1. CSI: The Most Dangerous Game
Bell Work

2. Monday, October 9
Write the following vocabulary words and their definitions.
Indolently – lazily
Perils – danger
Lacerated – cut
Mirage – Unreal image
Menacing – threatening

3. Tuesday, October 10
Write the following vocabulary words and their definitions.
Imprudent – foolish
Inevitably - Unavoidable
Cunning – Tricky
Anguish – Agony
Condone – overlook

4. Wednesday, October 11 Write the terms and their definitions
Round – a character we know a lot about
Flat – a character we know little about
Dynamic – a character who changes
Static – a character who stays the same
Protagonist – the main character in a story, usually the good guy/girl
Antagonist – The character opposing the protagonist

5. Friday, October 13
Write the sentence and fill it in with the correct vocabulary word.
The boy kept putting off his chores as he lay _______________ on the couch.
The teacher told the students it would be ______________ to cheat because there were multiple versions of the test.
The dog with rabies had a very ___________ look on its face as it swaggered toward the scared child and growled loudly.
The parent did not __________ the lie she caught her teenager telling. She took the teen’s cell phone away for a week as punishment.

6. Monday, October 16
Write the sentence and fill it in with the correct vocabulary word.
The boy thought he was being ____________ in the hide-and-seek game by hiding in the trash can. He didn’t realize it was trash pickup day!
The father warned his son of the many __________ out on the road because other drivers are not always watching what they are doing.
Whenever I have no money, I find lots of clothing I like. __________, if I have money, I find nothing.

7. Tuesday, October 18
Answer the following question with at least two complete sentences.
In the most dangerous game, how does the author build suspense?

8. Literary Terms Review

9. Simile, metaphor, & personification
Simile – a comparison using like or as
Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.
Metaphor – a comparison without like or as
The eyes are a window to the sole.
Personification – giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
The flowers danced in the breeze.

10. Irony Verbal Irony – Sarcasm
Yay, I really enjoy doing three hours of homework a night.
Situational Irony – the opposite of what is expected happens
I didn’t study for the test, but I got an “A.”
Dramatic Irony – The reader knows something the character doesn’t know
In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo thinks Juliet is dead and the audience knows she is not.

11. Direct Characterization
Telling
Direct Characterization – traits of the character are directly spoken in the story
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.”

12. Indirect Characterization
Showing
Indirect characterization – traits of the character are implied in a story
Example: When Jane walked in the room, nobody could help but look at her stunning, gorgeous face. She commanded attention wherever she went due to her good looks.
Explanation: Jane is beautiful.

13. Suspense
The uncertainty or anxiety we feel about what is going to happen next in a story.
Page-turning pace that keeps readers awake just to turn the next page.

14. Foreshadowing Foreshadowing is hints of what Is to come in a story
can be subtle
like storm clouds on the horizon suggesting that danger is coming
more direct
such as Romeo and Juliet talking about wanting to die rather than live without each other

15. Little Red Riding Hood
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived with her mother. Her mother asked her to take her old and lonely grandmother some food one day. "Don't stop along the way. Go straight to your Grandma's house and back. Don't talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods! Now get along!"