"The Lottery"
MLA / Writing
Literary terms
VOCAB 1
Vocab Context Clues
100

The story is set in what month?

June

100

These are the four elements of the header in MLA style

Student Name

Teacher Name

Course Name

Date of Submission

100
Choose ONE:  Book titles are represented by italics, quotation marks, all caps, or a different color type?

Italics

100

A synonym for: cure all

Panacea

100
Grandpa set a _______ for the kids when he refused to eat his brussel sprouts.

precedent

200

Which Character depicts the bigoted reactionary who wants to keep the lottery the same as originally intended?

Old Man Warner

200

C-E-C strands for.....

Claim

Evidence

Commentary

200

A literary "map" of a story's plot.

Freytag's Pyramid or Plot Pyramid

200

Verb meaning: to celebrate wildly  

Revel

200

What a(n) _____________ time to break my leg: the day before the Turkey Trot!

inopportune

300

Identify one irony in "The Lottery"

Beautiful day for a public stoning.

And others

300

List of sources on Works Cited are in which order?

Alphabetical

300

A reference to the mythology, history, Bible, or other works of literature in a written piece.

Allusion

300

Unable to conquer

indomitable

300

Taylor Swift is at the ___________ of her fame and success as a pop star.

pinnacle

400

Which Character represents the community at large?

Mrs. Hutchinson

400

First Commandment states: you will include and cite all sources when?

ALWAYS

400

A string of tension that is purposely placed to intrigue the reader.

Suspense

400

Antonym for expunged

extant

400

Roger received a perfect score on the Math SATs; what a great ____________ to include on his resume!

attainment

500

State the story's theme (Author's Purpose)

Blind adherence to outdated ritual/ tradition leads to negative consequences.

500

Direct Quotes > 4 typed lines require this type of formatting.  Name and explain.

Block Quote format.

Entire quote is indented one tab space from the left margins.

500

List 4 different types of Conflict

Person versus: self, person, society, nature, machine, fate

500

Anxious for the future

apprehensive

500

When my best friend lied to my face and stole money from my wallet, I could not believe the extent of his _____________.

duplicity