Make a connection between your personal life and the story

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Discussion 1: "The Lottery"

1. Begin reading "The Lottery." Stop at the end of the page and answer the following question: What are the stones for? In 2-3 sentences, write a prediction of what will happen with the stones. Then, finish reading the story.

2. Where do you notice patterns or breaks in patters? What images or words are repeated? In 2-3 sentences, give an example of a pattern or a break that you noticed in the text.

3. Is there anything about the story that is puzzling, unclear, or ambiguous? In one 4-sentence paragraph, identify one place in the text that you found puzzling, ambiguous, or unclear, and explain what you would like to see clarified.

4. In 2-3 sentences, identify one strong choice that the author made regarding dialogue, setting, character or plot, and explain why this choice was so important.

Discussion 2: "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"

1. Begin reading "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" In 2-3 sentences, answer the following question: Who is the shaggy-haired boy and what did he mean by, "Gonna get you, baby?" In 2-3 sentences, write a prediction of what will happen. Then, finish reading the story.

2. In one four-sentence paragraph, make a connection between your personal life and the story. How were your teenage years similar to Connie's? How were they different?

4. Generate a question about the text that could have more than one answer. Then, in 2-3 sentences, write your own answer to that question.

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