Groups finished presenting our plot point posters today, and we had a healthy debate as to what the climax of Most Dangerous Game actually is. Here's what we came up with: The climax of "The Most Dangerous Game" is...drum rolls please...the...yes, that's right...the.... Okay, wait a second--what's the definition of climax again?
Here's two: 1) the highest emotional peak of the story; the point where the crisis (rising action) comes to a head.
2) The turning point of the story; the "point of no return"; the place in the story where the protagonist wins or loses it all, or experiences the big change.
Thus, what's the climax? And to this question, the response is...it all depends on what definition of the word "climax" you're using...
One can debate whether the climax occurs when Rainsford leaps off the ledge of the rocky cliff or when he challenges Zaroff to a sword fight. The point is not whether you have a mathematically certain right answer, but whether you can defend your assertion by the definitions and by the text.
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Here's two: 1) the highest emotional peak of the story; the point where the crisis (rising action) comes to a head.
2) The turning point of the story; the "point of no return"; the place in the story where the protagonist wins or loses it all, or experiences the big change.
Thus, what's the climax? And to this question, the response is...it all depends on what definition of the word "climax" you're using...
One can debate whether the climax occurs when Rainsford leaps off the ledge of the rocky cliff or when he challenges Zaroff to a sword fight. The point is not whether you have a mathematically certain right answer, but whether you can defend your assertion by the definitions and by the text.
ASSIGNMENTS
Continue having daily contact with the prefixes, suffixes and roots from our word lists we're on list 3)
Sentences are due on Thursday
Quiz on Friday
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If you have one, bring your smart device for classroom use for Wednesday, September 12.