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The Most Dangerous Game

By: Richard Connell


WRITE FIRST,
SPEAK SECOND!
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Pre-Reading Questions

Number your paper & respond in


complete sentences.
Pre-Reading

1. What is the
most dangerous
sport/game/
activity you can
think of?
Explain your answer
Pre-Reading

2. What is the most daring thing you’ve


ever done? It can be something as extreme
as bungee jumping or as simple as a
rollercoaster ride...anything that makes you
a little nervous...
Pre-Reading

3. For what reasons do you think


that people participate in
dangerous activities?
Pre-Reading

4. How should someone decide


when a sport/game/activity is
too dangerous?
Pre-Reading

5. What are your general


views on hunting?
Pre-Reading

6. Some people hunt just for sport. In other


words, they don’t hunt for food, but they
hunt for fun and to practice their skills.
What is your opinion about this?

(Cecil the Lion)


Pre-Reading

7. Do you believe animals


have feelings?

(Can Animals Think?)


Infer the word’s meaning
based on the image!

Vocabulary
“The Most Dangerous Game”
Vocabulary for “The Most Dangerous Game”
receding v. used as adj.: becoming invariably adv.: always; without
more distant. changing.
disarming adj.: removing or diverting adj.: entertaining.
lessening suspicions or fears.
impulse n.: sudden desire to do
prolonged v. used as adj.: something.
extended.
protruding v. used as adj.: sticking
imprudent adj.: unwise. out
surmounted v.: overcame.
unruffled adj.: calm; not disturbed.
(1893-1949)

The Author

Richard Connell
Richard Connell: author of “The Most Dangerous Game”
Began writing @ 10 years old He went on to write hundreds of short
stories, novels, and screenplays.
Covered local baseball games for the
newspaper his father edited in However, only one short story is
Poughkeepsie, New York. widely read--Connell’s 1924,“The
He later studied at Harvard Most Dangerous Game”
University in Boston.

He wrote for both the college newspaper


and The Harvard Lampoon, the school’s
famous humor magazine.
DO NOT LOSE THESE
PAPERS. EVER!

Literary Elements
“The Most Dangerous Game”
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During Reading
“The Most Dangerous Game”
Directions: Choose ONE of the following projects to complete as your final assessment for
The Most Dangerous Game unit.

Assessment
Grade!
After Reading
“The Most Dangerous Game”
Culminating Project! 100 pts.
The Most Dangerous Game Performance Task

Option #1: ESSAY


Choose ONE of the following topics and write a 5 paragraph essay.
1. You are free-lance writer for the hunting magazine Outdoor Life. You are been asked to write an article
about the extreme hunting experience which took place on Ship Trap Island. Within the article, make sure
to include both Rainsford’s and Zaroff’s beliefs in regards to hunting, and explain in detail what makes them
similar and different from one another as hunters.

2. You are a police officer compiling a background on Zaroff once the island has been discovered. This
background will be used during the court case against him, assuming he survived. Compile a background of
his life in Russia, why he left, and what he’s been doing on the island since leaving. State what he would
have been charged with, and why.

3. Assuming Zaroff has survived, he is claiming innocence by reason of insanity for the crimes he has
committed. You are a psychologist who has been charged with diagnosing Zaroff to determine his mental
status before going on trial for his crimes. Discuss his behaviors, and what disorders he may have, and what
information can be found to back up this diagnosis.
The Most Dangerous Game Performance Task

Option #2: TOUR BROCHURE (Vacation Pamphlet)

You must create a visually pleasing and effective brochure/pamphlet that


persuades tourists to travel to Ship Trap Island. Unbeknownst to the travelers, you
are a travel agent being paid under the table by General Zaroff, who is intending to
hunt the “guests.” Your task is to persuade people to come to the island, without
scaring them away.

Your project must:


-be creative (include color, and at least four pictures)
-remain true to the story of The Most Dangerous Game
-Exhibit effort and understanding of the plot of the story, and include support from the text.
The Most Dangerous Game Performance Task

Option #3: MAP of SHIP TRAP ISLAND

You are a cartographer (map maker), and since the discovery of Ship Trap Island, National Geographic has
asked you to create a map for their newest atlas. Since the island is so notorious, National Geographic
as requested that some of the more infamous spots on the island be noted on the map. The map should
be creative, neat and easy to read. It should include the following:
1. General Zaroff’s “palatial chateau” (surrounded on three sides by a high cliff)
2. Death swamp (SE corner of the island) and quicksand
3. Malay Mancatcher
4. Burmese Tiger Pit
5. Ugandan Knife Trick/Trap
6. Jungle landscape and sea
7. Shore on which Rainsford first landed
8. The tree where Rainsford first hides from Zaroff.
9. Recreate one of the “paths” Rainsford took in his attempt to elude Zaroff
10. Put a compass on the map.
11. Include a key that shows what your symbols represent

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