Description
Your students will love reading, studying, and analyzing the classic short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, a suspenseful tale that consistently captures attention and sparks debate.
In this thrilling story, students examine key literary elements such as irony, foreshadowing, suspense, mood, and theme, while also analyzing character motivations and practicing how to make inferences using context clues. Connell’s fast-paced plot and moral dilemmas make the text ideal for strengthening both comprehension and higher-level thinking skills.
This literary analysis lesson is structured with before-reading, during-reading, and after-reading activities to guide students through the text from start to finish. Students begin with an activating strategy and academic vocabulary instruction to build background knowledge and prepare for close reading. As they read, students respond to targeted questions that support comprehension and analysis, then extend their learning through a learning project menu that encourages creativity and deeper engagement with the story’s themes.
Complete answer keys are included to support instruction and assessment. Materials are provided in PDF format for easy printing, along with editable Word documents for student activities and a PowerPoint presentation for vocabulary instruction. This resource works well for middle school or high school ELA and is a strong addition to any unit focused on short stories, suspense, or classic literature.
