The Lottery Ticket

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Expected Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to 

• explore about the author Anton Pavlovich Chekhov and his style of writing.
• read and comprehend the text to answer the factual and inferential questions.
• infer the meaning of unfamiliar words by reading them in context.

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 

He  was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history.

Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre.

Why is it important to be satisfied with what you have?

         Let's Read

Why did Masha want to have a look at the day's newspaper?

What was Ivan's reaction when he saw the first 4 number of the ticket on the newspaper lottery listing?

His wife looked at his astonished face.
Choose the antonym of "astonished"

1. surprize
2. amazed
3. astound
4. bored

What did Ivan plan to do with the money if they won the lottery?

"We have plenty of time to be disappointed."
Choose the synonym of disappointed.

1. pleased
2. disheartened
3. satisfied
4. jovial

"Pictures came crowding on his imagination ,each more gracious and poetical than the last."
Choose the option that is closest in meaning to the word "Gracious"

1. Frail
2. Weak
3. Feeble
4. courteous/kind

Why was Ivan trying to delay looking at the rest of the lottery series to confirm if they had won?

"Here, after eating a summer soup ,cold as ice ,he lay his back on the burning sand close to a stream ."
Identify the literary device in the above sentence.

1. Contrast
2. Personification
3. Simile

Homework

Complete the word origin ex on page number -108

Now ,I Can:
infer the meaning of unfamiliar words by reading them in context
read and comprehend the text to answer the factual and inferential questions.

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Expected Learning Outcomes

1. infer the meaning of unfamiliar words by reading them in context.
2. read and comprehend the remainder of the text to answer the factual and inferential questions.
3. State the theme of the chapter.

Have you ever had a disagreement with someone? What led to the disagreement and how did you attempt to resolve it?(look around 5.5)

Page number -111

How does Ivan Dmitritch wish to spend his leisure time on the estate in “The Lottery Ticket” ?

"give himself to slumber."
What does the author mean to convey through the above phrase?

"The dogs, the horses ,the fowls -all are wet ,depressed ,downcast."
Choose the antonym of depressed.

1. frustrated
2. restless
3. cheerful
4. resentful

She knows nothing about money and so she is stingy
Which of the following words is not synonymous to 'stingy'?

1. generous
2. mean
3. miserly
4. penny-pinching

Why does Ivan suddenly start to have extreme hatred towards his wife?

Elucidate how Chekhov's "The Lottery Ticket" symbolizes the greed in human nature that has the potential to destroy human relations.

Homework

Complete look deep ex.(5.3) on page number 116.

LAQ(Word Limit-60 to 80 words)

Character sketch is a  short piece of writing describing a person, esp. in terms of personality traits and behavior patterns.

With reference to above lines write the character sketch of Ivan Dmitritch.

Now,I CAN
Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words by reading them in context

read and comprehend the text to answer the factual and inferential questions.

😒🙁😐🙂😃