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.
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.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Lottery
The Lottery is an intriguing story of a small town where the members of the community savagely go after a member of the town. This excellent site discusses the characters, the themes and provides important quotations from the story.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Math for Everyone
Provides online programs and explanations on everyday math: calculating a tip at a restaurant, determining the sale price of an item, finding the odds of winning a lottery, computing simple and compound interest, and more.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Irene Hunt
Discover more about the author Irene Hunt when you visit this resource. This site provides links to lesson plans and activities for the books "Across Five Aprils" and "The Lottery Rose."
University of Notre Dame
Department of Special Collections: Colonial Currency
This resource from the Notre Dame University provides a comprehensive look at the currency of colonial America. Includes pictures and explanations of currency, lottery tickets and fiscal documents. All are listed chronologically by colony.
Other
Heritage Lottery: England's Past for Everyone
England's Past for Everyone provides resources, interactive websites, and related links for England and its counties.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: The Lottery Office
An image of "The Lottery Office", created by Isaak Ouwater in 1779 (Oil on canvas).
Other
Random.org the True Random Number Service
RANDOM.ORG offers true random numbers to anyone on the Internet. The site also offers a random coin toss program. People use the numbers to run lotteries, draws and sweepstakes and for their games and gambling sites.
Other
Knoxnews
The Knoxville News Sentinel is the daily newspaper publication for Knoxville, Tennessee. The Sentinel features sections of both local and national news, sports, entertainment, obituaries, classifieds, entertainment, weather and lottery...
Other
If It Were My Home: Welcome to ifitweremyhome.com
The lottery of birth is responsible for much of who we are. If you were not born in the country you were, what would your life be like? Would you be the same person? IfItWereMyHome.com is your gateway to understanding life outside your...
US Census Bureau
U.s. Census Bureau: State Government Finances
This site contains data on state government financial records.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonweath Univ: The Works of Shirley Jackson
This Virginia Commonweath University site provides a biography, bibliography, criticism, and resources on the works of Shirley Jackson.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
When Jerry Renault refuses to sell chocolate for the school's annual chocolate fundraising drive, the rest of the student body turns against him. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 9-11) to pair with "The Chocolate War" by Robert...
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Probability of an Event
The definition and properties of probability are given along with examples of how to find the probability of an event. Links are included for interactive probability games involving birthdays and the lottery.
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,...