THE LOTTERY BY SHIRLEY JACKSON

Explore the role that traditions play in our lives with Shirley Jackson's short story, The Lottery. This story is always a hit with my students! This lesson includes a 45 slide presentation that guides you through the entire lesson, analysis questions, an answer key, a final project with templates, and a rubric!

INCLUDED IN YOUR PURCHASE:

• A 24 slide PowerPoint presentation that includes the following:

 → An overview of North American traditions that are blindly followed

→ Discussion Questions for pre-reading

→ Biographical information about Shirley Jackson

→ Post-reading discussion points

→ 5 Questions for students to answer (question sheet and answers provided)

→ Notes on themes and symbolism in the short story

→ A 20-minute video of The Lottery (link provided)

• Analysis questions assignment with detailed answer key

• A creative project with handouts and graphic organizers for students to complete (creating a newspaper)

• Templates students can use to complete the assignment

• A rubric for marking the project.

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