Creative writing: The Lottery

Kia ora ENL212 students.  If you have a writing project which you are enjoying, then please carry on with it.  Otherwise, the work for today is below. 

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Have a read of this short story (linked above).  After you have read the story, you can go to the questions.  I have smart-shared the questions to your English folder - please go to your ENL212 folder where you will find a document called "Lottery: discussion_questions_on_shirley_jackson" which you can write your answers straight onto.

Now your task is to try creating your own version of Jackson's The Lottery.  You will need:

• a small town setting
• a ritual which people usually enjoy and even feel excited about
• a dark twist at the end which reveals something unkind or unpleasant about human nature 
• be specific about the time and place, and use your descriptive writing skills to bring this alive

If you don't have a particular event or place in mind, then try developing your story based on Christmas in the Park at Dixon Park in Greymouth.