Shirley Jackson writes in "The Lottery:" The black box grew shabbier each year: by now it was no longer completely black but splintered badly along one side to show the original wood color, and in some places faded or stained. In a detailed 5-7 sentence paragraph, analyze what the black box symbolizes.  Respond to at least two classmates' posts. You must post your paragraph before responding. You will be graded on correctness, paragraph organization, grammar and mechanics, and response.

Outline of Paragraph

Topic sentence – answer the question (what the black box symbolize)

Supporting Sentences – support using the short story; do not write summary.

Clincher sentence – concludes the paragraph

Please find the link below to "The Lottery". Copy and paste in the browser to read the short story.

https://digitalbell-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/58AF5E74-5056-907D-8DE8-C3BE81B60EA3.pdf