What Does it take to Survive? Character Traits Trapped in

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What Does it take to Survive?
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The Most Dangerous Game

• By Richard Connell

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Words to Know The Most Dangerous Game

• Affable
• Part of Speech Adjective
• Definition friendly, pleasant, and easy to talk
  to
• Usage Usually refers to a person but could be a
  situation
• Sentence The affable man listened quietly while
  I told my story.

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• Amenity
• Part of Speech Noun
• Definition something that adds to ones comfort
  or convenience
• Usage Usually used to refer to the things a
  hotel or resort has to offer. Also, the fine
  things someone owns.
• Sentence His house was full of all the finest
  amenities of life.
• Sentence We chose that hotel because they had
  the best amenities a pool, a restaurant, and a
  mini golf.

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• Condone
• Part of Speech Verb
• Definition to overlook, forgive, or disregard
• Usage Usually used to indicate a bad or less
  desirable behavior that is being allowed
• Sentence The coach condones Johns foul language
  because John is an all-star player.
• Sentence I cannot condone your actions any
  longer.

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• Deplorable
• Part of Speech Adjective
• Definition deeply regrettable unfortunate
• Usage Mostly used to describe very poor
  conditions or behavior
• Sentence The deplorable conditions of the
  homeless shelter made me sad.
• Sentence His deplorable behavior caused many to
  lose respect for him

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• Disarming
• Part of Speech Adjective
• Definition removing or overcoming suspicion
  inspiring confidence
• Usage Often associated with someones look or
  behavior that relaxes others
• Sentence The teacher smiled a disarming look at
  the students to relax them.
• Sentence The fact that the test was only 20
  points was disarming to the student who did not
  study.

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• Droll
• Part of Speech Adjective
• Definition amusingly odd or comical
• Usage Generally applied to a person or a
  situation. Often used with very proper speech
• Sentence The droll comedian made us laugh till
  we could not breathe.
• Sentence The rich gentleman looked at the clown
  and remarked How droll he is.

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• Elude
• Part of Speech Verb
• Definition to escape especially by means of
  daring, cleverness, or skill
• Usage Often used when talking about a criminal
  or a hunted animal
• Sentence The deer eluded the hunter for hours
  before he was caught.
• SentenceI will elude the cops by dressing as a
  woman, said the thief.

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• Imperative
• Part of Speech Adjective
• Definition absolutely necessary
• Usage Generally used in a serious tone. Almost
  always used with It is or Is it..?
• Sentence It is imperative that we get to the
  church on time, or we will miss the wedding.
• Sentence Is it absolutely imperative that you
  miss class? said the teacher.

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• Quarry
• Part of Speech Noun
• Definition object of a hunt prey
• Usage Generally a hunted animal or man, but also
  can be something you are after
• Sentence I raised the gun and shot, hitting my
  quarry in the hind flank..
• Sentence An A on the test is my quarry,
  because I have never had one.

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• Scruple
• Part of Speech Noun
• Definition an uneasy feeling arising from ones
  conscience or principles
• Usage Refers to something that you have or do
  not have
• Sentence That man has no scruples, he would
  steal candy from a baby.
• Sentence I am unable to cheat on the test
  because I have scruples.

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• Solicitously
• Part of Speech Adverb
• Definition with an expression of care or concern
• Usage Generally used to show your concern about
  someone or something.
• Sentence Are you okay? my mother asked me
  solicitously.

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• Stamina
• Part of Speech Noun
• Definition physical or moral strength
• Usage Generally used in junction with athletes
  to refer to their endurance
• Sentence I do not have enough stamina to run for
  3 miles without stopping.
• I would like to listen to you explain yourself,
  but I just do not have the stamina.

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• Tangible
• Part of Speech Adjective
• Definition capable of being touched or felt
  having actual from or substance
• Usage Refers to something being solid and real,
  but can also refer to an idea that makes sense
• Sentence We could not feel the colorless gas
  mixture because it was not tangible.
• Sentence His description of the train wreck was
  almost tangible you could just about see it.

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• Uncanny
• Part of Speech Adjective
• Definition so remarkable as to seem supernatural
• Usage a situation or something that is difficult
  to explain or understand
• Sentence The way he knew my thoughts was
  uncanny he was so accurate.
• Sentence In an uncanny way, a strong wind began
  to blow in the hallway of my house.

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• Zealous
• Part of Speech Adjective
• Definition intensely devoted and enthusiastic
• Usage Usually refers to a person or an act by a
  person.
• Sentence The zealous driver would not give up,
  even after his racecar was on fire.
• Sentence He is so zealous when it comes to doing
  something he enjoys.

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Review Story Telling Elements

• Plot
• Character
• Setting
• Theme
• Style

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Plot

• Definition The sequence of events or actions
  that moves a story forward
• Also The main events in a story
• Short Version What happens!

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Plot Elements

• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Falling Action
• Resolution

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Basic Plot Diagram
Climax
Rising Action Conflicts and Complications
Falling Action
Exposition
Resolution
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Plot Element Rising Action

• Rising Action The events in a story that move
  the plot along by
• Adding conflicts and complications
• Expanding the conflicts already presented

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Conflicts

• A struggle between two opposing forces
• Can be External or Internal
• An external conflict may be between
• Two People (Person versus Person)
• People and Society (Person versus Society)
• People and Nature (Person versus Nature)
• An internal conflict is between two ideas inside
  a characters head (Person versus Self)

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Conflicts

• Identify the conflict in the following passage
  from The Most Dangerous Game

I was lying in my tent with a splitting headache
one night when a terrible thought pushed its way
into my mind. Hunting was beginning to bore me!
And hunting, remember, had been my life.
Internal - Person versus Self
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Conflicts

• Identify the conflict in the following passage
  from The Most Dangerous Game

Dont talk rot Whitney, said Rainsford, Youre
a big game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares
hoe a Jaguar feels? Perhaps the Jaguar does,
observed Whitney. Bah! Theyve no understanding.
External Person versus Person
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Active Reading Exercise Prediction

• A prediction is an attempt to answer the question
  What will happen next?
• To make predictions, notice the following as you
  read
• Interesting details about the character, plot,
  and setting
• Unusual statements by the main characters
• Foreshadowing hints about future plot twists

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Prediction Chart

• Make a chart like the one here in your notebook

Whitney and Rainsford will check out the island.
Actually, Rainsford falls overboard and swims to
the island.
A little, but I kind of saw it coming.
They seem eager and curious. They are hunters
after all.
Yes!
No, easy to guess.

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