This is actually one of my favourite short stories of all time. It's a bit dark but it really represents the theme of "individual versus society." If you haven't read "The Lottery," by Shirley Jackson - it's about a small American town where tradition and culture are held to a high importance. Each year, a lottery happens and each year someone is scapegoated for the betterment of the community "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon."
This short story was featured in the Times and Shirely Jackson received a lot of negativity for her short story - many wondered how she could be so dark, especially during the post world war period.
The resource I put together includes (PDF)
1) Copy of the Story
2) Character Sketch Worksheet
3) Symbols Worksheet
4) Symbols Part 2 Worksheet
5) Modified Discussion Questions Worksheet- for IEP students
6) Elements of a Short Story Diagram Worksheet
7) Scene Picking Activity
8) YouTube Film Review Worksheet- Google The Lottery on Youtube
9) The Lottery Criticism Worksheet
10) Literary Devices Worksheet
11) Written Response Questions Worksheet
12) History of Scapegoating Paragraph with rubric
13) SEEC Paragraph Template with rubric
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