The Lottery

What is the setting of the story?

• an inner urban city
• small country town
• New York, City
• Avery, Texas

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CCSS.RL.7.3

What was represented by the black box?

• family
• death
• tradition
• murder

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the theme of the story?

• Stone people to death to have a successful harvest.
• Blindly following tradition can be dangerous.
• Not everything is as it seems.

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CCSS.RL.8.2

What is "Mob Mentality" ?

• a phenomenon in which people follow the actions and behaviors of their peers when in large groups.
• A group of people
• None of the above

How does Shirley Jackson use description to help you believe the lottery is a good thing?

• Shirley Jackson doesn't make "The Lottery" seem like a good thing.
• Shirley Jackson describes Mr. Summers.
• Shirley Jackson describes the kids collecting rocks and stones.
• Shirley Jackson describes the weather as sunny. "The Lottery" takes place on a beautiful day.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.W.8.3B

How do you know that the lottery has been going on for a long time? What evidence is there that shows this?

• The box that the villagers use is over 100 years old and it is not the original box.
• I honestly don't know?
• The people seem old
• SKIP QUESTION

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.9A

What type of tone does the title and beginning of story set?

• Happy
• Gloomy
• Sad
• Extatic

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

Why does the author purposely throw you off from what is going to happen?

• She doesn't
• Because it's a fun thing to do
• So that you're more surprised at the end
• How are we to know the answer to that?

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CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.6

The story states that the tradition has changed over time, and people really don't remember much but do it anyway. What point is the author trying to get across with this aspect?

• That things change and that's ok
• That it's not ok that things change
• That you can change a tradition and it's fine
• That doing something just bc it's tradition is ridiculous

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.2

What may be the main theme of "The Lottery"

• Evil can be cloaked, or hidden, in something that seems to be good. 
• Lotteries are always in the best interests of everyone involved
• Sticks and stone may break my bones, but lotteries will never hurt me
• Traditional villages consider females to have more authority.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2