Vocab
Define: necessary
Needed/needed to complete something
Who was the "official" of the lottery?
Mr. Summers
How often does this town hold their lottery?
Every year
What is a theme?
The main message of the story
List ONE characteristic of dystopia that we learned about
Several answers:
-Following authority
-Harsh leaders
-Environmental control
-Conformity
-Etc.
Define: precisely
Done in an exact way
What is the name of the oldest living person in town?
Old Man Warner
One of the first plot points included boys collecting stones. What were these stones later used for?
Throwing at the one who "won" the lottery
List ONE of the major themes of The Lottery
Purpose of tradition
Dangers of conformity
Human nature
Peace vs. violence
Progress vs. tradition
How can conformity (following the crowd) be seen in The Lottery?
The people band together to kill Tessie--even her kids!
In a serious or dignified manner.
Which character was chosen for the Lottery in the end? What happened to this person?
Tessie Hutchinson was chosen and she killed with stones that people of the town threw at her.
When the box is brought in, how did the people feel about it?
Nervous/scared/avoidant
List ONE way that The Lottery shows an example of the theme tradition vs. progress
Not wanting to replace the old box
Discussing people who have quit the lottery
etc.
Dystopia has a characteristic of giving people lack of information to control them...how does this happen in the Lottery?
Many people do not even understand why they are having this lottery.
Define: conduct
To schedule or carry out an event or process.
Describe the setting of the lottery: Time of year AND location.
June 27th, warm summer day, and held in the town square of a small town.
Where is the black box stored when the lottery is NOT happening?
Many different places--Mr. Graves' barn, in the post office, etc.
One of the big themes in the Lottery is gender roles--give an example of how the short story shows gender roles.
Men choosing for heads of household
Men running the lottery/in charge of the box
Women join their husband's family for lottery drawings
Etc.
How can survival be seen in The Lottery?
Tessie fights against the lottery to live/ the others don't help Tessie because it could be them killed next/ the people do the lottery every year because they believe their society will die off if they do not
Define: precede
To come before something else
Which character did not arrive at the lottery? Why?
Mr. Dunbar could not make it because he broke his leg.
Put these plot points in order:
-The lottery begins
-The entire family draws for the lottery
-Mr. Summers brings out the black box
-Heads of household draw for the lottery
-Tessie shows up late
-Boys begin collecting stones
1. Boys begin collecting stones
2. Mr. Summers brings out the black box
3. Tessie shows up late
4. The lottery begins
5. Heads of household draw for the lottery
6. The entire family draws for the lottery
"The children had stones already, and someone gave little Davy Hutchinson a few pebbles"
What theme does this quote show?
Dangers of conformity
OR
Peace vs. violence
How does Old Man Warner show the dystopian characteristic of obeying leaders in The Lottery?
Old Man Warner continuously tells everyone around him that it is bad to go against tradition and that they have already changed too much of the lottery.