Description
Do you need a variety of activities for the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson? These literature activities will provide an anticipatory set, assess comprehension, practice punctuation use & vocabulary, and encourage analytical thinking.
Included in these activities for “The Lottery”:
→ The anticipatory writing activity. Students will reflect on situations in their world.
→ A short-answer reading quiz. The quiz has 5 questions focusing on comprehension & 5 short answer questions. Use it alone as an after-reading quiz or include it in a larger test.
→ A vocabulary activity. Students will use context clues to define ten words from the story.
→ 15 questions for a study guide. Use this after students read the story.
→ A mentor sentence activity. Students will look at tone, punctuation rules, and authorial intent with language.
→ An editable presentation that works well as a post-reading review. It defines common terms like irony, theme, and symbol.
→ A complete lesson plan that walks you through the process for teaching “The Lottery.”
I have taught “The Lottery” many times. Because of that, I have developed multiple teaching materials for it. I rarely use every activity included in this product for one class; please choose what best works for individual students and classes!
Specifics for these activities for “The Lottery” download:
√ This download for “The Lottery” contains both editable and non-editable files. Choose which version works for you!
√ An answer key is included for all material with the exception of the pre-reading (anticipatory) questions.
√ The presentation contains speaker notes to guide you.
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