short stories 2 The Lottery
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Welcome!
Happy to see you today!
Take a seat and wait till we get started!
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Today:
The Lottery
questions
discuss point of view
listen to the story
answer questions
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The lottery
Point of view/theme
1. From whose point of view is the story told?
2. What does the choice of point of view contribute to:
• the reader’s experience of the story
• knowledge about the conflict and the characters?
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point of view
Narrator: the person from whose eye we see the story, from who's point of view we experience everything going on.
Two main types
- first person
- third person
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point of view
- First-person:
the narrator is a character in the story, uses the pronoun “I.” The first person narrator does not have to be the main character in the story.
"I entered the classroom, put my bag on the desk and turned to the class. "be quiet!" I shouted"
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point of view
- Third person:
Indicated by the pronouns he, she and they. The third person narrator is not a participant in the action and thus maintains a certain distance from the characters.
"The teacher walked into the classroom, he put his bag on the desk and turned to the class. "Be quiet!" he shouted"
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3rd person
A) In third person omniscient point of view, the narrator is all-knowing about the thoughts and feelings of the characters.
" 'I'm sure he doesn't like me' she thought as she looked at him, not knowing that secretly he thought the exact same"
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3rd person
B) The third person limited point of view deals with a writer presenting events as experienced by only one character. This type of narrator does not have full knowledge of situations, past or future events.
" 'I'm sure he doesn't like me' she thought as she looked at him, wondering what he was thinking right now"
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3rd person
C) In third person objective the story conveys only the external details of the characters—never their thoughts or inner motivations.
"The two teenagers sat in class, secretly looking at each other, neither saying anything"
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The lottery
Point of view/theme
1. From whose point of view is the story told?
2. What does the choice of point of view contribute to:
• the reader’s experience of the story
• knowledge about the conflict and the characters?
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The lottery
1. What are the themes for each story? Give arguments and examples.
2. Find examples of (and explain why it is … irony):
• Verbal irony
• Situational irony
• Dramatic irony
3. Which story did you like best? Explain why.
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Slide 12 - Video
Get to work
Answer the questions about The Lottery, and then the questions you have to answer about all the stories.
If you're stuck or unsure of what to do, feel free to ask
work quietly as this is an individual assignment
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The lottery
Point of view/theme
1. From whose point of view is the story told?
2. What does the choice of point of view contribute to:
• the reader’s experience of the story
• knowledge about the conflict and the characters?
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Have a lovely day!
