Objective: Students will be able to identify the seven points on the plot pyramid in order to determine the main conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game." Students will be able to evaluate instances of foreshadowing in order to make predictions about plot and character.
Do-Now: Vocab Practice #2:
1) If you get into a car accident and you come out unruffled, are you hurt? Explain why or why not.
2) What is something that will invariably happen every year?
3) What activities do you find to be diverting?
4) List THREE items you might buy on impulse while waiting in line at the grocery store.
5) Name something that is protruding from your head.
Today: 1) Review Vocab Practice #2
2) Review plot and foreshadowing
3) Introduce FOUR main types of conflict:
Man vs. Man: one or more people against one or more people (ex. a civil war, a boxing match, a football game)
Man vs. Nature: one or more people against an element of nature (ex. an epidemic, a hurricane, a wild animal attack)
Man vs. Self: one person in conflict with himself (ex. suicide, multiple-personality disorder, depression)
Man vs. Machine: one or more people against a machine or technology (ex. a blackout, a computer virus, engine failure)
4) Continue reading "The Most Dangerous Game" pp. 14-21, completing PREDICTING questions #5-6.
To read the full text of "The Most Dangerous Game" online CLICK HERE.
Exit Slip: Describe the story's main conflict. Describe ONE event from the rising action. Predict: Who will win the game? Why do you believe this person will win? Explain.
Homework: Vocabulary Quiz #1 on FRIDAY!!!
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