The Lottery- Short Story

• Give a brief synopsis of the story (summary) - think BIG IDEAS so a few sentences please.

The Lottery is about an old tradition that a town has to draw names out of a box. However, the winner's prize is not necessarily good.... (this was written like a blurb)

• What would you have called the story (give it a title).

The Black Dot

• What did you think about the plot?

It was very confusing, and had a lot of suspense. It did not tell all the answers to the mysteries until the end, which I think made the story a bit annoying to read.

• Why do you think it was written that way? (It was deliberately confusing - why?)

In order to create suspense, which made the story a lot more interesting than if the writer had given all the answers in the beginning.

• How did you feel when the ending of the story was not given to you?

It was a bit annoying because I thought that was the end of the whole story, and I personally hate it when answers are not given in a story.

• How did you feel about the story?

It was very sad, and I didn't like it because of what happens in the end. I don't really like stories like this, because I prefer happier endings.

• Could you wait until you got home to open the paper?

Yes, because I wanted to open it right after class but I forgot, and I only remembered at home.

• How did that feel?

I didn't really feel anything because I forgot about it.

• What did you think about the fact that you had a black spot / or not?

I thought that the black spot meant that the words inside the paper were different for people (whether they had the black dot or not)

• What connections can you make to other readings, themes, units we have studied - or in fact any other knowledge that you have?

See answer to question below.

• How does it link to The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)?

In this story, it is a rule that the lottery has to be held, and although some people want to change the rule of holding the lottery, others want to stay with the tradition. This correlates with the Hunger Games, because there are many rules and regulations, and traditions (The Hunger Games), remain unchanged.