Characterization in The Lottery

What is "characterization"?

• How an author develops a character

• The ways which an author reveals a character's personality

• the STEAL method

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.8.3

When an author uses dialogue, thoughts, actions, or description to reveal a character (STEAL method)

• Indirect characterization

• Direct characterization

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CCSS.RL.8.3

When an author directly tells you the personality of a character

• Indirect characterization

• Direct characterization

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CCSS.RL.8.3

What can we infer about the townspeople?

"Soon the women, standing by their husbands, began to call to their children, and the children came reluctantly...Bobby Martin ducked under his mother's grasping hand and ran, laughing, back to the pile of stones. His father spoke up sharply, and Bobby came quickly and took his place between his father and his oldest brother" (3)

• Mr. and Mrs. Martin have a troubled marriage

• Men hold more power than women

• All the children in town misbehave

• Fathers often mistreat their children

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which kind of characterization is this?

"Soon the women, standing by their husbands, began to call to their children, and the children came reluctantly...Bobby Martin ducked under his mother's grasping hand and ran, laughing, back to the pile of stones. His father spoke up sharply, and Bobby came quickly and took his place between his father and his oldest brother" (3)

• Direct

• Indirect

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CCSS.RL.8.3

What can we infer about the town's values? Select all that apply

"[Mr. Summers] was a round-faced, jovial man and he ran the coal business, and people were sorry for him because he had no children and his wife was a scold" (4).

• Women are expected to have children

• Wives should be obedient to their husbands

• Women are encouraged to be leaders in the community

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.W.8.9A

Which kind of characterization is shown in red?

"[Mr. Summers] was a round-faced, jovial man and he ran the coal business, and people were sorry for him because he had no children and his wife was a scold" (4).

Jovial= friendly/cheerful

• Indirect

• Direct

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.4

Select the evidence that BEST shows that Old Man Warner is traditional and set in his ways.

• "Seventy-seventh year I been in the lottery."

• "People ain't the way they used to be"

• "Pack of crazy fools. Listening to the young folks, nothing's good enough for them...There's always been a lottery"

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

This is an example of indirect characterization of Old Man Warner.

"Pack of crazy fools. Listening to the young folks, nothing's good enough for them...There's always been a lottery"

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3