Your Name: ____________________________________
Date: ________________________
English II / Mrs. Egbert
Period: _______________________
ANTICIPATION GUIDE: Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”
Part 1: Decide whether you agree or disagree with each statement, then support your view. You will
reevaluate your positions once you have read the short story.
DECIDE
Agree
Disagree
STATEMENT
1. Winning the
Lottery is always
a good thing
2. It is all right to
follow authority
without question.
3. People are not
always what they
seem
4. What has
worked in the
past will always
work in the
future
5. All traditions
are important
and should never
be forgotten
RE-EVALUATE
Agree
Disagree
SUPPORT YOUR VIEW