Irony in “The Lottery”

Irony in “The Lottery”

Double space everything.

Identify examples of irony in the story and discuss them. Be sure that you demonstrate that you know the meanings of the story, not just that you can list the ironies.

Please take this opportunity to show that you can do more than just look up the names — apply the meaning; notice the irony, and apply directly to the text.

Writing Rules:Use literary elements to develop your response. These include, but are not limited to allusion, theme, paradox, irony, symbolism, setting, meaning of names and numbers, etc. Choose no more than three. and keep your ideas organized. Some possibilities include but are not limited to the stories of Abraham and Isaac, Abraham and Ishmael, God Jehovah and Jesus, the Crusades, etc.

Be sure to quote from the text/film and the bare minimum of 3 college level literary critical sources in correct MLA; see Lester . Students who do more than the weak bare minimum usually get the higher grades because their work is more scholarly and mature.

Edit for grammar and other writing issues — no run ons, comma splices, or fragments. No passive voice. No first or second person pronouns: google them and then do not use them. Use the third person noun or pronoun.

Use Rubrics and Definition of Grades as your guidelines.

Quote from at least three college level critical literary sources (not social media, no blogs, wikis, encyclopedias, study guides, etc.).

Provide double spaced Works Cited at end with appropriate hanging indents and all other criteria. No mixing of MLA and APA.

Write absolutely nothing about the writer’s background.
Part I of Assignment :

Choose one of the threads to guide your scholarly response – no personal opinions; use Bloom’s critical thinking instead and do not go below the analysis level. If you do not know the levels of critical thinking, Google and/or look at “Bloom’s Taxonomy of Critical Thinking for College Undergraduates” which you can find in Course Materials.

Provide research to support a strong thesis.

Thesis goes somewhere in the Introductory paragraph and must contain literary terms such as symbol, theme, irony, setting, allusion, paradox, etc. You cannot cover all literary elements, so choose wisely and cover academically.

Underline the full thesis statement. If you cannot find your own thesis, I can’t.

Do not announce what you will do in the paper or write a purpose statement — See Lester or Google examples of a thesis.

Do not write a dictionary meaning in your paper. Dictionary meanings will not help you in literature; find out the literary meaning; do not put it in the paper as I already know the literary meanings and including them in the paper is only fluff; just know how to apply the literary meaning.

Double space the response, even Works Cited and Works Consulted. I cannot read single spaced papers and will not attempt to do so. IT can assist students in this matter. It is not enough to assume the paper double spaced — after you submit it, go back to make sure that Blackboard did not change the spacing. Again, I will not try to read single spacing or strange looking spacing.

Paragraphs must be 5 to 7 related, complete sentences each, no less/no more. Doing bare minimum work usually leads to bare minimum grades.

People who get As and Bs generally do more work than bare minimum research, writing, critical thinking, editing and revising. Quote from and document the story and film and a minimum of three college level literary critics in MLA format to support the thesis and the claims you make. There are no excuses for not using MLA.

The story is your primary source, not a critical source, so it does not count toward the bare minimum of sources from which to quote.

Quote at least once from each secondary source/college level literary critics — again, this is bare minimum.

Check the credentials and/or expertise of the person whom you are quoting. See Forum I for examples.

Do not use web sources that have no authors, titles, or that are missing other essential copyright information. Likewise, do not use sources that are notes, plot summaries, or that come from questionable web sites like Crystalinks, Schmoop, Dogpile, She.Knows, Cliff Notes, Monarch Notes, Wikipedia, blogs, Lit Charts, Grade Saver or other cheat sites, etc. When in doubt, check the home pages or about us pages. If a source is missing copyright information, you probably should not use that material. I certainly wouldn’t. Quotes cannot take the place of your critical thinking; quotes should enhance your critical thinking, not replace it.

Do not write in the first person — I, me, my, myself, mine, we, us, our, ours ourselves. The paper is to be about the story, not you.

Do not write in the second person — you, you’re, yourself, yours, yourselves — the paper is not about the reader.

Use the third person only.

Use the posted Lester, 15th edition and include the page numbers you use on the Works Cited Page; put it under Works Consulted.

Use college level scholarly sources only.

Provide unity and coherence by making sure you have two to three transitions per paragraph and from paragraph to paragraph. The reader can follow you and your paper will have impact. Do not repeat any of the transitions; find new ones.

Provide meaningful verbs, not lazy ones. See Forum I, Guidelines, They Say, I Say, or Google a list of active verbs. There are lists of such verbs in Guidelines.

If you use web sources, provide the web address with complete copyright information.

Do not ask the reader questions; it is your job to provide answers.Whichever thread you select, be sure you address some of the literary elements – these include but are not limited to symbolism, theme, use of language, irony, the doppelganger or the double, setting, genre, foreshadowing, character analysis, and so on. However, remember, do not try to address all. Better to write thoroughly on a few than make generalities about many.