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How to Practice Sensitivity When Teaching About the Lottery
To some, a simple game of chance might be considered a sin, or even something downright evil.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonweath Univ: The Works of Shirley Jackson
This Virginia Commonweath University site provides a biography, bibliography, criticism, and resources on the works of Shirley Jackson.
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Short Story Library at American Literature: "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
Read the full text of the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. With links to other short stories and a Short Story of the Day.
Read Works
Read Works: The Lottery
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Maya who misunderstood when her mother said she won the lottery. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Short Story Unit Applying Literary Terms
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a review and assessment of a collection of short stories. The following literary terms are applied to the stories: plot structure, types of characters, characterization, irony,...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Lottery
The Lottery is an intriguing story of a small town where the members of the community savagely go after a member of the town. This excellent site discusses the characters, the themes and provides important quotations from the story.