Synthesis Essays:• I will be grading your essays TONIGHT!!

• Please check your school email some time late this evening or when you get to school tomorrow morning.

• If I do not see your paper in Google Drive or in my email, I will be letting you know that you need to send the Synthesis Essay to me through email.

Movie Presentation

Come one down, Aladdin Group!

The Most Dangerous Game

• Open your textbook to page 144. We will be reading a short story called The Most Dangerous Game.

• This is one of my all time favorite stories! I think you will really enjoy this adventure tale!

Review Questions• How did Rainsford end up on the island?

• What was Rainsford famous for writing?

• When Zaroff decided he was becoming bored of hunting animals, who/what did he then decide to hunt?

• Where did Zaroff get his new “game animals” from?

• How did Rainsford stay alive for so long? What did he keep making?

• How does Rainsford finally win the hunt? How do we know that from the story?

Plot Diagram• Open the “Plot Diagram Map” in iTeach

again.

• On your own, fill out the map for The Most Dangerous Game.

• You may NOT TALK during this exercise.

• You MAY listen to music to help you concentrate.

• Submit this as a pdf when you finish.

Plot Diagram Map

• Characters:

• Setting:

• Exposition:

• Rising Action:

• Climax:

• Falling Action:

• Resolution

Conflict in The Most Dangerous Game

• Open up the “Conflict in The Most Dangerous Game” document on iTeach.

• We will be taking some notes and then you will be filling out questions 3 &4 on your own.

Conflict Notes• Conflict – a literary element that involves a

struggle between two opposing forces (usually a protagonist and an antagonist.)

• External Conflict – a situation where a character finds himself in struggle with outside forces. 

• Internal Conflict - arises as soon as a character experiences two opposite emotions or desires; usually virtue or vice, or good and evil inside him.

Conflict Notes• Man versus Man – Characters are pitted against one another.

• Man versus Nature – The hero must overcome a force of nature (ex. The weather, animals, the sea, jungle, mountains, etc.) to reach his goal.

• Man versus Himself – Protagonist must overcome his own nature (ex. Fears, character flaws, etc.) to reach his goal.

*Can you give me an example of each type of conflict from some movie or book?

On Your Own…

• Answer Questions 3 & 4.

• Take 5-10 minutes to complete these tasks in silence!

• You may listen to music if it helps you concentrate and remain quiet.