“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell：“最危险的游戏》由李察Connell

1、Short StoriesNotesYou can read a short story in one setting.A short story is less than 40 pages.Short stories are written in prose.Everything but poetry is written in prose. Most stories are told in chronological order, the order in which events happen in real time. What is setting?The setting of a

2、story is the place where the story happens and the time when it happens. The setting can be real or imaginary.Setting When your focus is setting, look for words that tell about:Time of day, day of week, month, or season.Specific dates or historical detailsPlace names, such as city, state, or country

3、Physical surroundings, such as weather, buildings, and landscapeSetting, Mood, and ToneThe setting can create a mood.Mood is the atmosphere or feelings created by a literary work. They can be positive or negative.Writers also use setting to create tone.Tone is the authors attitude toward a subject o

4、r character. Setting and Characters The setting helps the reader better understand the characters.Characters interact with the setting to show and tell the story.Setting helps the reader share what the characters see, hear, smell, and touch. Setting and PlotThe plot of a story is a series of related

5、 events that make up a story.The setting supports the plot.The setting of the story should make sense to the plot. Would you have a story about a shark attack take place in the desert? Clock Buddies !(3 MIN)Make your clock buddy appointments. 12:003:006:009:00Keep this sheet in your notebook!12:00 C

6、lock Activity: (3 min)Think of a place you have been. Describe the setting to your partner and see if they can guess where and when your setting is.T: “The Most Dangerous GameA: Richard ConnellG: short storypages 4-25What do you think the word “Game in the title means? What does the title suggest th

7、at the story will be about? Below are some words associated with the story, “The Most Dangerous Game. Now with your group make a prediction about the story and use all the words in a paragraph. Share predictions with class. (5 min)huntingThe Most Dangerous GameDangerous Dogs Mansion Survival Island

8、Reason Game ShipKinesthetic Pre-reading SurveyAnswer Agree/Disagree to the following questions: _ 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

9、. Copy and write a synonym for each vocabulary word on Pg. 4. RecedingDisarmingProlongedImprudentsurmountedUnruffledInvariablyDiverting ImpulseProtrudingStudy for Vocabulary Test !Brain BreakSports Galore !Mimic the sport:Shooting a jump shot Running through tires Batting a baseball Serving a tennis

10、 ball Downhill skiing Spiking a volleyball Swinging a golf club Throwing a football Juggling a soccer ball Shooting an arrow Shooting a hockey puck Swimming underwater Fielding a ground ball and throwing it to first base Dunking a basketballAs a class, Review/Study Vocabulary page 4Does a man with a

11、 receding hairline have much hair?Would a disarming leader be able to calm an angry crowd?Would you be displeased if a vacation was prolonged?Is it imprudent for bicyclists to wear helmets?Would you admire a person who surmounted a difficulty?Is an easygoing person likely to remain unruffled during

12、a crisis?Would you be surprised if someone who was invariably late arrived halfway through a party?If a critic calls a play diverting, did he enjoy it?Would a timid animal often have the impulse to run?Would a careful construction worker leave a nail protruding from a floorboard?Superstitions (a bel

13、ief in the good or bad powers of objects or events that has no basis in fact.)Homework: Make a list of four superstitions about bad luck in your culture of origin. What is supposed to cause bad luck?What is supposed to happen?Define Literary Terms(20 min) Study for test !PlotExpositionConflictClimax

14、ResolutionFlashbackSettingMood/Atmosphere Main Idea/ThemeProseThird-Person Narration (point of view)Foreshadowing ToneSuspenseDetailsComparisonContrast Flash-forwardNarrative FictionShort StoryInteractive NotebookQuickwrite (5 min)Value of Life-When is it okay to take life away? Describe a situation

15、 when this would be considered okay. T: “The Most Dangerous GameA: Richard ConnellG: short storypages 4-25Things to think about as you readIdentify the setting at the beginning of the work.Rainsford has no sympathy for _.What happened to Rainsford when he reached for his pipe? Whats the first thing

16、Rainsford does when he reaches shore?What does General Zaroff think “are the attributes of an ideal quarry?What external conflict is displayed by Rainsford and Zaroff on page 13? Interactive Notebook 9:00 Clock Activity (5 min)Compare & Contrast the main characters by completing a Venn diagram. Writ

17、e details that tell how the subjects are different in the outer circles. Write details that tell how the subjects are alike where the circles overlap.General ZaroffRainsfordDifferentDifferentSameInteractive NotebookQuickwrite (5 min) Fear-How does fear impact our decision making? Brain Break Whozit?

18、 Tub Braid Heap Hunch (Clue: TV show) Sand Tackle Laws (Clue: fictional character)Tall Mischief Her Sun (Clue: person)Things to think about as you readcontinued:7. Zaroffs human quarry usually consist of _.8. What are the directions (rules) for the game? (page 16)9. What type of “collection does Zar

19、off want to show Rainsford? (pg. 16)10.What causes Rainsford to become the hunted? 11. How is Zaroff wounded? (page 20) 12. How does Rainsford trap one of Zaroffs hounds?13. How and where does the game end? What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay? Who wins?Format for a Plot DiagramHomework: (cop

20、y and create a plot diagram for “The Most Dangerous Game.)Exposition -introduces the characters, background and settingExamples of ConflictsRising Action 3 or 4 statements that summarize the storyClimax- point where the protagonist changesFalling action - one statement about what leads to the end of

21、 the conflictResolution - the end of the conflictSetting:Protagonist:Antagonist:Man Vs. ManMan Vs. NatureMan Vs. SelfTheme:Point of View:Review Homework:Basic Situation(Exposition)The famous hunter, Sanger Rainsford, falls overboard and swims to Ship Trap Island. Owner of the island, General Zaroff,

22、 hunts men for sport. He will hunt Rainsford.SettingShip Trap IslandCaribbeanJungleProtagonist-Antagonist Question: Who is causing the conflicts?This person is our antagonist!Answer: ZaroffQuestion: Who is facing the conflicts?This person is our protagonist!Answer: Rainsford Rising Action-Main Event

23、s1. Rainsford hides up a tree. Zaroff lets him escape.2. Rainsford builds a Malay man-catcher which wounds Zaroff.3. Rainsford builds a Burmese tiger pit. It kills one of Zaroffs dogs.Rising Action-Main Events4. Rainsford builds a Ugandan knife trap. It kills Ivan.5. Rainsford dives into the sea.6.

24、Zaroff goes home, believing he has won the game. ClimaxQuestion: What is the highest point of tension and suspense in the story?Answer: Rainsford confronts Zaroff in his bedroom.Falling Action Rainsford and Zaroff fight! Resolution (denouement)Question: How does the story end?Answer: Rainsford sleep

25、s in Zaroffs bed. Rainsford has killed Zaroff.ThemeYou can not understand what it is like for others until you truly walk in their shoes. Point of ViewWho is telling the story? Is it a character in the story? If not it is a third person narrator. Can we get into the minds of all characters and know

26、their thoughts? If so then it is an omniscient narrator. If not it is a limited narrator because we are limited to knowing one characters thoughts. Review ForeshadowingClass Activity: Match each event in the first column with the event in the second column that it foreshadows. Whitney tells Rainsfor

27、d about the evil reputation of the island. The island is called Ship-Trap Island, and sailors fear it.Zaroff tells Rainsford that he has found a new, more dangerous animal to hunt. Zaroff knows that Rainsford is a famous big game hunter. The most dangerous game that Zaroff hunts is human beings.Zaroff hunts Rainsford.Rainsford falls overboard and swims to t