Showing posts with label literature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label literature. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
The following is a short story by Shirley Jackson. Shirley Jackson is the author of a story we read in my 2nd and 3rd Period classes, "Louisa, Please Come Home." Shirley Jackson was known for her twist endings and this short story demonstrates just that and I wanted my students to see another story written by her for their enjoyment. Enjoy
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green. The people of the village began to gather in the square, between the post office and the bank, around ten o'clock; in some towns there were so many people that the lottery took two days and had to be started on June 2th. but in this village, where there were only about three hundred people, the whole lottery took less than two hours, so it could begin at ten o'clock in the morning and still be through in time to allow the villagers to get home for noon dinner.
The children assembled first, of course. School was recently over for the summer, and the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them; they tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play. and their talk was still of the classroom and the teacher, of books and reprimands. Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones; Bobby and Harry Jones and Dickie Delacroix-- the villagers pronounced this name "Dellacroy"--eventually made a great pile of stones in one corner of the square and guarded it against the raids of the other boys. The girls stood aside, talking among themselves, looking over their shoulders at the boys. and the very small children rolled in the dust or clung to the hands of their older brothers or sisters.
Soon the men began to gather. surveying their own children, speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes. They stood together, away from the pile of stones in the corner, and their jokes were quiet and they smiled rather than laughed. The women, wearing faded house dresses and sweaters, came shortly after their menfolk. They greeted one another and exchanged bits of gossip as they went to join their husbands. Soon the women, standing by their husbands, began to call to their children, and the children came reluctantly, having to be called four or five times. Bobby Martin ducked under his mother's grasping hand and ran, laughing, back to the pile of stones. His father spoke up sharply, and Bobby came quickly and took his place between his father and his oldest brother.
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green. The people of the village began to gather in the square, between the post office and the bank, around ten o'clock; in some towns there were so many people that the lottery took two days and had to be started on June 2th. but in this village, where there were only about three hundred people, the whole lottery took less than two hours, so it could begin at ten o'clock in the morning and still be through in time to allow the villagers to get home for noon dinner.
The children assembled first, of course. School was recently over for the summer, and the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them; they tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play. and their talk was still of the classroom and the teacher, of books and reprimands. Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones; Bobby and Harry Jones and Dickie Delacroix-- the villagers pronounced this name "Dellacroy"--eventually made a great pile of stones in one corner of the square and guarded it against the raids of the other boys. The girls stood aside, talking among themselves, looking over their shoulders at the boys. and the very small children rolled in the dust or clung to the hands of their older brothers or sisters.
Soon the men began to gather. surveying their own children, speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes. They stood together, away from the pile of stones in the corner, and their jokes were quiet and they smiled rather than laughed. The women, wearing faded house dresses and sweaters, came shortly after their menfolk. They greeted one another and exchanged bits of gossip as they went to join their husbands. Soon the women, standing by their husbands, began to call to their children, and the children came reluctantly, having to be called four or five times. Bobby Martin ducked under his mother's grasping hand and ran, laughing, back to the pile of stones. His father spoke up sharply, and Bobby came quickly and took his place between his father and his oldest brother.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Mini-Vocabulary Posters (Due Thursday)
This is the detailed directions for the extended homework assignment. The assignment is Due Thursday and worth two homework grades.
Students were assigned two vocabulary words from our story "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street." They will have to make two mini-posters (on white paper, construction paper, or on the computer. Notebook and Posterboard will not be accepted). Each vocabulary word will make up one mini-poster. Each poster must be headed correctly, list the vocabulary word, definition, a picture that represents the word, and an example that uses the word correctly in a sentence.
An example of the project is at the link below.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qSl5W30Uc3QDqYTZsgs43hz8GHuYyAfhQD6arpu_9mY/edit
Students were assigned two vocabulary words from our story "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street." They will have to make two mini-posters (on white paper, construction paper, or on the computer. Notebook and Posterboard will not be accepted). Each vocabulary word will make up one mini-poster. Each poster must be headed correctly, list the vocabulary word, definition, a picture that represents the word, and an example that uses the word correctly in a sentence.
An example of the project is at the link below.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qSl5W30Uc3QDqYTZsgs43hz8GHuYyAfhQD6arpu_9mY/edit
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