1. Full class discussion:
Homework:
1. You have been asked to lend your creative writing skills to a movie company/publishing company to create a trailer/story blurb to entice prospective viewers/readers. They want you to create a mood that best captures the mood and building tension of the story. Narrative needs to be approximately 250 words.
- What are your preconceived notions of a lottery? What is ironic about the name of the story?
- How does the building tension of the story add to its effect?
- Is the ending foreshadowed at all?
- What effect do the descriptions of the town and its people have on your view of the day’s happenings?
- What is this an example of? What is a ritual?
- How do you see this event? Do you think it is right? Why should they change their views on the lottery?
- How do you view it from a cultural standpoint?
- Do you feel sorry for Mrs. Hutchinson?
Homework:
1. You have been asked to lend your creative writing skills to a movie company/publishing company to create a trailer/story blurb to entice prospective viewers/readers. They want you to create a mood that best captures the mood and building tension of the story. Narrative needs to be approximately 250 words.