“The Most Dangerous Game”

“The Most Dangerous Game”

By Richard Connell By Richard Connell

Meet Richard Connell

Born in 1893 Died in 1949 Connell’s father was a

newspaper owner This story was first

published in 1925, and was made into a movie in 1932

This story is set in the early 1920’s on a small, lush island

in the Caribbean Sea:.

This story is set in the early 1920’s on a small, lush island

in the Caribbean Sea:. Located north of the South

American country Venezuela, to the south of Jamaica, and to the west of Costa Rica

The climate is tropical Columbus was the first European to enter the Caribbean

Located north of the South American country Venezuela, to the south of Jamaica, and to the west of Costa Rica

The climate is tropical Columbus was the first European to enter the Caribbean

Preview: Did you know…

Long before the world became aware that many species of animals were endangered, hunting was considered a sport for “gentleman and kings.”

Hunters would hire guides to take them into jungles to stalk, trap, and shoot big game.

These adventures were primarily interested in the “trophy” aspect of hunting; they usually kept only the animals’ heads, which they hung on walls in their trophy rooms.

Big Game Hunting

Top: Nineteenth Century Big Game Hunter

Bottom: The triumph of hunters over a large bear.

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During this chapter, focus on…(write these terms in your notes)Foreshadowing: intentional hints placed

within the story to make the reader try and guess what will happen.

Characterization: the development of a character based on his or her personality and how he or she reacts to events in the story.

Literary TermWrite this in your notes

Literary TermWrite this in your notes

Imagery: Language used by an author to create images in readers’ minds.

Irony: The use of words to express something other than (the opposite) of the literal meaning.

Simile: A comparison of two things using like or as

Imagery: Language used by an author to create images in readers’ minds.

Irony: The use of words to express something other than (the opposite) of the literal meaning.

Simile: A comparison of two things using like or as

Today’s Vocabulary:

Write this in your binder. Label the list

“The Most Dangerous Game”

1) Tangible: capable of being touched or felt.Example: “Love is not a tangible thing because you

cannot touch it.”2) Indolence: lazinessExample: “Clarke’s indolence caused him to become

a couch-potato.”

VocabularyVocabulary

Quarry: (N) an animal or bird being hunted or pursued.

Example: The quarry ran swiftly through the forest.

Discern: (V) to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:

Example: They discerned a sail on the horizon.

Quarry: (N) an animal or bird being hunted or pursued.

Example: The quarry ran swiftly through the forest.

Discern: (V) to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:

Example: They discerned a sail on the horizon.

More VocabularyMore Vocabulary

1. Condone: (V) to excuse or overlook an offense, usually a serious one, without criticism.

2. Scruple: (N) an uneasy feeling or hesitancy to act that arises from moral or ethical considerations.

3. Diverting: (adj) amusing; entertaining4. Deplorable: (adj) very bad, regrettable5. Imperative: (adj) absolutely necessary6. Zealous: (adj) eager, enthusiastic

1. Condone: (V) to excuse or overlook an offense, usually a serious one, without criticism.

2. Scruple: (N) an uneasy feeling or hesitancy to act that arises from moral or ethical considerations.

3. Diverting: (adj) amusing; entertaining4. Deplorable: (adj) very bad, regrettable5. Imperative: (adj) absolutely necessary6. Zealous: (adj) eager, enthusiastic

Sources:Sources:

Glencoe. Literature: The Reader’s Choice. McGraw-Hill. Columbus, Ohio. 2000.

http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/00_01/BW/kg/kg.htm

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Glencoe. Literature: The Reader’s Choice. McGraw-Hill. Columbus, Ohio. 2000.

http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/00_01/BW/kg/kg.htm

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=Mdw&q=richard+connell&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi