Reading and Viewing for Shirley Jackson's short story, The Lottery
1 . Have a listen to an NBC Audio recording of The Lottery here: http://www.sffaudio.com/?p=19477 . Enrichment : Consider listening to some of the other podcasts or radio downloads. I remember falling asleep at night listening to a radio show called The Shadow . It certainly enriched my dreams! 2. Read up on Shirley Jackson here: http://shirleyjackson.org/ 3. Shirley Jackson is an author who has experienced having her work banned or censored. Read up on this here: http://www.brighthubeducation.com/homework-help-literature/124073-banning-and-censorship-of-the-lottery-by-shirley-jackson/ Question : Why do you think this story has been banned in this way? Do you think this tale might be met with similar opposition in some parts of the world today? Where? Why or why n ot? 4. Many of the stories we see or hear today have been borrowed from other stories. The Simpsons have produced an episode referencing this story. This is called re