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Foreshadowing, Irony, and Theme, Oh MY!
Part One:​ ​Look at each of the following examples, re-read the
section around it and describe how this example gives hints or
clues about the ending of the story.
Example
Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones,
and the other boys soon followed his​ ​example, selecting the
smoothest and roundest stones; Bobby and Harry Jones and
Dickie Delacroix….eventually made a great pile of stones in
one corner of the square and guarded it against the raids of the
other boys.
Mr. Graves...carrying a three- legged stool, and the stool was
put in the center of the square and Mr. Summers set the black
box down on it. The villagers kept their distance, leaving a
space between themselves and the stool.
(Find one of your own)
How this acts as ​foreshadowing
Why would boys be gathering stones at a
lottery drawing? This should have told me
that they were going to use the stones for
something later in the story.
(Find one of your own!)
(Find one of your own!)
Let’s think of a few examples of ​situational​ irony in ​The Lottery:
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1. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is ironic because…
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The word ​lottery suggests that the villagers are going to draw for a prize
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Theme
Definition:​ The
underlying message or
lesson that the author is
trying to convey to the
reader.
STEP 1: Brainstorm topics or big ideas from the text and ​choose one​. ​You may choose from the following
examples: childhood, courage, death, faith, family, freedom, friendship, growing up, hate, hope, identity,
independence, justice, love, loyalty, nature, patience, patriotism, prejudice, race relations, tradition,
self-reliance, success, trust, truth, unhappiness, violence, war, _________________,
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STEP 2: What do the characters do or say about it?
STEP 3: What is the author trying to say about that topic? What is important to learn?
Write the theme sentence below. ​***Theme needs to be a complete sentence, not a word or a phrase.
In ​The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, she believes that __________________________________________
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Example/Quote from the text that support this: __________________________________________
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