The Most Dangerous Game

Preparing to Read

What do you think it takes to be

a survivor (qualities and traits)?

(10 mins.)

Vocabulary: Use your device (0r a dictionary) to define

the following words in the Vocabulary section of your
binder
palpable
indolently
bizarre
nave
scruples
blandly
grotesque
futile

Vocabulary: Use your literature book to define the

following words in the Vocabulary section of your
binder
quarry
disarming
cultivated
amenity
condone
droll
scruple
solicitously
imperative
zealous
uncanny

Rising Action
Where the writer generally introduces one or

more conflicts that the main character faces

As rising action unfolds, complications arise

that intensify the conflicts and add to the

readers sense of suspense.

Suspense
The readers feeling of curiosity,

uncertainty, or even anxiety

about the outcome of events in a
story.
Writers can create suspense by

putting characters into tense or

risky situations.

Conflict
A struggle between opposing

forces, setting one character

against another character, a
character against nature, or a
character against himself or
herself.

Complication
A complication is an event or detail that

makes a conflict more intense.

Make a chart to record the conflicts that arise
in the story and the complications that come
along with them.
Conflict

Complication

Rainsford faces a
conflict with the ocean
because he falls
overboard.

It is night. People on the

boat cannot hear his
shouts. The island is not
close.

Visualize
Good readers constantly visualize, or use

details to form a mental picture of the

settings, characters, and events of a story.
Details from story: Dank tropical nightthick

warm blackness
Visualize: The dark, heavy air is almost like a

blanket.

Visualize
Visualizing can help you gain insight into the

setting, characters, and events of a story. It

can also help to clarify confusing events or
details.
As you read The Most Dangerous Game, use
a chart to help you visualize events from the
story. First, note the details that the author
gives.
Then,
describe
your
mental
Details
from
story
Whatown
I visualize
picture.
The lights of the yacht
Rainsford is surrounded
disappear and Rainsford
is left in the water.

by black water and dark

sky. Its a scary, pitchblack scene with the
sounds of Rainsford
splashing in the water.

Context Clues
Use context clues to help you figure out

the approximate meaning of an unfamiliar

word.
Look at the words, phrases, and sentences

that surround the unfamiliar word. These

surroundings are the context. Look for
words or details that might describe or
rename the word.
Once you find clue words, create a