Bell Ringer- 9/22-23 Using a marker, make an “X” on the side you choose for each poster hanging around the room. YOU MAY ONLY WRITE ONE “X” PER POSTER Afterwards, be prepared to justify answers.

Atmosphere Listen to the following clips of music. In your composition books, write down the feelings you have when you hear the different types of music. This should be a LIST of feelings – not just one.

Audio Clips - Atmosphere https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlWRiZo7T4I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjPAWbk5jKc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nW- IPrzM1g

Notes: Atmosphere In literature, atmosphere refers to the feeling, emotion, or mood a writer conveys to a reader through the description of setting and objects.

Create Questions and Connections

Bell Ringer 9/24-25 Grab a textbook from the back shelf Exchange Homework paragraphs. Judge the effectiveness of each adjective and Circle the better out of the two. Then choose two words out of the list and explain your judgment. Be ready to share judgments with the class.

Review PLOT SEQUENCE

Describe this picture.

EPHIPHANY Writers often use epiphany, a moment of stark realization in which something is seen in a new light, to advance plot and character development.

EXAMPLES http://blogs.disney.com/oh-my- disney/2014/04/21/the-most-important-disney- epiphanies/ CAN YOU THINK OF ONE?

EPHIPHANY USES TO FURTHER THE PLOT CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TO REVEAL A MOMENT OF TRANSCENDENCE ADD MYSTERY

General Zaroff’s Ephipany "Simply this: hunting had ceased to be what you call `a sporting proposition.' It had become too easy. I always got my quarry. Always. There is no greater bore than perfection." The general lit a fresh cigarette. "No animal had a chance with me any more. That is no boast; it is a mathematical certainty. The animal had nothing but his legs and his instinct. Instinct is no match for reason. When I thought of this it was a tragic moment for me, I can tell you." Rainsford leaned across the table, absorbed in what his host was saying. "It came to me as an inspiration what I must do," the general went on. "And that was?" The general smiled the quiet smile of one who has faced an obstacle and surmounted it with success. "I had to invent a new animal to hunt," he said. "A new animal? You're joking." "Not at all," said the general. "I never joke about hunting. I needed a new animal. I found one. So I bought this island built this house, and here I do my hunting. The island is perfect for my purposes--there are jungles with a maze of traits in them, hills, swamps--"

READ/LISTEN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfp04WjOv9 A Audio version: Listen from 23:10- 40:00

Review PLOT SEQUENCE

Create Questions and Connections

CLOSURE-Reflection In your notebooks, address the class poll taken last class. Use the data and formulate a class claim and warrant. You will have to go and find a piece of evidence from the poster to complete your warrant.

IN YOUR COMPOSITION BOOKS, PLEASE RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: BELL RINGER IN YOUR COMPOSITION BOOKS, PLEASE RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: How have Rainsford’s values and beliefs changed? What were they before, and what are they now? What does the author hope you will learn from a story like this? Many critics think the ending was not the true conclusion - If the story were to go on, what would happen next? What evidence can be found in the story to support the idea that humans’ animalistic impulses are not far below their civilized exteriors?

BELL RINGER – 4A Discuss the events of The Most Dangerous Game so far – we will finish the reading first thing today, so remind yourselves about what we have read so far.

ABCD CARD Quiz Class Competition Everyone must participate

Question 1 General Zaroff first comes to his island after— A. swimming to it when his ship sank B. being stranded on it by his crew C. buying it in order to build his chateau there D. Inheriting it from his father

Question 2 Rainsford comes to the island because he A. Swims to it after accidentally falling overboard B. Wishes to write an article about Zaroff C. Wants to prove that Zaroff can’t successfully hunt him D. Wants to bring the evil Zaroff to justice

Question 3 What is Zaroff’s main reason for preferring to hunt human beings rather than animals? A. There is no other big game on his island B. He doesn’t like to kill innocent creatures C. He hates humanity and wants to take revenge against it D. Hunting men is more of a challenge than hunting beasts.

Question 4 Zaroff especially welcomes Rainsford because the general— A. Is glad to meet another expert hunter B. Wants news about the outside world C. Has no other humans to hunt D. Wishes to share his secret with the world

Question 5 Rainsford first realizes he is going to be the prey when— A. He sees the blood and an empty cartridge in the bush B. Zaroff claims to hunt game that is more dangerous than the Cape Buffalo C. Zaroff claims to have invented a new kind of game to hunt D. Zaroff tells him to join the hunt or become Ivan’s sport

Question 6 The best evidence that Zaroff is aware of his own viciousness and cruelty is that he— A. Makes fun of Rainsford for being afraid B. Explains how he obtains the men he hunts C. Says that all Cossacks are savage and that he, Zaroff, is a Cossack D. Claims that it is not murder to kill sailors because they are “Scum”

Question 7 Which of the following statements best describes how Zaroff justifies his hunting of human beings? A. Animal life is more precious than human life. B. Only the strong deserve to survive C. Individual freedom is more important than laws D. Human beings are not morally responsible for one another.

Question 8 Who is dead by the end of the story? A. Rainsford B. Rainsford and Zaroff C. Rainsford, Ivan, and two of the captive sailors D. Zaroff, Ivan, and one of Zaroff’s best hunting dogs

Question 9 Rainsford finally gets the better Zaroff when Rainsford— A. Swims to Zaroff’s chateau and surprises him B. Kills Ivan, leaving Zaroff defenseless C. Catches Zaroff in a tiger trap made from a bent sapling D. Signals to a passing boat that helps him escape

Question 10 The main conflict in “The Most Dangerous Game” is between— A. Two different opinions of what the most dangerous animal is B. A human being and human evil C. A person and the doubts and fears within himself D. A human being and the forces of nature