Do Now #1:
Write the following question(s) in your composition books
and respond in a few sentences. Be prepared to share!
1. What is “game” as it relates to hunting – give TWO
possible answers and describe what would make each the
“most dangerous.” [Game = sport; Game = prey]
2. What is a trap? Are all traps physical?
3. What are your views on hunting? Does it matter if it’s for
sport or survival?
4. Based on the title of the story and the conversation
we’ve just had, what do you think this story will be about?
Do Now #2 - Review Quiz
Define the following terms AND
write a sentence to show your understanding:
scruple
debacle
affable
quarry
plot
futile
tangible
amenity
Do Now #3 - Review Quiz
Define the following terms AND
write a sentence to show your understanding:
scruple
debacle
amenity
futile
plot
point of view
conflict
theme
The Most Dangerous Game
by Richard Connell
Eng 9 Hon – Survey of Literature
Mrs. Willoughby-Hull
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
CCSS for ELA
Key Ideas and Details:
12RL1 – Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support
analysis of what the text says explicitly, as well as
inferences/conclusions drawn from the text, including
determining where the text leaves matters unclear.
Craft and Structure:
12RL4 – Determine/research the meaning of words and
phrases used in the text, including figurative and connotative
meanings; analyze word choices on meaning and tone,
including words with multiple meanings or language that is
particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful.
The Most Dangerous Game
Unit Objective
 SWBAT read, identify and analyze literary
devices (i.e. foreshadowing, conflict and
suspense, etc.) and other short story
elements of the short story “The Most
Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, to
help create a short story of their own as a
summative assignment/assessment.
Questions? Comments?
Clarifications?
“The Most Dangerous Game”
By Richard Connell
“The Most Dangerous Game”
By Richard Connell
Lesson #2 – Plot Elements
“The Most Dangerous Game”
Lesson #2 – Plot Elements
The chain of events in a story consist of 6
main ingredients:
1. Introduction/Exposition – introduces
setting, basic situation,characters, and
“hook”
2. Inciting incident – 1st major action in the
story that sets story in motion
3. Rising action – eventw that moves the plot
along – contains literary devices (suspense,
etc.)
“The Most Dangerous Game”
Lesson #2 – Plot Elements
The chain of events in a story consist of 6
main ingredients:
4. Climax – the highest point of interest when
main character(s) solves their conflict(s)
5. Falling Action – character(s) complete(s) the
action(s) of his/her decision
6. Resolution/Denoument - the final action of
the story’s conflict that brings everything
together
“The Most Dangerous Game”
Lesson #2 – Plot Elements
• Plot Graph:
Questions?/Clarifications? See
the assignment below:
• Collaborative/Group PPT: 4-6 per group
• 8-10 Slides total with 2-3 sentences in
explanation of/and using the text as support
• Introduction Slide
• Exposition Slide
• Rising Action Slide
• Conflict Slide
• Climax Slide
• Falling Action Slide
• Resolution Slide
• Theme Slide
See the assignment below:
Collaborative PPT: 4-6 per group
• 8-10 Slides total with 2-3
sentences in explanation
of/and using the text as
support
• Introduction Slide
• Exposition Slide
• Rising Action Slide
• Conflict Slide
• Climax Slide
• Falling Action Slide
• Resolution Slide
• Theme Slide
Presentations
Due:
Tuesday
October 14,
2014
Meet Richard Connell
 Born in 1893
 Died in 1949
 Connell’s father was a
newspaper owner
 This story was first
published in 1925, and
was made into a movie
in 1932
This story is set in the early 1920’s on a
small, lush island in the Caribbean Sea:.
 Located north of the South American country
Venezuela, to the south of Jamaica, and to the
west of Costa Rica
 The climate is tropical
 Columbus was the
first European to enter
the Caribbean
Questions? Comments?
Clarifications?
Preview: Did you know…
 Long before the world became aware that
many species of animals were endangered,
hunting was considered a sport for “gentleman
and kings.”
 Hunters would hire guides to take them into
jungles to stalk, trap, and shoot big game.
 These adventures were primarily interested in
the “trophy” aspect of hunting; they usually
kept only the animals’ heads, which they hung
on walls in their trophy rooms.
Big Game Hunting
 Top: Nineteenth
Century Big Game
Hunter
 Bottom: The triumph
of hunters over a
large bear.
The Most Dangerous Game
Unit Objective
 SWBAT read the short story “The Most
Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, as
well as identify and analyze specific literary
devices (i.e. foreshadowing and suspense,
etc.) and short story elements it includes in
order to create a short story of their own as
a summative assignment.
Enjoy “The Most Dangerous Game”
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During this chapter, focus on…
(write these terms in your notes)
Foreshadowing: intentional hints placed
within the story to make the reader try
and guess what will happen.
Characterization: the development of a
character based on his or her personality
and how he or she reacts to events in
the story.
Literary Terms
Write this in your notes
 Imagery: Language used by an author
to create images in readers’ minds.
 Irony: The use of words to express
something other than (the opposite) of
the literal meaning.
 Simile: A comparison of two things
using like or as
Today’s Vocabulary:
Write this in your
composition books.
Title this info:
“The Most Dangerous
Game”
1) Tangible: capable of being touched or
felt.
Example: “Love is not a tangible thing
because you cannot touch it.”
2) Indolence: laziness
Example: “Clarke’s indolence caused him
to become a couch-potato.”
Vocabulary
 Quarry: (N) an animal or bird being hunted or
pursued.
 Example: The quarry ran swiftly through the
forest.
 Discern: (V) to perceive by the sight or some
other sense or by the intellect; see,
recognize, or apprehend:
 Example: They discerned a sail on the
horizon.
More Vocabulary
1. Condone: (V) to excuse or overlook an
offense, usually a serious one, without
criticism.
2. Scruple: (N) an uneasy feeling or hesitancy
to act that arises from moral or ethical
considerations.
3. Diverting: (adj) amusing; entertaining
4. Deplorable: (adj) very bad, regrettable
5. Imperative: (adj) absolutely necessary
6. Zealous: (adj) eager, enthusiastic
Sources:
 Glencoe. Literature: The Reader’s Choice.
McGraw-Hill. Columbus, Ohio. 2000.
 http://www.east-
buc.k12.ia.us/00_01/BW/kg/kg.htm
 http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&cli
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