The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

The Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke

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UNIT 1

The Lottery - by Shirley Jackson

Vocabulary words from the story

About the Author

Interpretations

Literary Elements Worsheet: Elements Found in The Lottery

Unit Design 1: Short Story literary elements: The Lottery and Nine Billion Names of God

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UNIT 2

"The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C Clarke

UNIT 2 Design: The Nine Billion Names of God

Short Video Tibetan Monks

Word file story with lines numbered for final assignment

Pre-reading information on Tibet

Final assessment post-story

Answer Key for Post-story Assessment

Vocabulary sheet from story

Vocab answer key

ELA Mass Frameworks used for Unit Plan

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UNIT 3

MCAS Essay Assignment comparing Literary Elements from both stories

MCAS Long Essay Unit Design

MCAS Third Draft Long Essay ( 5 paragraph) Organizer

MCAS Long Essay Graphic Organizer Draft 2

MCAS 5 Paragraph Essay Study Guide Draft 1

MCAS Organizer 1 sheet from Network program - Front 72 DPI - 300 DPI - Back 72 DPI - 300 DPI

Answering Essay Questions - front - back - answer key

Literary Elements

Literary Elements Comparison Flowchart (organizational aid for class assignment)

VENN Diagram JPG for story comparison - 72 DPI - 300 DPI

 

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Video presentation 18 minutes- The Lottery - 1969 EBEC version

Audio file: NBC Short Story: "The Lottery" (March 14, 1951)

Audio file: "The Lottery" read by Maureen Stapleton

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Similar Stories to be used for possible comparison

"Mimsey Were the Borogroves" by Lewis Padgett

"Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce

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Unit 4

Unit 4 week: Writing the 5 Paragraph Essay

Monday: Writing the Thesis Statement- claims you can defend with evidence!

Mr. Harkers 5 page format for MCAS Essay

300 DPI - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

Tuesday: Laying out your thesis points

Wednesday: Transitional Words and Phrases

Transitional Words and Phrases

Additional Transitional Words and Phrases

Still More Additional Transitional Words and Phrases

Yet Still More Additional Transitional Words and Phrases

Transitional Phrases 10 question quiz - answer key

Final Grading Rubric for 5 Paragraph Essay broken in to 2 parts

Part A - Organizational Diagrams for project

Part - B Essay with all points delineated