HEL L O , C L A SS !

DRAW IT T O W IN IT !
DRAW IT TO WIN IT!
In a black box containing slips of paper,
each student will pick only one slip and
unfold it once the instruction is given. Four
of the slips has a black dot and the rest are
plain blank. The students who will get the
slip marked with a block dot will be our
lucky students for today.
You just hit the lottery jackpot and won
P10,000,000. What are you going to do with
the cash prize? List down 3 dreams that you
wish to fulfil in the given situation?
INTENDED LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson the students are expected to:

a. determine the author’s purpose by analyzing the text structure of the

short story, The Lottery;
b. identify the theme(s) of the story by analyzing the symbols used,
and;
c. relate oneself to any of the characters of the story by creating a
persuasive speech.
PASS T HE M A GIC BA LL
PASS THE MAGIC BALL
While the music is playing, students should
pass the ball around the class. When the
music stops, the student with the ball must
answer the question.
1. Who are the characters in the story?
2. Who is telling the story? Or from what point-of-view
the story is written?
3. What had some village children gathered?
4. How long does it take to finish the town’s lottery?
5. Where was the name of the villagers written before
using slips of paper?
6. What are the materials or tools needed to complete
the lottery?
7. What are the mechanics or rules of the lottery?
8. Why did Mrs. Hutchinson starts to complain?
9. What did the people in the village do to Mrs.
Hutchinson?
10. Why do you think the villagers are doing this
ritual/tradition annually?
BALL
 BALL
While the music is playing, students should
pass the ball around the class. When the
music stops, the student with the ball must
answer the question.
SYMBOL
A symbol is anything that hints at something else, usually
something abstract, such as an idea or belief. A literary symbol
is an object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal
meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings.

Example:
Rock symbolizes violence that humans are seemingly always
prepared to commit.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE
SYMBOLS USED IN THE SHORT STORY?
SYMBOLS USED IN THE LOTTERY

Mr. Graves Mr. Summers

SYMBOLS USED IN THE LOTTERY

Rock(s) Black dot

SYMBOLS USED IN THE LOTTERY

Black box
 THEMES
1. Violence
2. Tradition and ritual
3. Conformity/ Obedience
THINK DEEPER
Directions: Answer the following questions.

1. Why does the author not tell the readers about the horrifying
ritual at the beginning of the story? What are your reactions
after knowing how the story ended?

2. What do you think is the importance of the lottery to the

townspeople in the story? Do they all have the same
reaction in doing the ritual?
PART OF THE STORY
Directions: Choose a character in the story and answer the
following questions based on the point-of-view of your chosen
character.

a. Why is the lottery important?

b. Why does it continue?
c. What if you were the one drawn? Why is it fair or unfair?
PERFORMANCE TASK
Choose a character in the story. Based on your chosen
character’s point-of-view, write a speech convincing
other villager that you support (why the townspeople
should continue the tradition?) or oppose (why the
townspeople should not continue the tradition?) the
practice of the lottery in your town.
PERFORMANCE TASK
Rubrics:

Content- 10
Creativity- 5
Conventions- 5
Punctuality- 5
Total- 25