Timed Reading :
http://college.hmco.com/collegesurvival/watkins/learning_companion/1e/students/timed_reading.html
Do Exercise 15. You will read the selection and then answer the questions about it. Remember that the text goes away when you move to the quiz portion of the task, so make sure you read it closely! You do NOT need to e-mail me your results. This is for your own edification.
"The Lottery":
http://www.unc.edu/~getkara/Lottery/index.html
Read through the links on the site ("Title" through "Theme" on the left-hand side) and answer the following questions in a comment to this post (remember to put your name in your comment as well so I know who you are!):
1. From the context of the story, who controls the town? Explain.
2. Is structure of the town and the lottery democratic? Explain.
3. Which characters are static and which are dynamic?
4. How is the choice of the lottery foreshadowed?
5. What is one of the themes of "The Lottery"?
6. What character do you most believe would agree with the need for strong work ethic and why? Support your answer with text.
7. How were women viewed in the village? What roles did they serve? Give examples from the text to support your answer.
8. What does Mrs. Delacroix's extra-large stone say about the loyalty and logic in "The Lottery"? What does the large stone represent? How might she justify the killing of Tessie?
9. How does Jackson trivialize the grave practice of the community's traditional stoning, and what message might Jackson be trying to convey to the reader through the treatment of the characters' behavior?
10. How does Jackson's choice to withhold the ultimate purpose of this tradition until the end of the story prove to be an effective way to communicate with her readers?
Proverbs and Sayings:
http://www.idiomconnection.com/proverbs.html#BQ
Go to this site and test your knowledge of English proverbs and sayings!
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