Tuesday, November 22,thE LOTTERY

Objective; By the end of class, students will make predictions and experience situational irony through short fiction.

DO NOW

In your own words, what is a lottery? Is it a good thing? Can you LIST three different kinds of lotteries? What you might get if you "win"?

Definition of LOTTERY

a : a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance

b : a drawing of lots used to decide something

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: an event or affair whose outcome is or seems to be determined by chance

NOW...

1.You will receive a folded white sheets of paper. DO NOT reveal to anyone what is on your paper!!

On your paper write your name.

Then on the same paper, write how you feel about the lottery and how you feel about winning or losing in 3-5 sentences. May use one of the following sentence starters:

Based on my experience …..

This reminds me of …….

I wonder why…….

In my mind I can picture…..

I’ll bet that…….

2. Anticipation guides

3. On the back of your anticipation guide, tell me about a tradition your family has and has done for generations. Is it a good tradition to keep?

REVEAL THE CLASS LOTTERY WINNER.

View PART 1 of the LOTTERY.

4. MAKE PREDICTIONS -

why are the boys collecting stones?

why are they having this lottery every year?

What does it mean when the man says, "lottery in june, good harvest soon."

It is a nice sunny day in June. What does this foreshadow?

What do you think is going to happen?

WATCH 2nd HALF

Do other side of anticipation guide and support your view.

EXIT PASS

What is the situational irony of this story?