Paired Texts Lesson with Short Stories - The Most Dangerous Game and The Lottery
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This "paired passages" lesson encourages students to practice annotation, story analysis, synthesis, and essay writing. Students complete close readings of Richard Connell’s story “The Most Dangerous Game” and Shirley Jackson’s story “The Lottery.” Then, they synthesize their understanding of the readings, consider and compare themes, and write a short literary analysis essay.
The lesson includes handouts with before-, during-, and post-reading strategies, which provide scaffolding for diverse learners. With its detailed instructions and samples, this resource would make an excellent lesson for a substitute if you will be out for a couple of days.
The 37-page product file includes the following:
-explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standards
-anticipation guide
-contextual reading guides
-think aloud with sample annotation passage
-text of “The Most Dangerous Game” (available in the public domain)
-link to “The Lottery” (to respect copyright)
-graphic organizers
-Venn diagram
-literary analysis prompt
-short literary analysis rubric
-key (with detailed responses for all activities and a sample essay)
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