November 7 More notes on the lottery and sometime to work on an unreliable narrator piece - Teams

Silent Read 20 min

Last 5 min - Megan and Lilou can get Cart 1 - sorry cart 3 was not available class - new sign out sheet for Cart 1 laptops for today after Lottery lesson below will need to be used. 

Current Events Review 

Coffee shop started to feed SNAP 

View and discuss - grassroots movements - the use of social media for good. 


"The Lottery" 

More Notes: Students to add notes to their Lottery printouts they received last day - extras at front of people needs. 

Tone vs. Mood:

  • Tone = The author's attitude toward the subject (e.g., detached, ironic, ominous)

  • Mood = The feeling the reader gets from the text (e.g., unease, shock, dread)
    In "The Lottery," the tone is calm and unemotional, while the mood grows increasingly tense and unsettling.

Subtext—what’s not said outright:

Characters rarely express fear or disagreement out loud, which shows how deeply normalized the violence is. Their silence and routine actions speak volumes. For example:

  • No one openly objects to the lottery.

  • Tessie only protests when she is chosen, not the system itself.

  • No one comforts her—everyone just participates.

This suggests how people can enable harm by staying silent, even when they know something is wrong.

Connections To The Past & Current Events:


More connections with The Lottery to Current Events: 

Blind Obedience, Fascism, and Power

Guiding Idea:

Jackson’s story isn’t just about one fictional village — it’s a metaphor for how real societies can normalize injustice and violence, especially when people follow tradition or authority without question. This connects directly to how fascist or authoritarian policies can take root today.

Class Discussion Prompts:

  • In The Lottery, the townspeople participate in a horrific act because it’s “always been done.” Can you think of any current or recent events where people followed harmful policies or beliefs without questioning them?

  • How does the idea of conformity show up in both the story and in today’s political climate?

  • How do people or governments use "tradition," "patriotism," or "law and order" to justify harmful actions?

Examples for Discussion:

  • Book bans and the restriction of inclusive education in some U.S. states

  • Anti-immigration laws and the normalization of family separation 

  • State efforts to criminalize protests (Universities throughout the US) or control bodily autonomy (e.g., abortion bans)

  • The role of silence or inaction in enabling racial, gender, or LGBTQ+ discrimination


Rest of class - Cart 1 - to work on their teams, unreliable narrator pieces. Please let students know. I have extended the deadline for this assignment to the end of next week just in case they do not get finished due to the Remembrance  Day assembly. Please check with Jaime as to what time you need to bring the students down for this. Period

*Note I have marked all of your Gothic Horror paragraphs amazing work everyone I’ve provided edits and suggestions as well.

LAST FINAL DAY FOR ANY ASSIGNMENTS - Term 1!!!!

I have moved unreliable narrator piece to be due for next Friday and it will be the first Mark for term two.

One-On-One Teacher Meetings - Ms. H TEAMS will be next week. 

Done? Work on Personal Novel Read Teams Assignment - Final due date Dec 5 2025. 


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