1. The Most Dangerous Game

2. Warm-Up Concrete and Abstract Nouns
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Examples: musician, studio, guitar, hope
Nouns can be concrete or abstract.
The examples listed to the left are all concrete except the noun hope.
Based on the examples listed, explain the difference between a concrete and an abstract noun.
Think about some concrete and abstract nouns in your daily life. Make a list on your sheet of paper.

3. The Hunt
Go hunting in the classroom and find one animal
After hunting go back to your desk and answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper in a full sentence
Example: “The challenge in the hunt was non-existent because there was an animal right next to my desk.
a.  Where was the challenge in the hunt? b.  Was this activity fun? c.  Would this activity be fun to play two or three times everyday? d.  How could you change this activity to be more fun?

4. Speed Date
Grab your answer sheet from the hunt and form two lines facing each other
Introduce yourself to your first “date” and share your answer to the first question
After 30 seconds to a minute one line will rotate to the left, introduce yourself to your second “date” and share your answer to the second question
After 30 seconds to a minute one line will rotate to the left, introduce yourself to your third “date” and share your answer to the third question
After 30 seconds to a minute one line will rotate to the left, introduce yourself to your fourth “date” and share your answer to the fourth question
Finally find your first date and sit with them at one of the tables

5. Journal Entry
In your journal/ a sheet of paper that you’ll keep write Journal Entry #1 and answer the following questions in complete sentences
a.  Write about a time when you felt bored b.  Why were you bored? c.  What could you have done to feel less bored? d.  Was there something you wanted to do, but couldn’t?

6. The History of The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game was written right after World War I
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Richard Connell
Born: 10/17/1893
Died: 11/22/1949
Connell fought in World War I
It is theorized that Connell wrote The Most Dangerous Game based off his experience as a soldier.
“Richard Connell’s experiences during World War I might have inspired him to write “The Most Dangerous Game”. The battlefield is much like the story’s plot, men must hunt the enemy and kill heartlessly. In a battlefield, soldiers do not think or care about the enemy’s family or current life situation. Soldiers kill an enemy and move on to the next target. Similar to Zaroff. Zaroff does not care about the sailor’s families or feelings, he does not feel any apathy towards the sailors when he kidnaps and then hunts them. Once Zaroff kills his “prey”, he moves on to the next sailor in captivity and so on.”-
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7. Who are the Cossacks? (Zaroff and Ivan)
A group of highly militarized individuals that fought for centuries in the name of the Czar.
They were known for their brutal, violent ways.
After the fall of the Czar in 1917, the Cossacks became fiercely hunted by the Soviet regime.
In fact, Zaroff cites this genocidal tragedy as the reason for his flee to Ship-Trap Island. Much like his Cossack compatriots in Russia, Zaroff finds the tables turned on him as Rainsford manages to ultimately hunt the hunter.
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8. Break Three minutes to use bathroom or get a drink
Energy Yawn Just like any other high-powered computer, your brain can get overheated. Yawning actually helps cool your brain and it sends additional blood to re-energize the brain.
1. Massage the muscles around the junction of your jaws.
2. Let your bottom jaw drop and open your mouth to yawn.
3. Thinking about yawning and watching others yawn will help you to yawn.
4. Try to yawn deeply at least 5 or six times

9. Quarry

10. Droll
Amusingly odd
When he told stories their oddities were droll and we laughed at them.

11. Disarming
Removing or to overcome suspicion
The man was disarmed after admitting he had stolen the food.

12. Remarkable or supernatural
Uncanny
Remarkable or supernatural
It is uncanny that my mom knew I was looking for my shoes before I asked her if she had seen them.

13. Zealous
Intensely devoted
I was over zealous about participating hundred percent in every activity I signed up for.

14. To overlook, forgive, or disregard
Condone
To overlook, forgive, or disregard
The teacher condoned students using their phone while he was lecturing.

15. Amenity Something that adds to one’s comfort or convenience
I needed to pull over on the high way, so I looked for a place with amenities.

16. Elude To escape by means of cleverness or skill
Swiper the fox is not very good at eluding Dora the explorer; he always gets caught.

17. Homework
Write a PEAS Paragraph Predicting what you think the story “The Most Dangerous Game” will be about.

18. Warm-Up
Write five sentences using the vocabulary from “The Most Dangerous Game”
Elude
Uncanny
Amenity
Condone
Zealous
Disarming
Droll
Quarry

19. Let’s Listen to the Story
At strategic points in the story, I’ll stop and ask you to make inferences based on the plot I will give you a blank sheet of paper for intermittent drawing activities.
a.  Draw the Malay man-catcher b.  Sketch the Burmese tiger pit

20. Vocabulary and Letter (HW if you don’t Finish)
Fill out the vocabulary worksheet first
Then you will write a letter
Directions: Write a letter to General Zaroff or Rainsford. In this letter, you might:
give him advice
explain why you think he is good or evil
point out his faults
point out his strengths
explain why you would or would not get along with him
You must use at least seven vocab words we have studied in this story. Circle each vocabulary word as you use it in your writing.

21. Warm-Up
Directions: Copy the sentences below EXACTLY as they are written. Then, using a different colored pen, make any and all necessary corrections.
a) alice has never wrote no novels and don’t think she never will
b) that is the most coldest milk of the world

22. Let’s Listen to the Story
At strategic points in the story, I’ll stop and ask you to make inferences based on the plot I will give you a blank sheet of paper for intermittent drawing activities.
a.  Draw the Malay man-catcher b.  Sketch the Burmese tiger pit

23. Analyzing Character Traits (You’ll have time to work on next time also)
P-Physical Appearance
Brown hair, Tall, Thin, Blue Eyes
Don’t focus on these for this assignment unless you look at symbolism
A- Actions
Runs, Shoots, Tackles=Athletic, Militaristic
What do their actions say about them?
I- Inner Thoughts
Plans how to save life= Clever
What do they think about? How do they think?
R- Reactions
Stabs person, Plans to Kill Innocent= Evil, Mentally Ill
How do they respond to different moments?
S- Speech
“Y’all gun’ to barn dance tonigh’?”= Southern, Uneducated
How do they talk? What is their vocabulary or syntax?
Under the column “Rainsford,” copy down a quote that states something about him (use “…” and page number).
Under the “Character Trait Exhibited” column, you will write what that trait says about him.
You will do the same for Zaroff.
The quotes may come from either person – but just so long as they apply to that person. The first one for each character has been done for you.
NO REPEATS (You can’t write smoker three times, find good evidence for multiple traits)

24. Possible Character Traits to use

25. Literary Elements Worksheet
Homework
Literary Elements Worksheet

26. Warm-Up Copy down the following sentences.
Underline the common nouns once. Underline the proper nouns twice.
1. My grandmother came to the United States from Ireland before the Great Depression.
2. My brother usually drives us to school in his Toyota Camry.
3. Ryan works nights and weekends at Parker’s Restaurant.
4. Aunt Hilda bought me an iPod for my birthday.
5. When I graduate from high school, I’m going to college at Boston University.
Common and Proper Nouns
A common noun names a person, place, or thing.
A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing.
Common nouns: teacher, school, calendar Proper nouns: Mrs. Ramirez, Riverdale High School, September

27. Let’s Listen to the Story
At strategic points in the story, I’ll stop and ask you to make inferences based on the plot I will give you a blank sheet of paper for intermittent drawing activities.
a.  Draw the Malay man-catcher b.  Sketch the Burmese tiger pit

28. Plot Chart
On a sheet of paper, recreate the chart.
Using the statements in your envelope, fill in the chart IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THINGS HAPPENED.
For the "Basic Situation" category, the order doesn’t matter.
You will work in a group to put the plot in the correct order.
I will check your chart when you finish.
When you finish work on the character traits worksheet

29. Literary Element Review
Suspense
Foreshadowing
Conflict: Man vs. ___________
Simile
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action

30. Warm-Up A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns.
Pronouns are used to eliminate repetition in speaking and writing.
Example: Rachel and Joey ran around the track until they got too tired. (They replaces the repetition of Rachel and Joey.)
The following sentences do not use pronouns. Rewrite the sentences using pronouns to avoid repetition.
Bianca and Erin went to the mall to shop for Bianca and Erin’s prom dresses.
Bianca found the exact dress that Bianca was looking for.
Erin found a dress that Erin loved, but the dress wasn’t Erin’s size.
The salesperson helped Erin look for Erin’s dress in another color.

31. Watch “The Most Dangerous Game”
While you are watching consider the following…
How is the movie similar to the short story?
How is the movie different than the short story?
Why is it important to see the differences and similarities between movies and stories?

32. Online “The Most Dangerous Game Quiz”
Homework
Online “The Most Dangerous Game Quiz”