The Haunting of Hill House Lesson Plan

The Lottery

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will be able to analyze the novel in relation to a short story by the same author.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.9

Structure:

Before this activity, give students a copy of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” to read for homework.

To begin this activity, explain to students that while The Haunting of Hill House is probably Jackson’s most popular novel, “The Lottery” is her most popular short story. It is the piece that shows how she is a social critic through her fiction.

Then, place students in pairs and instruct them to come up with two discussion questions about...