The Lottery Short Story Analysis
Chomping at the Lit
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Grade Levels
7th - 12th, Homeschool
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Standards
CCSSRL.9-10.1
CCSSRL.9-10.2
CCSSRL.9-10.3
CCSSRL.9-10.4
CCSSRL.9-10.5
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- Zip
Pages
16 pages
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Description
This product contains a literary analysis of the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.
Included in this lesson plan:
- Journal entry as a pre-reading, activating strategy
- Background Bio and Vocabulary Terms
- Vocabulary list and graphic organizer for students
- Reading questions which focus on literary elements such as: mood, textual evidence, suspense, foreshadowing, text structure, character motivations, irony, gender roles, dialogue, and objective summary
- Allegory and theme lesson and graphic organizer
- Historical context of World War II and the Holocaust
- Poem "First They Came" by Martin Niemöller as paired text
- After reading discussion questions (can be completed in groups or independently)
- Answer keys for everything
File Types Included:
Teacher Answer Keys (PDF)
Author Bio and Vocabulary (Powerpoint Presentation)
Student Copy of Activities (PDF—ready to print)
Student Copy of Activities (Word document—editable for teachers)
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Total Pages
16 pages
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Teaching Duration
3 days
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSSRL.9-10.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
CCSSRL.9-10.3
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
CCSSRL.9-10.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
CCSSRL.9-10.5
Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
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