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1 The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell

2 Before we begin…. Write “T” for True or “F” for False ___ Hunting is a sport. ___ Animals have no feelings. ___ Hunting is evil. ___ Hunting is unfair. ___ Animals have emotions. ___ Strength is more important than intelligence. ___ Bringing a gun to a knife fight is fair.

3 The Most Dangerous Game Quickwrite Make the Connection Some of the most exciting narratives put villain against hero in a life-or-death struggle. The tension in such stories often depends as much on the character of the bad guy or gal as on that of the hero. Write a few sentences describing a villain from a novel, story, or movie. Why does the character fascinate you? Write it on your sheet!

4 What skills do you need to escape from a game that could prove deadly? Write it on your sheet!

5 Vocabulary

6 The Most Dangerous Game Vocabulary Previewing the Vocabulary receding v. used as adj.: becoming more distant. disarming adj.: removing or lessening suspicions or fears. prolonged v. used as adj.: extended. imprudent adj.: unwise. surmounted v.: overcame. unruffled adj.: calm; not disturbed.

7 The Most Dangerous Game Vocabulary Previewing the Vocabulary invariably adv.: always; without changing. diverting adj.: entertaining. impulse n.: sudden desire to do something. protruding v. used as adj.: sticking out

8 The Most Dangerous Game Vocabulary Vocabulary Activity Answer the following questions with yes or no. 1. Does a man with a receding hairline have much hair? 2. Would a disarming leader be able to calm an angry crowd? 3. Would you be displeased if a vacation was prolonged? 4. Is it imprudent for bicyclists to wear helmets? 5. Would you admire a person who surmounted a difficulty?

9 The Most Dangerous Game Introducing the Story There is a passion for hunting something deeply implanted in humans. Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

10 “The Most Dangerous Game” was written more than eighty years ago (1924), when big-game hunting was seen as a glamorous sport. The Most Dangerous Game Introducing the Story Background: Many adventurers in the early 1900s hunted exotic game—wild or unusual animals—in exotic places.

11 General Zaroff enjoys the challenge of tracking the world’s most dangerous animals. General Zaroff enjoys the challenge of tracking the world’s most dangerous animals. So does his guest, Sanger Rainsford. Introducing the Story The Most Dangerous Game The Story:

12 The Most Dangerous Game Introducing the Story This adventure story is set on Ship-Trap Island, a mysterious island inhabited by General Zaroff. Setting:

13 The Most Dangerous Game Literary Focuses: Foreshadowing Foreshadowing is the use of clues that hint at later events in the story. Foreshadowing : makes you curious, even anxious, to know what happens next—it keeps you turning the pages. creates suspense Suspense is the anxiety or dread you feel about what will happen next in a story.

14 The Most Dangerous Game Literary Focuses: Foreshadowing continued “I’ve always thought,” said Rainsford, “that the Cape buffalo is the most dangerous of all big game.” For a moment the general did not reply; he was smiling his curious red-lipped smile. Then he said slowly: “No. You are wrong, sir. The Cape buffalo is not the most dangerous big game.” He sipped his wine. “Here in my preserve on this island,” he said in the same slow tone, “I hunt more dangerous game.” The story you’re about to read contains several examples of foreshadowing. Here is one: As you read “The Most Dangerous Game,” look for other hints about the action to come.

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16 The Most Dangerous Game Meet the Writer Richard Connell was born in 1893 in Duchess County, New York. At the age of ten, he began his writing career as a cub reporter for the newspaper his father edited in New York. He went on to write hundreds of short stories, as well as novels and screenplays.

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