the most dangerous game by richard connell introducing the story literary focus: foreshadowing...

The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell

Introducing the Story

Literary Focus: Foreshadowing

Reading Skills: Making Predictions

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The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell

There is a passion for hunting something deeply implanted in the human breast.

Charles Dickens (1812–1870)

The Most Dangerous Game Introducing the Story

This adventure story is set on Ship-Trap Island, a mysterious island inhabited by General Zaroff. Zaroff is a cultured but sinister Russian who hunts the most dangerous game in the world.

Russian takes refuge on a tropical island. Why is General Zaroff so far from home?

The Most Dangerous Game Introducing the Story

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Foreshadowing is the use of clues that hint at later events in the story. Foreshadowing

The Most Dangerous Game Literary Focus: Foreshadowing

• creates suspense

• makes you curious, even nervous, to know what happens next—it keeps you turning the pages

Foreshadowing: Clues and hints about what will happen later in the story

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• creates suspense

• makes you curious and want to read more

When you read a suspense-filled story, you make predictions about what is going to happen, often without even realizing it.

The Most Dangerous Game Reading Skills: Making Predictions

A prediction is a type of inference or a guess based on evidence. Predictions may be based on

• clues the writer puts in (Foreshadowing hints)

• your own experiences in life (“This happened to me before!”)

• your understanding of how stories work (“Of course the good guy will win. He always does!”)

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Prediction: a guess about what will happen based on evidence like:

• Author’s clues

• My life experience

• My knowledge of stories

The titles of stories and any illustrations can also provide clues about the story.

The Most Dangerous Game Reading Skills: Making Predictions

• What do you predict the title of this famous adventure story might mean?

• What do the illustrations hint at?

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