Short Story Unit: Learning Goals
I am learning to ...
- identify parts of plot
- identify and explain literary devices like foreshadowing, allusion, symbolism
- identify and explain the process of characterization
- identify and explain types of conflict and conflict resolution
- identify parts of plot
- identify and explain literary devices like foreshadowing, allusion, symbolism
- identify and explain the process of characterization
- identify and explain types of conflict and conflict resolution
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"
Shirley Jackson wrote this short story in 1948, when it was published in The New Yorker.
Details of contemporary small town American life are contrasted with an annual ritual known as "the lottery." In a small village of about 300 residents, the locals are in an excited yet nervous mood on June 27. Children gather stones as the adult townsfolk assemble for their annual event, that in the local tradition has been practiced to ensure a good harvest: "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon." There are some rumors that nearby communities are talking of "giving up the lottery."
In the first round of the lottery, the head of each family draws a small slip of paper from a black box; Bill Hutchinson gets the one slip with a black spot, meaning that his family has been chosen. In the next round, each Hutchinson family member draws a slip, and Bill's wife Tessie—who had arrived late—gets the marked slip. In keeping with tradition, each villager obtains a stone and begins to surround Tessie. The story ends as Tessie is stoned to death while she bemoans the unfairness of the situation.
Details of contemporary small town American life are contrasted with an annual ritual known as "the lottery." In a small village of about 300 residents, the locals are in an excited yet nervous mood on June 27. Children gather stones as the adult townsfolk assemble for their annual event, that in the local tradition has been practiced to ensure a good harvest: "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon." There are some rumors that nearby communities are talking of "giving up the lottery."
In the first round of the lottery, the head of each family draws a small slip of paper from a black box; Bill Hutchinson gets the one slip with a black spot, meaning that his family has been chosen. In the next round, each Hutchinson family member draws a slip, and Bill's wife Tessie—who had arrived late—gets the marked slip. In keeping with tradition, each villager obtains a stone and begins to surround Tessie. The story ends as Tessie is stoned to death while she bemoans the unfairness of the situation.
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Choose Your Own Adventure
Early on, small groups created a placemat brainstorming the Causes, Threats, Preparation, and Survival Skills for a potential disaster; for example, a nuclear plant explosion, a zombie apocalypse, or a tsunami.
Your small group will use that placemat to create a Choose Your Own Adventure Story that showcases your understanding of key literary terms and devices, like protagonist, antagonist, conflict, point of view, characterization, plot points, and descriptive writing.
Once the storyboards are completed, your group will present your Adventure to the class. You're the star of the story! (And the writer, too).
Your small group will use that placemat to create a Choose Your Own Adventure Story that showcases your understanding of key literary terms and devices, like protagonist, antagonist, conflict, point of view, characterization, plot points, and descriptive writing.
Once the storyboards are completed, your group will present your Adventure to the class. You're the star of the story! (And the writer, too).
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