"The Most Dangerous Game" Digital Lesson Plan

Teaching Richard Connell’s famous story “The Most Dangerous Game”? Looking to help your students dig deeper into the text? Then “The Most Dangerous Game” Digital Lesson Plan is for you! Review literary devices, plot, characterization, conflict, and more.

A suspenseful story of cat-and-mouse, “The Most Dangerous Game” has long been a staple in English classes. Designed to help students close read for various literary devices, this resource can be used as a stand-alone lesson plan or as part of a short stories unit.

Perfect for 1:1 classrooms. Simply create a copy and upload into the LMS of your choice. Students type directly into colored boxes.

What’s included in “The Most Dangerous Game” Digital Lesson Plan:

• Suggested lesson plan with activities for pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading
• Vocabulary
• Literary terms review: review mood, simile, metaphor, point of view, protagonist, and antagonist
• Four key focus handouts
• Extension activities
• Full text with embedded questions
• Suggested answer key

Key Focus handouts:

• Plot: Answer reading comprehension questions and complete a plot diagram.
• Characterization: Determine if the passages are examples of direct or indirect characterization. Explain what each passage reveals about the character.
• Conflict: Review the four types of conflict and determine which is being used in each passage.
• Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt: Identify examples of figurative language and search the text for examples of various figurative language terms

Extension Activities:

• R.A.F.T Essay: Write a letter in a bottle detailing the events of the island
• Invention: Create an invention that Rainsford could have used to escape the island
• Ship Trap Island Map: Create a detailed map of the island.