“The Lottery”/ “Harrison Bergeron” Essay
Rough Draft
Miss Geschel
Final Draft needs to be handed in with this rough draft with all corrections made!
1) Introduction- dystopia and stories /5
2) Summary “The Lottery” /5
3) Author’s point “The Lottery” /5
4) Summary “Harrison Bergeron” /5
5) Author’s point “Harrison Bergeron” /5
6) Society you would choose, two reasons /5
7) Society you wouldn’t choose, two reasons /5
8) Conclusion /5
9) Four Quotations (cited after quote and Works Cited page) /10
“The Lottery”/ “Harrison Bergeron” Essay
Rough Draft
Miss Geschel
Final Draft needs to be handed in with this rough draft with all corrections made!
1) Introduction- dystopia and stories /5
2) Summary “The Lottery” /5
3) Author’s point “The Lottery” /5
4) Summary “Harrison Bergeron” /5
5) Author’s point “Harrison Bergeron” /5
6) Society you would choose, two reasons /5
7) Society you wouldn’t choose, two reasons /5
8) Conclusion /5
9) Four Quotations (cited after quote and Works Cited page) /10
Secrets in the Shadows Test
Miss Geschel
Reading for Understanding- Chapter Questions
Chapter 1
1. Who’s the girl who Roylin likes in his class? What does he say about her? (Eh)
Chapter 2
2. What did Roylin’s father used to scream at his mother in the kitchen? (Hong)
Chapter 3
3. When the salesclerk said, “I bet you worked long and hard for the money”, why did Roylin’s smile go away? (Xiaoling)
Chapter 4
4. What was Roylin’s dream about? (Hoang)
Chapter 5
5. What did Korie tell Roylin would make her “faint in his arms”? (Kamwe)
Chapter 6
6. What did Roylin do when he went into Mr. Miller’s place? (Yadira)
Chapter 7
7. Where and when did Roylin see Korie talking to Steve Morris? (Evan)
Chapter 8
8. Why was Roylin too terrified to call the police about Mr. Miller? (Juan)
Chapter 9
9. Who does Roylin tell his secrets? Who did he trust before that? (Eh)
Chapter 10
10. Why did Roylin and Cooper dig up Mr. Miller’s grave? (Fangmei)
Chapter 11
11. What does Roylin Bailey do when he finds out he has another chance with Mr. Miller, his best friend?
Short Essays (at LEAST FOUR sentences)
12. Why do you think the story was called Secrets in the Shadows?
13. What are two teamwork skills that are necessary for a group to work well?
14. When do you feel you get the most out of reading? When you do it alone? Read out loud? Listen to the teacher read? Explain.