Setting
What event is taking place on this day
The lottery
What is the climax
Tessie picks the Paper with the Black dot
What does the word desperate mean
To be someone in a great need of something or the extreme degree of something
What happens when you win the lottery
You get stoned to death
What color is the box of the lottery
Black
What is the weather like on this day
Warm and sunny
Who shows up late for the lottery
Tessie Hutchinson
What does defiant mean
It is to openly disobey to something
What is a Narrative hook
It is a literary device using to capture the reader using suspense to keep them reading
Who is the author
Shirley Jackson
What State does this story take place in
Vermont
Who first gets a black dot on their paper
Bill Hutchinson
What does mean to scold
To be mad or angry or grumpy all of the time.
What does Shirley Jackson do to keep people interested in the story
Hides the truth of the lottery to create suspense.
What day does the story start
June 27th
What season is this story in
The summer
What is the resolution
Tessie is stoned to death and is a sacrifice for the harvest season
What does the writer mean when she said "Mr Jackson Talked interminably to Mr. Graves and the Martins.
He talked endlessly with them
What does the black box symbol as listed in slide 17
What is the point of the lottery
To ensure good harvest and purge the town of bad omens
What are the Children doing before the Festival
Dancing in excitement
What point of view is the story told in
Third person omniscient
Bobby Martian had already stuffed his pockets full of stones" is an example of what Literary Device
Foreshadowing
Go home and continue their day
What is the Genre
Mystery