Tradition and Terror Slides
Visual instruction slides for teaching Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery'. Features historical context, visual word cards for high-frequency academic vocabulary (paraphernalia, ritual, conformity), key text excerpts with critical thinking prompts, and structured class discussion templates.
Tradition and Terror Worksheet
A 3-page scaffolded student reading comprehension worksheet. Uses the original text of 'The Lottery' broken into manageable chunks with highlighted critical lines, simplified vocabulary matches, and extensive sentence starters and writing frames to support student literary analysis.
Tradition and Terror Exit Ticket
A scaffolded 1-page student Exit Ticket designed to assess comprehension of 'The Lottery'. Includes targeted sentence frames, a vocabulary recall section, and critical thinking writing prompts regarding the story's ultimate warning on blind conformity.
Tradition and Terror Teacher Guide
A comprehensive 1-page Teacher Facilitation Guide and Lesson Plan for teaching Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery'. Features a clear 60-minute pacing guide, active teaching prompts, discussion scaffolding strategies, and a complete answer key for the student worksheets and exit ticket.
The Lottery Companion Passage
A 3-page printable Student Reading Handout containing key chronological passages from Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery'. Features clear typography, paragraph numbers for easy reference, line-by-line annotations space, and vocabulary callouts for struggling readers.
The Lottery Comprehension Check
A differentiated 1-page comprehension check for 'The Lottery'. Features multiple-choice questions with reduced answer choices (3 options instead of 4), direct paragraph and line number clues, and a scaffolded short response prompt with writing lines.
