"The Lottery"
What is the setting of "The Lottery"? What kind of mood does it create?
The setting of the text is a warm, sunny, summer day in a small town. It creates a mood of calm and peace for the reader as he/she can visualize flowers blooming and people smiling because it is summer.
How would you characterize Peter and Wendy? How would you characterize the parents, George and Lydia?
Answers may vary.
Please look back at your characterization note tracker. If you are unsure about how to answer this question, be sure to ask your teachers.
What is the exposition of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
What is the purpose of the resolution of the story? What is the resolution of "The Vedlt"?
The resolution is the conclusion of the story. The resolution of "The Vedlt" is that the children lock their parents into the nursery where they get eaten by the lions.
What are static characters? Be sure you can identify examples in the stories we have read so far.
Static characters are characters that stay the same throughout the text.
What is ironic about the title "The Lottery"?
The reader expects the lottery to be about something positive, as in most cases winning the lottery is a good thing. However, in this text, the lottery refers to an annual tradition where the winner gets stoned to death each year.
Why do the parents want to turn off the nursery? Why do the children oppose it?
The parents want to turn off the nursery because they are worried that the children have been spending too much time in there and focusing on things like death.
The children are opposed to them closing the nursery because they have become engrossed or obsessed with it. The nursery has become like the children's parents.
What is the most dangerous game referring to?
It is referring to the way Zaroff hunts humans. He gives them a head start and then he tracks them down and hunts them for his entertainment.
What are the three types of irony? Be able to explain each one.
Verbal Irony- When the CHARACTERS or NARRATOR express the OPPOSITE of what they mean. The characters are usually being SARCASTIC.
Situational Irony- When the OPPOSITE of what is EXPECTED happens.
Dramatic Irony- When the READER knows more than the CHARACTERS.
What is theme? Be sure you can identify at least ONE theme for each of our short stories.
Theme is the lesson or message of the story that the reader learns.
Themes for each text may vary.
Who wins the lottery? How does he/she react?
Tessie wins the lottery. She responds by saying it is not right or fair that she won.
How does Ray Bradbury foreshadow the ending of "The Veldt"?
Answers may vary.
-Hearing the screams
-Lydia asking if the lions can get out
-Finding the old wallet and scarf with blood
-The lions running at the nursery door
Rainsford wins in the end of falls asleep in Zaroff's bed.
What is foreshadowing? What is it's impact on the reader?
Foreshadowing are the clues that the author leaves to hint that something big is going to happen later in the text. Foreshadowing is included in a text in order to create suspense.
How does setting shape mood?
Answers may vary.
Detailed description of a setting can help create a mood for the reader. The way the setting is described sets the tone for the story.
What is one instance of foreshadowing in "The Lottery"?
Answers may vary.
-Collecting stones at the beginning
-The black box
-The names used (i.e. Mr. Graves)
-Tessie's late arrival
*There are more answers. Please refer to your note tracker for foreshadowing.
What kind of mood is created through the description of "The Veldt"?
Answers may vary.
Tense, suspenseful, scary, horrifying, etc.
How does Rainsford's opinion about hunting change over the course of the story?
Rainsford first thinks that hunting is fun for the hunter and does not care about how the animals feel. However, by the end of the story, Rainsford knows how the hunted feels and feels pity for the animals.
What are the 5 plot elements? What is the purpose of each element?
1. Exposition- the reader learns the SCC (setting, characters, conflict)
2. Rising Action- the author begins to build suspense for the reader/the events leading up to the most climatic moment in the story
3. Climax- the most shocking/biggest event of the story
4. Falling action- the author begins to bring the reader closer to the conclusion of the text/events begin to calm down in the text
5. Resolution- the conclusion or ending of the story
How can we characterize characters in a text? (HINT: What does STEAL stand for?)
T- what the character thinks
E- how the character affect others
A- how the character acts
L- how the character looks
What is the climax of "The Lottery"?
The climax is when Tessie "wins" the lottery.
How does the nursery work?
The nursery works through the children's imagination. Whatever they think about or imagine, the room walls change to become that scene or image.
How would you describe Zaroff? Use examples from the text (think STEAL).
What is a dynamic character? Be sure you can identify dynamic characters in our texts so far.
Dynamic characters are characters that change throughout the story.
What is a motif? Be able to identify motifs for each of our short stories.
A motif is a one word topic that relates to the central idea of a text.