“THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME”
By Richard Connell
Common Core Reading Standards being assessed:
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
*Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader create such effects as suspense and humor.
Understanding Awesome Vocabulary……
affable
Friendly, pleasant, and easy to talk to
ADJ
condone
To overlook, forgive or disregard
verb
deplorable
Deeply regrettable; unfortunate
ADJ
elude
To escape, especially by means of daring, cleverness, or skill
VERB
quarry
The object of a hunt; prey
NOUN
scruple
An uneasy feeling arising from one’s conscience or principles
NOUN
solicitously
With an expression or care or concern
adverb
tangible
Capable or being touched or felt; having actual form and substance
ADJ
uncanny
So remarkable as to seem supernatural
ADJ
zealous
Intensely devoted and enthusiastic
ADJ
Chateauis a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications
NOUN
Ideas to think about…• What kind of game d0 you
think of when you hear the title of this story?
• Is it sport, a game of chance, a
race?
• Or did you think of something else altogether?
Word WEB…
The Most Dangerous
Game
Hunting
Reason
ship
Dog
game island
mansion
Dangerous
survival
Let’s make a prediction about the storyUsing at least one of these words in a sentence.I predict this story will be (about)…..
Reading groups
7 groups of 4 (I choose) Literature books
Page 39 Read aloud to each other
Building Suspense The success of "The Most Dangerous Game" depends in large part on building suspense. In executing this task, the author wastes no time. In the first fifty words, he
Building Suspense The success of "The Most Dangerous Game" depends in large part on building suspense. In executing this task, the author wastes no time. In the first fifty words, he
BUILDING SUSPENSE• Success of story depends on suspense• Waste no time
• In the first fifty words, the author…• establishes the existence of a mysterious island • shrouds the island in the “thick warm blackness” of a “moonless Caribbean night”• the main character, Rainsford, hears a gunshot coming from the direction of the island, falls overboard and
swims to the island • character finds thick jungle and a chateau on a bluff • At the chateau, the first person to greet Rainsford is a giant
What happens next? That is the question the author wants the reader to ask as he unfolds his tale.
CHARACTERIZATION
the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
revealed through direct characterization and indirect characterization
DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
tells the audience what the personality of the character is Example: “The patient boy and quiet girl
were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.”
Explanation: The author is directly telling the audience the personality of these two children. The boy is “patient” and the girl is “quiet.”
INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
shows things that reveal the personality of a character.
There are four different methods of indirect characterization: T.O.A.D
Thoughts Others’ opinions Actions/Looks Dialogue
TOADThoughts What is revealed through
the character’s private thoughts and feelings
Other’s Opinions What is revealed through the character’s effect on other people? How do other characters feel or behave in reaction to the character?
Actions/Looks What does the character do? How does the character behave? What does the character look like? How does the character dress?
Dialogue What does the character say? How does the character speak?
On the back of the “during read” handout… Write two examples of direct characterization for
Rainsford and Zaroff? Two for indirect? Rainsford: Direct Characterization
1. 2. Rainsford: Indirect Characterization1. 2.
Zaroff: Direct Characterization1. 2.
Zaroff: Indirect characterization1. 2.