DIVISION OF LAGUNA

District of Cavinti
Bukal National High School
Bukal, Cavinti, Laguna
School I.D: 301233
ENGLISH 9– QUARTER 2 (WEEK 5)

Name of Learner: ____________________________________________ SCORE: _________________________

Section: _____________________________________ Date: ________________________

TASK 1: TRAFFIC THOSE THOUGHTS

Directions: Decide whether to embrace the following beliefs and practices or take a back seat. Put a check on the GREEN CIRCLE to
give a go ahead, RED CIRCLE to stop, and YELLOW CIRCLE to continue to observe with caution then give reasons for your answers.

TRADITION / BELIEF DECISION WHY?

1. Late-night karaoke

2. Celebration of fiesta

3. Celebration of holidays such

as Christmas and New Year

4. Family bonding over a shared

meal and the occasional
“inuman” or drinking session
5. Celebrations for milestones of
childhood and coming of age
(Debut)

Task 2: Words to Ponder!

Match the following words in Column A with their appropriate meanings in Column B. Write
only the letter of your answer.
Column A Column B
1. paraphernalia A. a narrative text taken from the author’s own imagination
2. lottery B. imaginative and creative written work that help to
3. hoarding understand people, societies, events and culture
4. defiant C. a brief fictional work that can be read in one sitting
5. tradition D. a shortened version of the story’s original text written in
6. literary text your own words
7. short story E. openly resistant
8. poetry F. long established belief passed from one generation to
9. fiction another
10. plot summary G. Hiding a large amount of supply of something
H. a condensed and concentrated form of literature, saying
most in the fewest number of words
I. miscellaneous articles
J. a process whose outcome or success is governed by chance
Task 3: Two in One

Using the Venn Diagram below and use it to compare and contrast the views about death
and sacrifice presented in at the story “The Lottery” and “In Real-life”.

THE LOTTERY REAL LIFE

 The Lottery

The Village Gathering

The story begins on a “clear and sunny” morning of June 27. The day is described as having the “fresh
warmth of a full-summer day” with flowers in full blossom and the grass “richly green.” The people of the
village gather in the square, between the post office and the bank, at around 10:00 o’clock to participate in
the annual lottery. Since there are only 300 people in the village, the lottery takes less than two hours.
The children assemble first. Since school is recently over, their talk is mostly about school---their
teachers, their books and other school-related experiences. Bobby Martin stuffs his pockets with stones and
other children follow suit selecting the “smoothest and roundest” stones. Bobby and Harry Jones and Dickie
Delacroix make a huge pile of stones in one corner of the square, guarding it against hoarding from other
boys while girls stand aside observing the antics of the boys.
Soon the men gather. And the women follow after. The menfolk stand together and talk about their
daily farming activities and challenges like planting and the rain, and tractors and taxes. Womenfolk, on the
other hand, exchange bits of gossip while keeping an eye out for their children.
The Annual Ritual
Everyone settles down as soon as Mr. Summers arrives in the square. The villagers feel sorry for Mr.
Summers, a “round-faced, jovial man” who runs a coal business and “who has time and energy to devote to
civic activities” because of his wife.
Mr. Summers, who is carrying a black wooden box and he apologizes to the townspeople for being “a
little late.” Mr. Graves, the postmaster, brings a three-legged stool which he places in the center of the
square so Mr. Summers can set the black box down on it. The villagers distance themselves from the box.
Mr. Summers asks the men for help. After a brief hesitation, Mr. Martin and his son Baxter come
forward to hold the box steady while Mr. Summers stirs up the papers inside the box.
The Original Paraphernalia and Lottery Rules
The only thing left of the original paraphernalia for the lottery is the black box itself. It is said to have
been in used even before the time of Old Man Warner, the oldest man in town. Although the subject of
replacing the box has been always talked about, nothing is done about it and it becomes shabbier every year.
It is said that “no one likes to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box.” One aspect
that Mr. Summers iss successful in substituting the “chips of wood that has been used for generations” with
slips of paper. Mr. Summers argument is that the town is growing and so it would be easier to fit slips of
paper instead of chips of wood.
Though a lot has been forgotten or discarded about the original ritual, the rules basically remain the
same: 1) the lottery has two draws, 2) no one under the age of sixteen is included in the lottery, 3) only the
head or man of the house can draw for the family, 4) if the husband is not around, then the wife would draw
for her husband, 6) Daughters draw with their husband’s family, and 5) after drawing “keep the paper folded
in your hand without looking at it until everyone has had a turn.”

The First Draw

Mrs. Tessie Hutchinson comes in hurriedly into the square just as Mr. Summers is about to begin. She
says “ she forgets what day it is.” Mrs. Delacroix, who iss standing next to her, tells her that she’s arrived
“just in time.”
 Mrs. Hutchinson goes over to where her husband and children are standing as villagers notices her
tardiness in good humor.
Mr. Summers soberly starts the first draw by confirming who is not around for the lottery and who
would draw for each of the family.
Then Mr. Summers gives last minute instructions, to which the villagers give only half their attention
as they are all familiar with it. He calls out names in alphabetical order and each takes a turn to pick out a slip
of paper from the box.
While the first draw is happening, Mrs. Delacroix tells Mrs. Graves how time seems short between
lotteries. Tessie Hutchinson cheers for her husband Bill when their family is called.
Mr. Adams tells Old Man Warner that the north village is talking about giving up the lottery and that
some villages have already given up the lottery altogether. Old Man Warner scoffs and tell him that they are
a “pack of crazy fools” and brings up the saying about “Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.” He insists that
“there’s always been a lottery” and that having none could cause “living in caves” and no one is wanting to
work anymore.
Mr. Summers calls out the last family name, “Zanini.” After a momentary pause, the villagers open
their slips of paper and wonders who open the paper with the black dot at the center. Everyone then realizes
that the Hutchinson’s were the ones to draw it.
The Second Draw
As people turn to look at the Hutchinsons Tessie Hutchinson shouts that Bill isn’t given enough time
to take the paper he wants. She insists that it issn’t fair. Mrs. Delacroix points out how they all took the same
chance and Bill Hutchinson tells his wife to shut up.
When Mr. Hutchinson asks if there are any other Hutchinson household, Tessie yells that Don and Eva
should also be made to take their chance. However, Mr. Summers gently reprimands and reminds her that
“daughters draw with their husband’s family.”
Tessie keeps insisting that the draw isn’t fair but Bill resigns and tells everyone that he’s got no other
family except his wife, Tessie, and his three kids, Bill Jr., Nancy and little Dave.
Mr. Summers then directs Mr. Graves to get the Hutchinson’s tickets and put these back into the box.
Tessie adamantly insists to all those around her that “it isn’t fair!” but the villagers ignore her cries.
Mr. Summers facilitates the second draw. He asks Mr. Harry Graves, to help little Dave reach into the
box. Mr. Graves laughs when Davy draws several and tells the little boy to draw only one. After little Dave,
Nancy draws a paper from the box. By the time it is Tessie’s turn, she is subdued but still defiant. Bill draws
the last slip of paper.
Around them, some girls whisper that they hope Nancy does not draw the paper with the black dot.
Old Man Warner complains how people “ain’t the way they used to be” before Mr. Summers gives
the signal to the Hutchinson’s to open their respective papers. Mr. Summers directs Mr. Graves to help Davy
open little Dave’s and after opening it he holds up a blank slip of paper. Nancy and Bill Jr. open theirs at the
same time and happily show everyone their blank tickets. Bill unfolds his and holds up a blank paper.
The crowd stirs as soon as they realize that Tessie has the slip of paper with the black dot.
The Sacrifice
Mr. Summers asks Tessie to open her paper but she refuses. Bill forces the paper out of her hand and
shows the incriminating paper to the crowd. Mr. Summers tells the crowd that they should finish quickly.
And though the villagers have forgotten much about the ritual, they remember the use of stones.
Stones are all around them, ready to be used. Mrs. Delacroix picks up a stone so large she has to pick it off
the ground with both hands. She tells Mrs. Dunbar to hurry up.
 The children who earlier make piles of stones armed themselves, too. Someone also gives little Davy
some pebbles.
Tessie Hutchinson cowers in the center of a cleared space. She holds out her hands desperately as
villagers moves in. While she shouts “It isn’t fair!” a stone hits the side of her head and blood gushes out.
Old Man Warner encourages everyone to hurry up and the villagers throw stones at her.
The story ends with Mrs. Hutchinson screaming “It isn’t fair, it isn’t right!”