Sunday, April 1, 2012

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson


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to read the fully story online.

Click here to listen to an audio version of the story plus a discussion over it from the New Yorker Magazine.

The Hangman by Maurice Ogden


Click here to read the poem online.

Click here to see a vintage video version of the poem.

Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut

Click here to read the story online.

Click here to watch an "illuminated" text video version of the story.

The Bear That Wasn't by Frank Tashlin



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The Body Ritual Among the Nacirema by Horace Miner

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Throughout the course of the unit, the language arts classes will analyze the following short stories and poems:

"Body Ritual Among the Narcirema" by Horace Miner
"The Bear That Wasn't"
"Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut
"The Hangman"
"The Sneetches" & "Yertle the Turtle" by Dr. Seuss
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson

Comment on the posts to make comments and connections between any of these stories and your knowledge of the holocaust/overall genocide.