MES+ATTWN

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**I like the idea of paperless quizzes and it should make it much easier for the students to learn. My only concern is that they won't have a copy of their quizzes to study from.**
Richard Schultz

==== After reading chapter two, respond to the prompts below. Each of you must write the answers on your individual //And Then There Were None// reading page. ====


 * ==== Define the terms //**SUSPENSE**// and //**FORESHADOWING**.//  ====
 * ==== With your small group, find four examples of suspense. Write the examples as direct quotes on your WIKI page. Add the page number.  ====
 * ==== With your small group, find four examples of foreshadowing. Write the examples as direct quotes on on your WIKI page. Add the page number.  ====
 * ==== In a well-written paragraph, explain why your group chose these examples based on the definitions of suspense and foreshadowing.  ====

==== PLEASE PUT //GROUP ASSIGNMENT #1 AT THE TOP OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL WIKI PAGE BEFORE STARTING THE ASSIGNMENT.//  ====

ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2.
Suspense- a feeling that something is about to happen; when something keeps you waiting for something; unrest Foreshadowing- to give a hint about what is going to happen

Four Examples of Suspense: 1. No one really knows or has seen the owner of the island. "I haven't seen my employer yet." (p.19) 2. The boat was parked in between rocks. "Fred Narracott shut off the engine, they nosed their way gently into a little natural inlet between rocks." (p. 27) 3. The owner is using different ways and names to get people to come. "...and his correspondent signed herself with a flourish his //ever Constance Culmington//." (p. 2) "//Yours sincerely, U.N.-//" (p. 8) "'I am empowered to hand you one hundred guineas in return for which you will travel to Sticklehaven, Devon.'" (p.6) 4. Mrs. Rogers looks frightened and ghostly, like she knows something is going to happen. "She looked like someone who walked in mortal fear..." (p. 29)

Four Examples of Foreshadowing: 1. The framed poem is seen by Vera Claythorne in her room. "Over it, in a gleaming chromium frame, was a big square of parchment - a poem. She stood in front of the fireplace, and read it. It was the old nursery rhyme that she remembered from her childhood days. '//Ten little Indian boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine...//'" (p. 30-31) 2. The boat-driver says that sometimes you can't get off or on the island because of wind. "Fred Narracott said cheerfully: 'Can't land on Indian Island when there's a southeasterly. Sometimes 'tis cut off for a week or more.'" (p. 27) 3. The old man on the train talks to Mr. Blore. "The old man stood in the doorway. He raised a solemn hand and blinked his bleary eyes. 'Watch and pray,' he said. 'Watch and pray. The day of judgement is very close at hand.'" (p. 15) 4. There's a wasp crawling up Vera's arm and in the poem it says one of the little Indian boys was killed by a wasp. "'There's a wasp crawling up your arm.'"(p. 20) "'//Six little Indian boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five.//'" (p. 31)

Our group chose these examples of suspense and foreshadowing because we agreed that they best fit the definitions of suspense and foreshadowing. Suspense is a feeling that something is about to happen, or something that has you sitting on the edge of your seat. Because of this, we decided that the passages we found really gave the best examples of suspense. First, when the characters are introduced, all of the them are signed differently, such as Una Nancy Owen, Constance Culmington, and U. N. When no one has seen or met the owner of the island, it gives an almost eery feeling, like no one knows what they are in for, what is going to come next. Next, when Fred Naracott parked the boat right by a cluster of rocks, it seemed like he might run into them and drown the boat. Finally, Mrs. Rogers looks ghostly and scared. This shows that she does not know what will happen next.

Foreshadowing means to give a hint of something that is going to eventually happen. When the old man on the train warns Mr. Blore that his "day of judgement is near," it is hinting at Mr. Blore may be soon to die. Next, when a wasp crawls up Vera's arm, it is most likely hinting at the future cause of her death. Then, the boat driver mentions that in bad weather the island is inaccessible for sometimes more than a week, giving a clue that this may very well happen in the future. Finally, the placement of the poem in the rooms seems like it is foreshadowing something because there are ten Indians in the poem and ten people on the island.

Maddie- Your group did a commendable job of choosing quotes and explaining them. Nice work! Mrs. M 12-9-11