Read and review all information on this page. Be sure to take careful notes; your notes will be helpful for the final exam!
Then proceed to the next story tab:
Edgar Allan Poe: "Cask of Amontillado"
Stephen King: "The Reapers Image"
Shirley Jackson: "The Lottery"
Click on the book cover to read "The Most Dangerous Game."
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Which of the following terms means to imply, involve or indicate by inference, to express indirectly?
Richard Edward Connell, Jr. was an American author and journalist, best known for his short story "The Most Dangerous Game." Connell was one of the best-known American short story writers of his time and his stories appeared in the Saturday Evening Post and Collier's Weekly. Connell had equal success as a journalist and screenwriter. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1942 for best original story for the film Meet John Doe.
Click on the picture of Richard Connel to read more detail of his biography.
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Use these tools to review the Six Traits uses and application. Ideas and explainations are included.
In what year was "The Most Dangerous Game" published?
Click to view and print off the vocabulary work sheet for "The Most Dangerous Game."
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