The Most Dangerous Game Lesson Plan

Murder Ethics

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will be able to analyze the representation of violence and its ethics in "The Most Dangerous Game"

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6

Structure:

As a class, consider the following passage from the text:

"Hunting? Great Guns, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder." The general laughed with entire good nature. He regarded Rainsford quizzically. "I refuse to believe that so modern and civilized a young man as you seem to be harbors romantic ideas about the value of human life. Surely your experiences in the war--"

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