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=And Then There Were None by: Grace Schelble=

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December 6, 2009


 * Setting: __And Then There Were None__ takes place on an island off the cost of Devon, England called Indian Island. This book seems to take place during the late 1900s.

****Chapter 1:** •Most of the main characters are introduced and described. •The characters are going to the island on trains and cars. •The letters inviting the characters to Indian Island are read.

•After the characters arrive in Devon and are introduced to each other, they take taxis to get to a boat to take them to Indian Island. •Every one finally arrives to the Island and are greeted by Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, who inform them they will be having dinner together. •Vera Claythorne notices the poem in her room about ten little indians.
 * Chapter 2:**

•During dinner, an intercom announced that each of the guests had killed someone. •The quests are disturbed by the accusations that mysterious voice had made. •Mr. Davis explains that his real name is Mr. Blore and claims he was sent their to protect Mrs. Owen's valuables.
 * Chapter 3:

****Chapter 4:** •Some of the guests explain their side of the murder stories. •Mr. Rogers told the guests that Mr. Owen gave him the orders to turn on the recording. •Anthony Marston took a sip of his drink and "choked on it".

•Dr. Armstrong declared Marston dead and said his drink was poisoned. •The guests conclude that he was the one who poisoned his drink as an act of suicide. •Everyone discusses leaving the Island the next day on a boat that would come in the next morning.
 * Chapter 5:

****Chapter 6:** •Dr. Armstrong dreamed about operating on Emily Brent and killing her. •After breakfast, Dr. Armstrong announced that Mrs. Rogers had died in her sleep. •The guests noticed that the their were only 9 indian figurines on the table instead of the original 10.

•**Emily and Vera went to look for the boat, which did not come. •Emily Brent explained to Vera Claythorne her side of the murder of Beatrice Taylor. •Armstrong, Blore, and Lombard discuss searching the entire island.
 * Chapter 7:

•Armstrong, Blore, and Lombard searched the whole island and found no trace of people or anything suspicious. •Lombard left to get a rope to check the side of the cliffs for caves. •The guests search the entire house and find nothing different about it.
 * Chapter 8:

****Chapter 9:** •Lombard tells everyone why he brought a gun and about the jewish man, Morris, who offered him money to come to the island. •General Macarthur was found dead, and supposedly was hit on the back of the head with an object. •Wargrave tells everyone that the killer must be one of them, and all the guests discuss the possibilities, eliminating no one who is alive.

•Some of the guests discusses who they think the killer is with each other. •Emily Brent writes in her journal the Beatrice Taylor is the killer and thinks she is going mad. •Everyone went to bed with their doors locked. ** •After Mr. Rogers seems to be missing, the guests find him dead with a gash in the back of his head from an axe. ** •Vera Claythorne goes crazy and says things about bee hives that make the other guests suspicious. •Everyone seems to notice how unusually calm Emily Brent is, which makes them suspicious.
 * Chapter 10:
 * Chapter 11:

•All of the guests call for a group meeting to discuss the situation. •After waiting for Emily Brent to show up to the meeting, they find her dead from poison injected by a needle. •The guests lock up all of the medication and tools that could be deadly and cannot find Lombard's gun. **
 * Chapter 12:

•Vera Claythorne went to her room and was freaked out because seaweed, which was hanging from the ceiling touched her. •Wargrave was found dead with Emily Brent's wool on his head and the missing curtain around his body, which made him look like a judge.
 * Chapter 13:**

•Everyone eats only canned tongue. •Lombard finds the missing gun back in his bedside drawer. •Blore hears a noise in the hallway and discovers that Dr. Armstrong is missing.
 * Chapter 14:**

•The only three remaining are Blore, Lombard, and Claythorne. •When Blore goes back to the house he is killed by a bear clock that was dropped on his head. •Armstrong was found dead at the bottom of the cliff.
 * Chapter 15:

****Chapter 16:** •Vera and Lombard are the only two left on the island so they both think each other are the killer. •Vera shoots Lombard and heads back to the house. •Vera remembers the ending to the poem and hangs herself in her room from the hook on her ceiling.

•Detectives come to the island and find all ten guests dead. •They are baffled by the case and go over all the information they know.
 * Epilogue:

****Manuscript:** •Wargrave leaves a letter behind explaining that he was the killer and why he killed everyone. •Every death is explained in the letter. •Wargrave writes that he will shoot himself to make it seem like he was killed and drop the letter into a see in a bottle. Good summary! Mrs. M Time and Place Two or three bulleted phrases explaining your events.
 * Assignment #4: Chapters 1-6**
 * 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 - to reflect the rising action.
 * Identify each chapter and put the two or three events as bullet points under the chapter number.
 * For example:
 * Setting**
 * Chapter 1**

Two or three bulleted phrases explaining your events.
 * Chapter 2**

December 3, 2009

Philip Lombard is a captain who was offered money from Isaac Morris to go to Indian Island. When asked about the Owens, the owners of Indian Island, he ignored the subject and pretended to Swat a bee of of Vera Claythorn's arm.
 * Philip Lombard:**

Constance Culmington is a women who is wealthy traveler who is one with nature. She has been writing to Justice Wargrave.
 * Constance Culmington:**

Emily Brent is a persnickety, sixty-five year old women. Her father was a colonel. She is very proper and doesn't appreciate when others aren't.
 * Emily Brent:**

Dr. Armstrong is an old doctor with a temper. He was invited to Indian Island for quite a vague reason. He is known for con n ing wealthy women about their health.
 * Dr. Armstrong:**

Mr. Blore lived at Indian Island when he was younger. He had a list of all the names of people who would be joining him at the Island and uses the fake name Mr. Davis. He also acts as though he is from South America and claims he was sent to keep an eye on the other guests at Indian Island.
 * Mr. Blore:**

Nice work. You elaborated on each character rather than just writing the minimum. Shows good effort on your part! Mrs. M Assignment #3: Chapter 3
 * Put a new line between assignment #2 and #3,
 * Copy the assignment to your page.
 * 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.

December 2, 2009

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 * Assignment #2 (to be done in class on Wednesday, December 2)
 * Put a line between Assignment #1 and Assignment #2.
 * Read chapter two.
 * On your student page ABOVE assignment #1, choose one of the following: suspense or foreshadowing.
 * Find four examples of suspense OR foreshadowing in chapter two.
 * Write the exact wording from the book - that means type the sentences exactly as they are written.
 * In a well-written paragraph, explain why these sentences clearly show either suspense or foreshadowing.

"One little Indian boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself and then there were none."
 * Foreshadowing Examples:**

"No, she wouldn't remember....She would not think of it! All that was over...."

"Good thing, perhaps, that one can't foresee the future...."

"Funny place to meet him...here---out of the world."

These quotes are all examples of foreshadowing because they state ideas or clues that may be helpful towards the end of the book. "No, she wouldn't remember....She would not think of it! All that was over....", describes a moment from Vera Claythorn's past that seems important about her. This could lead to a surprising fact about her that could explain her past or lead to something important in the story. "One little Indian boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself and then there were none", shows foreshadowing because it says and then their were none in the poem. Not only is this the title but it gives a clue that something or someone will disappear or die. "Good thing, perhaps, that one can't foresee the future....",is saying that something is going to happen in the future that may not be pleasant to someone or a group of people. If it is good not to see the future then it sounds like something bad will happen. "Funny place to meet him...here---out of the world.",tells you that people know each other in the story. It also seems like they expected to never see each other again and may not want to see each other.

Good improvements, Grace. Be careful of spelling mistakes and punctuation errors. Mrs. M

Grace- Your quotes are good examples of foreshadowing in the story. However, you need one paragraph explaining how foreshadowing works and how each of these quotes lends support. Once you put your ideas into a paragraph, you won't be repetitive with the beginnings of each of the sentences. Keep working on this to develop ONE paragraph. When using pronouns, make sure it is clear that each pronoun refers to the right character. Good job of creating pages and linking them; is there a link to the Student Pages or to the page with the prompts? Mrs. M

November 30, 2009

Before reading Chapter 1, consider the following:

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

===Assignment: Add a new page. Create a link from your page to the student pages. On your new page, answer the two questions above in one solid paragraph. In the second paragraph, make one prediction - something that you think might happen or something that you might expect about a character in the story.===

A mystery is different from a narrative because a mystery consists of clues and red herrings. A mystery is usually filled with more suspense and leaves a reader wondering what's going to happen until the end of the story. The title "And Then There Were None" makes me think that this story may be about kidnapping or something stolen. It sounds like a group of people will disappear or items will be stolen one by one.
 * =** how does a mystery novel differ from a narrative? **=
 * =** how might the title be a clue to the story? **=

Prediction: I think that many or all of the main characters in this book will either die or disappear. I have no idea why or who is killing them yet. This book seems very interesting and I am very excited to read this book because many people have said they loved it.

Grace- Good job of explaining the differences between the two genres. Suspense is definitely a key to mystery stories and helps keep the reader interested. Mrs. M

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