Round 1 - The Lottery

It is important to make sure something is true, before telling others.

People should work hard to become wealthy.

Friends can't be trusted with your secrets.

Winning the lottery can have a negative effect on your life.

"It's a secret. Don't tell anyone!" Maya crossed her heart. "I swear. I won't tell anyone. What's the secret?" - Paragraph 1

Tina looked around. She wanted to be sure that no one could hear her. Then she whispered into Maya's ear: "My parents won the lottery. We're rich!" - Paragraph 2

Her sister didn't understand about secrets. She burst through the door and yelled, "Tina's family wont the lottery!" - Paragraph 5

"I did win a lottery," said Tina's mother said. "At my work. It was a drawing to see who would get next Saturday off. And I won."

Tina is careless with important information and will tell anyone.

Tina has not known Maya that long.

Tina really trusts Maya and sees her as a trustworthy person.

Tina is bothered by her family winning the lottery and wants to share with a friend.

Tina's mother winning the lottery at her work

Tina throwing away her old shoes

Maya's sister yelling that Tina's parents won the lottery

Tina's parents not being able to help their neighbors

They all congratulated them!

They all became extremely jealous.

They tried playing the lottery too, hoping they would also win.

They began asking Tina's family for money.

Unreliable, because she told Tina's secret, even though Tina asked her not too.

Disrespectful, because she announced Tina's secret to the neighborhood.

Honorable, because even when her sister begged to know, she didn't tell Tina's secret.

Careless, because she didn't care about Tina's secret and forgot it.

A lottery in which money is won

A contest where winners are randomly chosen

A contest where contestants must compete against each other

The use of paint, oils, or crayons to create a picture