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Epilogue Manuscript Good explanation of the last two chapters. And the climax is ????? Hope you enjoyed the novel! Mrs. M
 * FINISH THE PLOT LINE - ADD TWO OR THREE EVENTS FOR THE MANUSCRIPT AND THE EPILOGUE!
 * IDENTIFY THE EVENT THAT YOU THINK IS THE CLIMAX!
 * DUE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15.
 * Sir Thomas Legge and Maine, an investigative worker, discuss the deaths of everyone on Indian Island. They can figure out who committed all the murders.
 * Maine found out that a man man named Isaac Morris made all the provisions and necessary arrangements.
 * It explains that Judge Wargrave was the killer.
 * It explains that he wanted to kill things even when he was young.
 * It explains that he teamed up with Dr. Amrstrong
 * It explains that he faked his death and committed suicide.

November 3, 2010 ** Setting ** Time and Place ** Chapter 1 ** · The characters arrive at Sticklehaven off the coast of Devon, intent on traveling to Indian Island, which has been in the news lately because it is surrounded by mystery. · The main characters wonder about the people they meet, and are excited at the chance to spend a week at this luxurious island.
 * Put a new line between assignments #3 and #4.
 * Put your answer ABOVE the previous assignment.
 * Copy this assignment to your page.
 * Add the date above this assignment.
 * Start a plot line. Identify the setting first.
 * Add two or three key events from each chapter that we have read - chapters 1-6 – reflecting on the rising action.
 * Identify each chapter and put the two or three events as complete sentences under the chapter number.
 * For example:

** Chapter 2 **

Two or three bulleted sentences explaining your events.


 * Keep adding two or three events per chapter to your plot line as chapters are assigned. Do not go beyond Chapter 14 as some students have not finished reading those chapters.
 * Write these events under assignment #4, highlighting the chapters and adding bulleted sentences for the events.

Setting Indian Island in the early 20th century. Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6
 * All the characters get an invitation to Indian Island.
 * They all except the offer.
 * They travel to Sticklehaven to board a boat bringing them to Indian Island.
 * Everyone arrives at Indian Island.
 * They introduced themselves.
 * Each character found a poem that will foreshadow everyone's death.
 * The author starts to give us their backround.
 * They eat dinner together.
 * After dinner an unknown voice yells accusations at the characters.
 * The accusations hint to what all the characters are hiding.
 * All the characters discuss their accusation but, Emily Brent refused to talk about it.
 * They figure out that if you put Mr. Owen's first initials and his last name together it says "Unknown."
 * They came to the conclusion that Mr. Owen is a dangerous, homicidal lunatic.
 * Some of the characters stay up late because they could not sleep after the voice that announced the accusations.
 * Anthony Marstons then chokes on his whiskey and dies.
 * They don't believe he choked, they believe he did from cyanide poisoning.
 * Everyone was in bed when Mr. Rogers noticed one of the China dolls was gone.
 * Dr. Armstrong is woken up to the voice of Mr. Rogers telling him his wife won't wake up.
 * Dr. Armstrong declares her dead.
 * Mr. Rogers sees that another China doll is missing.

Adam- You've got the main events! Watch for spelling errors (did for died, poisining for poisoning). You can continue posting chapter summaries through chapter 16. Mrs. M

Chapter 7 chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16
 * Emily Brent explains her accusation to Vera Claythorne.
 * Dr. Armstrong and Philip Lombard agree that because Anthony Marston and Mrs. Rogers died they did not commit suicide.
 * Dr. Armstrong, Philip Lombard and Mr. Blore search the island for a murderer.
 * Blore grows suspicious of Lombard because he has a revolver with him.
 * They search the island and find nothing and figure out there is no one else on the island except the people at the house.
 * Everyone assembles for lunch and find out General Macarthur has died.
 * Blore accuses Dr. Armstrong for accidentally killing Mrs. Rogers.
 * Judge Wargrave comes to the conclusion that the killer is one of the characters on the island.
 * All the characters are asking around to see if they believe the killer is one of them.
 * Miss Brent wrote in her diary that she believes the killer is Beatrice Taylor.
 * Rogers announces that the bathroom curtain is gone.
 * To prevent any "Indian Tricks," Rogers locks the door going into the dining room.
 * Lombard wakes Blore up saying that rogers is missing.
 * Vera sees that there are now only six China dolls on the table.
 * They found Roger's dead body in a wash house across the yard. He had been hit on the head with a large chopper.
 * Vera acts odd and is looking for a bee hive.
 * Emily Brent feels giddy so she wants to sit it out. Then she hears the buzzing of a bee and knows someone is behind her. She then feels a prick as of one from a bee.
 * She is found dead in the living room.
 * They find out it is poison. The same poison missing from Dr. Armstrong's belongings.
 * They take anything that could be fatal belonging to Dr. Armstrong. They also want to take Lombard's revolver but, it is not in his bedside drawer.
 * All five remaining characters sit huddled in a room together.
 * Vera Claythorne went to her room and thought a wet clammy hand touched her and she screamed.
 * They ran up to see what happened and notice Judge Wargrave was not behind them.
 * They go downstairs and find him dead dressed up like a judge.
 * They placed Judge Wargrave in his bed.
 * Lombard finds the revolver in his drawer.
 * Blore hears someone walking through the house.
 * He figures it is Armstrong and gets Lombard to come with him to chase him.
 * They did not catch him and declare he has disappeared.
 * They see one more China doll is missing
 * They go to the highest point of the island to try heliographing.
 * They like being in the open and do not want to go back to the house.
 * Blore gets hungry and goes to the house.
 * He does not come back.
 * her is found dead with his head smashed by a clock.
 * They also find Dr. Armstrong's dead body.
 * Vera Claythorne tricks Lombard and takes the gun out of his pocket.
 * Lombard tries to get it back forcefully but she shoots him throught the heart. She then goes to her room to get some rest but finds a place ready for her to hang herself.
 * She does this.
 * And then there were none.

10/25/20

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 2. Justice Wargrave was invited to Indian Island by Constance Culmington who was an old friend of Justice Wargrave. =====

Mrs. M
Example: · ** Vera Claythorne ** Sentence #1 about Vera Claythorne Sentence #2 about Vera Claythorne
 * Add the date at the top of your page.
 * Add your answers to the TOP of your page under the date.
 * Choose five characters from the story,
 * Write two sentences telling what you know about him or her.
 * ** BOLD ** the character's name and write your sentences about that character right underneath his or her name.

October 21, 2010


 * Put a line above Assignment #1; assignment #2 will go above assignment #1.
 * Read chapter two.
 * Choose one of the following: suspense or foreshadowing.
 * With your small group, find four examples of suspense OR foreshadowing in chapter two.
 * Each member of your group must write on his or her WIKI page the exact wording from the book - that means type the sentences exactly as they are written.
 * Then, in a well-written paragraph, explain why these sentences clearly show either suspense or foreshadowing.
 * Read chapter three for Monday, October 25.

One example of foreshadowing i found in the second chapter of __And Then There Were None__ was the poem, on page 31, that read,

"Ten little Indian boys went out to dine; One cooked himself and then there were nine.

Nine little Indian boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight.

Eight little Indian boys traveling in Devon; One said he'd stay there and then there were seven.

Seven little Indian boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in halves and then there were six.

Six little Indian boys played with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five.

Five little Indian boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and four.

Four little Indian boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three.

Three little Indian boys walking in the zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two.

Two little Indian boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one.

One little Indian boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself and then there were none"

This is an example of foreshadowing because this might happen to all the characters at Indian Island later in the book. In that case, this might explain the death or disappearance of the character.

A second example of foreshadowing is when Vera Claythorne is talking to herself, on page 32, about an incident when someone drown. She said, "Drowned-drowned-drowned.... No, she wouldn't remember.... She would not think of it! All that was over...." This is an example of foreshadowing because maybe later in the book it explains what happened with the drowning incident that she is speaking of.

A third example of foreshadowing is on page 38, when Emily Brent is reading from the Bible. It read, "The heathen are sunk down into the pit that they made: and the net which they hid is their own foot taken. The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. The wicked shall be turned into hell." This is an example of foreshadowing because is is saying that all the people will die, and as the title says there will be none at the end.

One last example of foreshadowing I found in chapter two, was on page 21. Here General Macarthur, a tall soldierly man, says, "Good-looking fellow. Somethings just a little wrong about him..." He is talking about Philip Lombard. This is an example of foreshadowing because he is saying that Philip Lombard seems suspicious. If anything happens later in the book I would guess General Macarthur would look to Philip Lombard as a reason to the problem.

Adam - Great answers! Good group work! Mrs. M

October 19, 2010
 * = how does a mystery novel differ from a narrative? =
 * = how might the title be a clue to the story? =

A narrative is a written novel that tells a story. It has characters, settings, plots and solutions in the end. A mystery novel is a story, with a beginning, middle and end, that gets the reader involved by describing the story and making the reader infer and predict what is going to happen next. A mystery novel is going to keep the reader guessing until the climax of the story.

The title, __And Then There Were None__, gives us a clue to what is going to happen in this story because the story starts with ten characters. I predict that something is going to happen to each character and we try to figure out what it is. I predict that one by one something is going to happen to each character or one by one they are going to leave Indian Island. I am hoping this is going to be a good book. I like mysteries because they keep me interested.

Adam - Hope since you like mysteries, this will be a good one. Former students have commented that it's a favorite! Don't forget to link this page to the 'here' page as well as the home page. Mrs. M