"The Lottery" Essential Questions

Who wrote "The Lottery"?

• Kurt Vonnegut

• Shirley Jackson

• Roald Dahl

• Ray Bradbury

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What text structure is "The Lottery"?

• poem

• short story

• novel

• drama

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

In which point of view does Jackson write "The Lottery"?

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person Objective

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

How would you describe the tone in the first couple of paragraphs?

• light-hearted and pleasant

• dark and dreary

• remorseful and gloomy

• suspenseful

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What connotation does the word "soberly" have?

• positive

• negative

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the setting?

• a futuristic city

• a small village in the country

• a popular town from the 1700s

• a small city in Colorado

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the primary conflict?

• Tessie v. the society

• Mr. Summers v. Tessie

• Tessie v. Bill

• Mr. Graves v. Mr. Summers

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the connotation of the words "humorlessly" and "nervously"?

• positive

• negative

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What main topic does Jackson discuss in "The Lottery"?

• traditions/rituals

• family

• loyalty

• equality

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why does this society conduct the annual lottery?

• They believe their crops will grow if they make an annual sacrifice.

• They are concerned about overpopulation.

• They don't really know why because they've always done it.

• The family chosen for the lottery receives a year of good luck.