The Man from the South

Despite expressing disgust, both the Narrator and the English Girl in the bathing suit allow the competition to proceed, with the narrator even serving as referee. Why do you think they allow the competition to proceed?

Direct vs. Indirect Characterization

Based on what you learned on Friday, define the difference between direct and indirect characterization.

How do we find out about characters?

Think back to "Most Dangerous Game"- how do we find out about what type of person Zaroff is? How does the author provide us with the information that he is a sinister, sophisticated character?

Paintball

The wikpedia article on "Most Dangerous Game" states:

In 1976, Hayes Noel, a stock trader, Bob Gurnsey, and author Charles Gaines were discussing Gaines' recent trip to Africa and his experiences hunting buffalo. Inspired in part by The Most Dangerous Game, they created paintball."

How do you think that "Most Dangerous Game" inspired Paintball?

Any difference?

By the end of the short story do you think that Rainsford is any different than Zaroff? Explain your answer.

Do you think....

Early in the story one fo the characters says, "The world is made up two classes- the hunters and the huntees." Do you agree with that? Explain your reasoning.

What type of prey?

General Zaroff complains that he is growing bored with hunting humans and that they haven't presented a challenge. What qualities would a person have that would make them a challenge to General Zaroff?

Characterization

Based on how General Zaroff is described, what kind of person would you say he was?

Make a prediction

Rainsford and Whitney here three shots fired in the darkness of the ocean. Where do you think they're coming from? What will they find there?

Most dangerous animal

What do you think the most difficult animal to hunt is? What would make it so difficult to catch/ kill?

Landlady - Climax or not?

Does the story, "The Landlady" have a climax or not? Give evidence to defend your answer.

Creepy situation

Reflect on a time where you had to sleep in a creepy place. What made it so weird? What eventually happened?

Landlady

What do you know about boarding houses- homes were people rent out a room in their house? What would it be like to rent a room in one of these places?

Hitichiker- Exposition, Climax, and Resolution

1. What do you think the climax of "The Hitchhiker" was? Explain why.

2. Open the following link , click on "Get Started"
a. Label the project "The Hitchhiker"
b. Change labels to "Exposition, Climax, Resolution"
c. Fill in these plot elements for the hitchker

Why?

Make an inference: why might the hitchhiker have manipulated the narrator into receiving a speeding ticket?

Exposition

What is exposition? What is the exposition in the story, "The Hitchhiker"?

Alex

The Hitchhiker

Today we will read a story called the "Hitchhiker". It is written by the same author who wrote "Lamb to the Slaughter", Roald Dahl. Make a prediction as to what the story is going to be about.