1. The Most Dangerous Game
By Richard Connell

2. The Most Dangerous Game Vocabulary
Use these definitions to fill in the blanks on your vocabulary. We will glue this into our journals later.
affable-showing warmth and friendliness; pleasant; warmly polite
apprehensive-uneasy or fearful about something that might happen
condone-to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like)
flounder-struggled clumsily or helplessly
futile-ineffective; useless; not successful
imprudent-not sensible; lacking discretion; rash
indolently-lazily
palatial-suitable for a palace; stately; magnificent
palpable-capable of being touched or felt; tangible
peril-something that causes or may cause injury, loss, or destruction
placid-pleasantly calm or peaceful; tranquil
quarry- an object of search, pursuit, or attack
venerable-impressive or interesting because of age, antique appearance, etc.
zealous-full of eager; devoted

3. Do you like to read? Explain your answer.
Reading
Do you like to read? Explain your answer.
If you had the option to pick a reading selection, what would you like to read about?
How do you like to read in a classroom setting? (popcorn, teacher read, audio, silent….)
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction? Which do you prefer?
What is the difference between reading and comprehension?

4. The Most Dangerous Game
Written in 1924
Fictional Short Story

5. Pre-Reading Question
Is it morally or ethically “right” to hunt for just the thrill, interest, or fascination of the hunt?

6. Hunting in the 1920s
Big game hunting and travelogues of safari adventures were popular during the 1920s and 30s.
Big Game Hunting -The term is historically associated with the hunting of Africa's "Big Five" game (lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, leopard and rhinoceros).
African hunting safaris became a fashionable pursuit among members of the privileged classes.
As the trophy hunt became an icon of high society, everyone from Ernest Hemingway to British nobility and Hollywood stars were soon clamouring for a piece of the action.

7. Audio

8. Thoughts, opinions, feelings, predictions about the short story?

9. Traps Malay Mancatcher (Trap One) Burmese Tiger Pit (Trap 2)
Tree Spring Trap (Trap 3)

10. The Most Dangerous Game Literary Devices
Characterization
Conflict
Theme
Tone
Setting

11. Characters
Protagonist:
Antagonist:
Rainsford
General Zaroff

12. Characterization/Conflict
How would you describe Rainsford? General Zaroff?
Describe the conflict between Rainsford and Zaroff.
Why was Rainsford so internally conflicted...he’s a hunter right?

13. Themes
What are some themes you’ve identified in The Most Dangerous Game so far?

14. Themes Fear of the Unknown Competition The Morality of Hunting
Man and the Natural World
Strength and Skill
Perseverance/ Survival of the Fittest

15. Tone
Tone, in written composition, is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. Tone is generally conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject. Tone describes an attitude. Therefore, adjectives are used to describe tone.

16. Setting
The setting of a piece of literature is the time and place in which the story takes place. The definition of setting can also include social statuses, weather, historical period, and details about immediate surroundings. Settings can be real or fictional, or a combination of both real and fictional elements.
How does the setting affect the overall plot? What if it took place in NYC?

17. Setting, Characterization, Conflict, Theme, Tone
‘Prove It’
Activity
Each student will be given a sticky note. The color of your sticky note, will correspond with a literary device written on the board. You will find one quote in your text that supports you literary device. When it is your turn, you will read your quote and put your sticky note on the board under the correct literary device.
Setting, Characterization, Conflict, Theme, Tone