Agenda 98 Warmup Take out your grammar homework
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Agenda 9/8 • Warm-up • Take out your grammar homework • Grammar Quiz – Friday • Short Answer/Constructed Response Notes • Group Activity – Short Answer/Constructed Response • Reminders: • “The Most Dangerous Game” Test – Wednesday/Thursday • Short Story Booklet due Wednesday/Thursday
“The Most Dangerous Game” Short Answer Practice
Short Answers / Constructed Responses • An analytical response to a reading selection or a paired passage • Variety of reading selections: • • Short story (fiction) Poem Nonfiction Play excerpt
Organizational Structure TEA T – Thesis: a single sentence that expresses your answer / controlling idea E – Evidence: use textual evidence to support your answer A – Analysis: explain what is the significance of your answer to the text? How does it impact or affect the reading selection?
How does Connell’s point of view enhance the story? Support your answer with evidence from the text. T – Thesis In “The Most Dangerous Game, ” Connell uses third person limited point of view to allow the reader to connect more deeply with Rainsford and worry about his safety. E – Evidence: Third person limited provides the reader insight into Rainsford’s thoughts and feelings. In the short story, Rainsford’s fear and horror become three dimensional when his thoughts are shared: “the general was playing with him … the Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. Then it was that Rainsford knew the true meaning of terror. ” *Provide textual evidence that supports your answer. A – Analysis *What is the significance of your answer to the text? *How does this impact or affect the reading selection? Connell’s decision to write the story with third person limited narration allows the reader to deeply connect with one character specifically. The reader understands Rainsford’s thoughts and feelings during the hunt, which helps to make him a more believable character. His fear becomes our fear as we read his innermost thoughts, and we hold our breath alongside him and root for his survival.
Embedding Text Evidence • We don’t want to “chunk” the evidence at the bottom of our answers. • We want to incorporate the quote within a sentence of our own words. NO: Rainsford must confront a shocking truth. “The “ Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. Then it was that Rainsford knew the true meaning of terror. ” YES: When Rainsford realizes that he is playing the role of “mouse” in the hunting game while Zaroff is “the cat, ” he finally understands “the true meaning of terror. ”
Group 1 • How does Richard Connell use irony to develop the character of Rainsford? Use textual evidence to support your answer.
Group 2 • Explain whether or not General Zaroff is justified in his actions. Use textual evidence to support your answer.
Group 3 • In “The Most Dangerous Game, ” what is one significant internal change that Rainsford experiences due to his stay on Ship Trap Island? Use textual evidence to support your answer.
Group 4 • What message do you think the author is trying to convey? Use textual evidence to support your answer.
In “The Most Dangerous Game, ” what is one significant internal change that Rainsford experiences due to his stay on Ship Trap Island? Use textual evidence to support your answer. In Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game”, Rainsford experiences a significant internal transformation when he learns to empathize with the fear of hunted animals. Before arriving at Ship Trap Island, Rainsford does not believe hunted animals have any awareness, “Bah! They’ve no understanding. ” But after being hunted by Zaroff, his perspective shifts: “Rainsford knew now how an animal at bay feels. ” After his stay on this eerie island, Rainsford directly realizes that the hunted do indeed experience a keen and comprehending terror.
T – Thesis E – Evidence: *Provide textual evidence that supports your answer. A – Analysis *What is the significance of your answer to the text? *How does this impact or affect the reading selection?
