”
Stiff, Unpleasant, Tense, Uncomfortable
What color was my name highlighted on the beginning slide?
Red
What color was my name highlighted on the beginning slide
Purple
What color was my name highlighted on the beginning slide
Blue