CHANGE OF PLAN RE: DYSTOPIAN NOVEL

WE HAVE A CHANGE OF PLANS. Because we are behind, the date for finishing your Dystopian Novel is moved to the week after we come back from the December break.

Block C - Due January 7
Blocks E, F, H January 8

"THE LOTTERY" ESSAY DUE DATES

"THE LOTTERY" ESSAY DUE DATES:

BLOCKS E, F, H - THURSDAY DECEMBER 6
BLOCKS  C - FRIDAY DECEMBER 7

Essay Cheat Sheets - Text Evidence Starters and MLA Format

Here are the two cheat sheets that will help you with your essay.  MLA Format is one of a couple of common academic format that you will use throughout HS and college.

Example of Ms. Moreau's LOTTERY analyses and blank template

Below are links to docs that will help you write your first literary analysis essay.


Theme - Control - Dramatic Arc Organizer

Example of Ms. Moreau's Dramatic Arc Analysis

Example of Ms. M's. "The Lottery" written analysis

Evidence Based Graphic Organizer - Essay

Use this graphic organizer if you are having trouble getting started with your essay. NOTE:  THERE ARE TWO ORGANIZATIONAL OPTIONS ON THIS LINK - CHOOSE ONE


LINK TO GRAPHIC ORGANIZER FOR "THE LOTTERY" ESSAY

HOMEWORK DUE

DUE
BLOCKS E, F, H - Wednesday Nov 28
BLOCK C - Thursday Nov 29

• COMPLETE YOUR ON-LINE ANALYSIS OF, "THE LOTTERY" AND BE SURE TO SHARE IT WITH ME.
• Remember to gather as much evidence as you can for the DRAMATIC ARC - CONTROL - THEME (evidence will overlap)
• The link is on the November 15 blog, but here it is again: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19_OAYK-BnEX4nvocaDDG9aVeJQtTZzrIFz1xz-RGTXk/edit?usp=sharing 
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• Share: Block, Name, Lottery on-line analysis.  i.e. F Moreau Lottery on-line analysis

More About Annotation

Annotation is a conversation the reader has with the text in order to find meaning, to understand purpose, and to gain knowledge.

Color-coding with commentary (thoughts, questions responses)

Using symbols

Arrows to make connections

Drawing to visualize a thought and call your attention to the passage

Circling, underlining, squiggles, and boxes w/comments

Images, charts, and graphs also need annotation

Annotation is a necessary skill to master because you are in partnership with the text.  It is through this method you will show your learning and understanding either orally or through your writing.

Dystopian Faces

Dystopian Faces

The Lottery Theme and DA Template

Here is the link for the Theme and Dramatic Arc Template that you will complete after you complete your annotation of "The Lottery."  Remember to also look for evidence of the Dystopian Control.

"The Lottery" Theme and Dramatic Arc Template

Beginning Annotation of "The Lottery"

EXAMPLES OF HOW YOU SHOULD ANNOTATE LITERARY TEXTS:

Hopefully, we can add to this annotation in class!

"THE LOTTERY" by Shirley Jackson

Please also remember that you have other examples of annotation in your notebooks!

The Lottery MOVIE

"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson

The Lottery Film and Audio

Dystopian Literature - "The Lottery"

Today we begin our journey to unearth, analyse, and hopefully enjoy
dystopian literature.

By now you should have your self-selected novel chosen and approved.

We will begin by reading and analysing a short story:

"The Lottery" ­ Shirley Jackson –

Audio link: https://youtu.be/WSNvoRPcp0E

This is one of my favorite short stories of all time.  I will show you how you might consider annotating the text. 

As you read this story, annotate the text. In other words, make your thinking visible. USE POST-IT NOTES, and you can annotate directly onto this copy. REMEMBER:  You are looking for evidence about theme and identifying the dramatic arc. 1.             ASK questions. For instance:            Why is this moment important?            What is the author trying to say?            Why did the character choose to do (something)            or say (something). . . 2.             INTERPRET and/or INFER meaning in unclear or confusing passages. 3.             DEFINE unfamiliar vocabulary ‐‐ especially using context clues. 4.             HIGHLIGHT and COMMENT on words, phrases, and passages that relate to the themes (quotable quotes): Freedom, Equality, Safety, and Individuality. 5.             REREAD the story to be sure you thoroughly understand it. 6.             What is the TONE of the story? 7.             CONNECT: can you think of similar stories you have read or movies you have seem that have the same tone?

In a Dystopian World Visual

In a Dystopian World Visual

Here is a visual that will aid in the understanding of how a protagonist and an antagonist look in Dystopian Literature.  Basically, the CONTROL serves as the antagonist that the protagonist must overcome.  But, that control can take on the form of a person, as President Snow stands in for BUREAUCRATIC CONTROL in The Hunger Games, as does the Handicapper General in "Harrison Bergeron". Or, say the townspeople with their PHILOSOPHICAL BELIEFS in "The Lottery". The characters become symbols of the control.

Choice vs. Truth Video

Choice vs Truth Video

How To Recognize a Dystopia

How to recognize a dystopia

Understanding Theme

LINK:  Theme: The Search for Meaning

Understanding Theme with Fables Review

In Aesop’s fables, the moral of the story (theme) is written in the last line.  In the following fables, the last line or theme has been removed.  I have also made some slight changes to the originals. 

 Directions: Determine the moral or theme of these fables and explain your interpretations. 

1.  The Crow and the Pitcher

A CROW perishing with thirst saw a pitcher, and hoping to findwater, flew to it with delight.  When he reached it, he discovered to his grief that it contained so little water that he could not possibly get at it.  He tried everything he could think of to reach the water, but all his efforts were in vain.  At last he collected as many stones as he could carry and dropped them one by one with his beak into the pitcher, until he brought the water within his reach and thus saved his life. 

What is the moral of the story? 

Explain how your answer relates to the story: 

2.  The Hare With Many Friends

A Hare was very popular with the other beasts who all claimed to be her friends.  But one day she heard the hounds approaching and hoped to escape them by the aid of her many Friends.  So, she went to the horse, and asked him to carry her away from the hounds on his back.  But he declined, stating that he had important work to do for his master.  “He felt sure,” he said, “that all her other friends would come to her assistance.”  She then applied to the bull, and hoped that he would repel the hounds with his horns.  The bull replied: “I am very sorry, but I have an appointment with a lady; but I feel sure that our friend the goat will do what you want.”  The goat, however, feared that his back might do her some harm if he took her upon it.  The ram, he felt sure, was the proper friend to apply to.  So she went to the ram and told him the case.  The ram replied: “Another time, my dear friend.  I do not like to interfere on the present occasion, as hounds have been known to eat sheep as well as hares.”  The Hare then applied, as a last hope, to the calf, who regretted that he was unable to help her, as he did not like to take the responsibility upon himself, as so many older persons than himself had declined the task.  By this time the hounds had caught the Hare, and tore him to shreds. 

What is the moral of the story? 

Explain how your answer relates to the story: 

3.    The Mule in the Lion’s Skin

An Mule once found a Lion’s skin which the hunters had left out in the sun to dry.  He put it on and went towards his native village.  All fled at his approach, both men and animals, and he was a proud Mule that day.  In his delight he lifted up his voice and brayed, but then every one knew him, and his owner came up and gave him a sound cudgelling for the fright he had caused.  And shortly afterwards a Fox came up to him and said: “Ah, I knew you by your voice.”

What is the moral of the story? 

Explain how your answer relates to the story: 

4.  The Fox and the Goat

A FOX one day fell into a deep well and could find no means of escape.  A Goat, overcome with thirst, came to the same well, and seeing the Fox, inquired if the water was good.  Concealing his sad plight under a merry guise, the Fox indulged in a lavish praise of the water, saying it was excellent beyond measure, and encouraging him to descend.  The Goat, mindful only of his thirst, thoughtlessly jumped down, but just as he drank, the Fox informed him of the difficulty they were both in and suggested a scheme for their common escape.  “If,” said he, “you will place your forefeet upon the wall and bend your head, I will run up your back and escape, and will help you out afterwards.”  The Goat readily assented and the Fox leaped upon his back.  Steadying himself with the Goat’s horns, he safely reached the mouth of the well and made off as fast as he could.  When the Goat upbraided him for breaking his promise, he turned around and cried out, “You foolish old fellow! If you had as many brains in your head as you have hairs in your beard, you would never have gone down before you had inspected the way up, nor have exposed yourself to dangers from which you had no means of escape.” 

What is the moral of the story? 

Explain how your answer relates to the story: 

5.  The Oxen and the Axle-Trees

A HEAVY WAGON was being dragged along a country lane by a team of Oxen.  The Axle-trees groaned and creaked terribly; whereupon the Oxen, turning round, thus addressed the wheels:  “Hullo there! why do you make so much noise? We bear all the labor, and we, not you, ought to cry out.” 

What is the moral of the story?