The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe s1

Elements of Fiction “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell Plot: In five sentences, write the plot of the story. What happens in the story?

Setting: Where and when does the story take place?

Character: a. Who is the protagonist of the story? What kind of journey is he/she on?

b. Who is the antagonist of the story? What kind of obstacle does he/she pose to the antagonist?

Point-of-view: In what point of view is the story written? Write a passage from the text that reveals the point of view:

Conflict: Give an example of each of the following kinds of conflict from the story: a. Human v. Nature: b. Human v. Human c. Human v. Society d. Human v. Self

Theme: a. What topics or ideas is the story about? b. What does the author seem to be saying about those subjects? Defining Characterization

Characterization is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

Characterization is revealed through direct characterization and indirect characterization.

Direct Characterization tells the audience what the personality of the character is.

Example: “The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.”

Explanation: The author is directly telling the audience the personality of these two children. The boy is “patient” and the girl is “quiet.”

Indirect Characterization shows things that reveal the personality of a character. There are five different methods of indirect characterization:

Speech What does the character say? How does the character speak?

Thoughts What is revealed through the character’s private thoughts and feelings?

Effect on How do other characters feel or behave in reaction to the character? others What is revealed through the character’s effect on other people?

Actions What does the character do? How does the character behave?

Appearance What does the character look like? How does the character dress?

TIP: Use the mnemonic device of STEAL to remember the five types of indirect characterization

from http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson800/Characterization.pdf Sainger Rainsford in “The Most Dangerous Game”

Passage Page What inferences can you number make about what kind of person Rainsford is based on this passage?

Speech

Thoughts

Effect on others

Actions

Appearance

Overall, what kind of person is Rainsford? What words best describe him? General Zaroff in “The Most Dangerous Game”

Passage Page What inferences can you number make about what kind of person General Zaroff is based on this passage?

Speech

Thoughts

Effect on others

Actions

Appearance

Overall, what kind of person is General Zaroff? What words best describe him? Give an example of a flat character in “The Most Dangerous Game.”

Give an example of a round character in “The Most Dangerous Game.”

Give an example of a static character in “The Most Dangerous Game.”

Give an example of a dynamic character in “The Most Dangerous Game.”

What is the big question Rainsford has to decide in the story?

How does he decide it?

How do you know?