1. “The Most Dangerous Game”
By Richard Connell

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. Big Game Hunting Top: Nineteenth Century Big Game Hunter
Bottom: The triumph of hunters over a large bear.

6. Enjoy “The Most Dangerous Game”
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7. 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.

8. Literary Term 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

9. Today’s Vocabulary: Write this in your binder
Today’s Vocabulary: Write this in your binder. Label the list “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.”

10. 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.

11. More Vocabulary
Condone: (V) to excuse or overlook an offense, usually a serious one, without criticism.
Scruple: (N) an uneasy feeling or hesitancy to act that arises from moral or ethical considerations.
Diverting: (adj) amusing; entertaining
Deplorable: (adj) very bad, regrettable
Imperative: (adj) absolutely necessary
Zealous: (adj) eager, enthusiastic

12. Sources:
Glencoe. Literature: The Reader’s Choice. McGraw-Hill. Columbus, Ohio