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Short Story Library at American Literature: "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
Read the full text of the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. With links to other short stories and a Short Story of the Day.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
In Jackson's most well-known short story, "The Lottery," a town participates in an annual ritual. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson [Pdf]
This is a PDF of the text of the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, a story of a lottery you don't want to win.
Read Works
Read Works: The Lottery
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Maya who misunderstood when her mother said she won the lottery. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Short Story Unit Applying Literary Terms
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a review and assessment of a collection of short stories. The following literary terms are applied to the stories: plot structure, types of characters, characterization, irony,...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Lottery Ticket" by Anton Chekhov
Text of the short story "The Lottery Ticket" by Anton Chekhov. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Rong-Chang ESL
Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Woman Lies About Winning Lottery
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Woman Lies About Winning Lottery" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills....