The lottery task 3: first response

First response to the short story 'The lottery' by Shirley Jackson

We've finished listening to and reading the short story 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson.
Please write a short paragraph in which you include the following points:

• Your opinion on the story: do you like it or not and why?
• Did the story develop as you had expected? If not, how was it different from your expectations?
• Do you think the story is well-written or not and why?

Apart from writing a short paragraph yourself, also comment on at least one of your classmate's paragraphs.

The lottery task 2

Now watch at least two of the following youtube programmes on winning the lottery

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YUC6I0iKiU

Cynthia Stafford won the Mega Millions lottery in 2007 and has since become an inspiration donating to worthwhile organizations and even opening her own entertainment company.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot-D-bxB5UY

Wold News The dark side of winning the lottery 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL395jRo7RE

What are your chances of winning the lottery? Find out on this episode of TLC's Understanding The Odds in Life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcg-BCbmYJ8

Lottery Changed My Life - Most Eligible Bachelor - Leroy Fick

The Lottery task 1

Many people have at least once thought about what they might do if they win the lottery.

Wouldn't you have liked to be one of those 25 millionaires?

What would you do with a million euros? Would winning such a lottery change your life and if so, how? Write a post responding to this question and respond to each other's posts.

Possible sentence starters: 
With a million euros won in a lottery I would .......
Winning the lottery would ......
If I won a million euros in a lottery, I would... / my life would ....