“The Most Dangerous Game” Story Board Premise: You are a TV director and you have stumbled upon this new story that you think will make a great new TV series. Task: Offer the parts of the “The Most Dangerous Game” in a presentation format to your CEO to try and “sell” the idea. The presentation needs to include: 1. A plot diagram (exposition, conflict, climax, and resolution). · Identify the plot elements & explain the action in the story. 2. Point of view (Who is telling the story?) 3. Character analysis: Ivan, Rainsford & Zaroff · Provide textual evidence & an explanation (5 sentences/character) 4. Setting & mood: examine how the setting creates the mood. · Provide textual evidence & an explanation 5. Theme statement.  · Explain the theme in at least 1 paragraph. 6. You must make a connection between the story and its relevancy to contemporary audiences.   · Explain the connection in at least 1 paragraph. Media: You may use PowerPoint, Wix.com (email address required), Animoto.com or another suitable Internet program with my approval. (Message me) If you use an Internet program to create your presentation, here is how to submit your work: Create a word document and include your name and a hyperlink to your presentation. Make sure that the completed presentation is “public” (if applicable.) Retelling Rubric Strong (The student is able to explain the function of the elements of narration, how they function in a story, and how they connect to each other to create meaning for the reader) Proficient (The student is able to explain the elements of narration and how they function in a story) Emerging (The student is able to identify elements of narration in a text) An examination of the story’s plot clearly shows the relationship between all of the elements of plot An explanation of how central conflict and resolution support a coherent, consistent series of events is evident. 15 points Identification of a central conflict and resolution are present but are not explained as integral parts of the plot. The story is explained as merely a series of events. 10 points Major plot elements are identified in a list but are missing from the explanation of plot. 7 points An explanation of point of view and how it affects the telling of a story is clearly articulated An identification of the story’s point of view, clear explanation of how that particular point of view affects the telling of the story and an examination of how the story may change if the point of view is changed are all clearly articulated. 10 points An identification and explanation of point of view is present, but the explanation of the how the story may change if the point of view is altered is not present. 8 points The point of view is identified, but an explanation of Point of view is not clear. 6 points The complexity of characters is explained using appropriate terminology related to the element of character. There is a clear explanation of characte ...

1. “The Most Dangerous Game”
Story Board
Premise: You are a TV director and you have stumbled upon
this new story that you think will make a great new TV series.
Task: Offer the parts of the “The Most Dangerous Game” in a
presentation format to your CEO to try and “sell” the idea.
The presentation needs to include:
1. A plot diagram (exposition, conflict, climax, and resolution).
· Identify the plot elements & explain the action in the story.
2. Point of view (Who is telling the story?)
3. Character analysis: Ivan, Rainsford & Zaroff
· Provide textual evidence & an explanation (5
sentences/character)
4. Setting & mood: examine how the setting creates the mood.
· Provide textual evidence & an explanation
5. Theme statement.
· Explain the theme in at least 1 paragraph.
6. You must make a connection between the story and its
relevancy to contemporary audiences.
· Explain the connection in at least 1 paragraph.
Media: You may use PowerPoint, Wix.com (email address
required), Animoto.com or another suitable Internet program
with my approval. (Message me)
If you use an Internet program to create your presentation, here
is how to submit your work:
Create a word document and include your name and a hyperlink
to your presentation. Make sure that the completed presentation
is “public” (if applicable.)

2. Retelling Rubric
Strong
(The student is able to explain the function of the elements of
narration, how they function in a story, and how they connect to
each other to create meaning for the reader)
Proficient
(The student is able to explain the elements of narration and
how they function in a story)
Emerging
(The student is able to identify elements of narration in a text)
An examination of the story’s plot clearly shows the
relationship between all of the elements of plot
An explanation of how central conflict and resolution support a
coherent, consistent series of events is evident.
15 points
Identification of a central conflict and resolution are present but
are not explained as integral parts of the plot. The story is
explained as merely a series of events.
10 points
Major plot elements are identified in a list but are missing from
the explanation of plot.
7 points
An explanation of point of view and how it affects the telling of
a story is clearly articulated

3. An identification of the story’s point of view, clear explanation
of how that particular point of view affects the telling of the
story and an examination of how the story may change if the
point of view is changed are all clearly articulated.
10 points
An identification and explanation of point of view is present,
but the explanation of the how the story may change if the point
of view is altered is not present.
8 points
The point of view is identified, but an explanation of Point of
view is not clear.
6 points
The complexity of characters is explained using appropriate
terminology related to the element of character.
There is a clear explanation of character traits and how detail,
description, and dialogue develop complex characters in the
story. Additionally, there is a clear explanation of how other
elements of narration influence character development in the
story.
An explanation of character traits, character development, and
relationship between characters is articulated, but an
explanation of how other elements of narration influence
character development is not developed.
Characters traits are listed but the development of those traits
are not explained through meaningful details, descriptions, or
dialogue.
The story’s setting is defined, and an examination of the setting
reveals how imagery words help to create the setting.

4. There is a clear explanation of the story’s setting and
explanation of how imagery words help to create the setting.
Additionally, an explanation of how setting contributes to the
tone/mood of the story is fully developed.
The story’s setting is identified and an explanation of how
imagery words help to create the setting is clearly articulated,
but how setting contributes to the mood and tone of the story is
not present or is lacking in explanation.
The setting of the story is identified, but an explanation of the
role it plays within the story is not addressed.
A definite theme is described.
The student clearly articulates the theme and explains how two
or more elements of narration (setting, conflict, plot, point of
view, character) work together to reveal the theme.
The student states the essence of the theme but can provide only
isolated examples of support using the elements of narration.
The student provides a weak or inaccurate statement of theme.
There is little or no text support to show how the elements of
narration reveal theme.