The Lottery and Other Stories Lesson Plan

Students should read the following stories:

Pillar of Salt

Men With Their Big Shoes

The Tooth

Got A Letter From Jimmy

The Lottery

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5

4. 4

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

Pillar of Salt

A young married couple, Margaret and Brad, travel from their home in New Hampshire to Manhattan for...