“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell
Look at the following occurrences from the story, “The Most Dangerous Home.” Put the following events in chronological order: what happened first, second, etc.
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Rainsford builds a Malay man-catcher.
Rainsford loses his balance and falls into the sea.
Rainsford leaps off of a cliff into the sea.
Zaroff tells Rainsford he hunts the most dangerous prey: man.
Rainsford kills Ivan.
Zaroff shows Rainsford how he traps ships with lights that indicate a channel.
Zaroff loses one of his best dogs.
The sea is the Caribbean Sea.
Zaroff asks Rainsford to join him in hunting his prey.
Rainsford has never slept in a more comfortable bed.
Rainsford refuses to join Zaroff in hunting.
Zaroff tells Rainsford that he is bored with hunting most animals.
Rainsford confronts Zaroff in his bedroom.
Zaroff stands below Rainsford (who's up a tree), smiles, and moves on.
Rainsford builds a Burmese Tiger Pit.
Zaroff uses the dogs to hunt Rainsford.
Whitney muses on his thought of the "game."
Rainsford is on a yacht bound for the Amazon.
We find out Rainsford is a big game hunter.
Zaroff thinks that Rainsford's dead.
Rainsford talks with Whitney about "ship-trap" island.
assign the essay. Try this exercise:
1. Write down a specific quotation or example from a literary work.
2. Underneath the quote write the phrase this shows________.
3. Complete the sentence two times for each quotation.
4. Discuss answers and point out the difference between analysis and summary.
5. Once students have the basic idea down, assign the essay.
LEVEL 4
The response is a well-developed essay that fulfills the writing purpose.
· Develops ideas using relevant and complete support and elaboration
· Uses an effective organizational structure
· Uses purposeful word choice
· Demonstrates attention to audience's understanding and interest
· Has no errors in usage or conventions that interfere with meaning
LEVEL 3
The response is a complete essay that addresses the writing purpose.
· Develops ideas using adequate support and elaboration
· Uses an organizational structure that supports the writing purpose
· Uses clear word choice
· Demonstrates an awareness of audience's understanding and interest
· Has few, if any, errors in usage and conventions that interfere with meaning
Proficient Performance = Level 3 and above
LEVEL 2
The response is an incomplete or oversimplified attempt to address the writing purpose.
· Has incomplete or unclear support and elaboration
· Attempts to use an organizational structure
· Demonstrates little awareness of audience's understanding and interest
· May have errors in usage and conventions that interfere with meaning
LEVEL 1
The response provides evidence of an attempt to address the prompt.
· Has minimal or no support or elaboration
· May be too brief to demonstrate an organizational structure
· Demonstrates little or no awareness of audience
· May have errors in usage and conventions that interfere with meaning
LEVEL 0
The response is completely irrelevant or incorrect.
“The Most Dangerous Game”
Part One - Order the Events (5 pts.)
Put the following events from "The Most Dangerous Game" in order by placing the numbers 1-10 on each line.
_7_ Ivan dies.
_4_ General Zaroff tells Rainsford that hunting has gotten boring.
_8_ One of Zaroff's dogs falls into the pit and dies.
_1_ Rainsford and Whitney talk about "Ship Trap Island."
_10 Rainsford kills General Zaroff.
_3_ Ivan answers the door and points a gun at Rainsford's heart.
_5_ Rainsford spends the night in a tree.
_9_ Rainsford jumps off a cliff to the swirling waters 20 feet below.
_2_ Rainsford falls into the water and swims to the island.
_6_ Rainsford makes a trap by leaning a large dead tree against a smaller living one.
Part TWO - Multiple Choice (5 pts.)
Circle the best answer choice for each question.
11. The ______ of "The Most Dangerous Game" is an island in the Caribbean.
a. setting
b. plot
c. conflict
d. irony
12. Jamie can't decide whether or not to do her homework or watch BET. What is she experiencing?
a. dramatic irony
b. man vs. man conflict
c. man vs. himself conflict
d. verbal irony
13. Cameron rolls his eyes and says sarcastically, "I just love it when Ms. Smith gives us homework!? " What is this an example of?
a. man vs. nature conflict
b. nonverbal irony
c. man vs. man conflict
d. verbal irony
14. Arthur complains that English class is too hard and science is too easy. When his report card comes, he has an A in English and an F in science. This is an example of:
a. exposition
b. situational irony
c. dramatic irony
d. man vs. nature
15. Which of the following is not a type of irony?
a. dramatic irony
b. verbal irony
c. sarcastic irony
d. situational irony
16. When reading "The Most Dangerous Game," L.E. feels uncertain about what's going to happen next. This feeling is called:
a. flashback
b. suspense
c. foreshadowing
d. irony
17. If Shannon is fighting with her mother, what kind of conflict is she having?
a. internal conflict
b. man vs. nature
C. man vs. himself
d. external conflict
18. T. Tabb has reached the most exciting part of the story he is reading. This is called the:
a. setting
b. plot
c. denouement
d. climax
19. The order of events in a story is called the:
a. rising action
b. plot
c. exposition
d. irony
20. The conflict in a story is:
a. a struggle between opposing forces
b. a special kind of introduction
c. the end of the story
d. the things we don't expect to happen