“The Most Dangerous Game” Project

Due: ______

Working alone, you will combine our studies of the literary terms, thinking maps and the short story “The Most Dangerous Game.” You will be producing a packet, a total of 9 pages (including a Cover Page and Table of Contents) where you will demonstrate your understanding of the terms by applying them to the story.

The format requirements are as follows:

Cover Page: title “The Most Dangerous Game” Project; include your full name, date, period, and a picture/drawing that relates to the story. If you are going to print a picture from the Internet, it must be in color.

Table of Contents (Titles should be on the left and page #’s on the right—see textbook if you need help)

Titles are: Defining in Context, Describing, Compare/Contrast, Classifying I, Classifying II, Cause and Effect, and Sequencing. Write the page #’s and your last name on the actual pages in the upper right-hand corner. For example, Lichocki 1.

Page 1- Defining in Context (Title this at the top of the page)

  • Create a Circle Map. Don’t forget the frame! The title of the story is in the middle circle and anything related to the story (characters, plot, setting, themes, etc.) are within the larger circle.
  • Minimum of 10 words within the larger circle.

Page 2- Describing (Title this at the top of the page)

  • Create a Bubble Map. Don’t forget the frame!
  • In the center is “Setting” and the branches will be adjectives used to describe the setting.
  • Minimum of 5 branches/bubbles.

Page 3- Compare and Contrast (Title this at the top of the page)

  • Create a Double Bubble Map. Don’t forget the frame!
  • You will be comparing and contrasting Rainsford and Zaroff
  • Minimum of 3 ways they are similar and 3 ways each that they are different

Page 4- Classifying I (Title this at the top of the page)

  • Create a Tree Map of Literary Terms. Don’t forget the frame!
  • Your branches will include Point of View, Simile, Metaphor, Personification, & Irony
  • Define the literary term and then provide one example directly from the story with the page number the example came from. Must be in MLA format!

Page 5- Classifying II (Title this at the top of the page)

  • Create a Tree Map of Literary Terms. Don’t forget the frame!
  • Your branches will include: Static character, Dynamic character, Imagery, External conflict & Internal conflict.
  • Define the literary term and then provide one example directly from the story with the page number the example came from. Must be in MLA format!

(For static & dynamic, give an example of who those characters would be)

Page 6- Cause and Effect (Title this at the top of the page)

  • Create a Multi-Flow map to show 4 important causes and effects throughout the story. Don’t forget the frame!
  • Start with the event first (this must be written in a complete sentence), and then fill in the causes and effects with at least one cause and one effect for each event.
  • Minimum of 4 events

Page 7- Sequencing (Title this at the top of the page)

  • Create a Flow Map of events in the story. Think exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
  • Minimum of 10 boxes

“The Most Dangerous Game”

Project Rubric

* Turn this sheet in with your project. I will not grade your project without a rubric! If you lose the rubric, print another copy from my blog!

Cover page: complete information & overall appearance /5 pts.

Table of Contents—correctly set up; pages in order and page #’s/last name written in upper /16 pts.

right-hand corner (2 pts. for titles & 2 pts. for page #’s)

Defining in Context: set up correctly & 10 words within frame /20 pts.

Describing Qualities: 5 branches with adjectives/15 pts.

Compare & Contrast: 3 ways similar & different/18 pts.

Classifying I: 5 branches with literary terms, definitions & examples/25 pts.

(Literary terms & definitions 2 points each; examples 3 points each)

Classifying II: 5 branches with literary terms, definitions & examples/25 pts.

(Literary terms & definitions 2 points each; examples 3 points each)

Cause & Effect: minimum of 4 events/36 pts.

(Events worth 5 points; cause & effects worth 2 points each)

Sequencing: Complete sentences and minimum of 10 boxes/20 pts.

Overall neatness/appearance/20 pts.

Total Points Possible: 200 Summative Points Earned: