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12/9/09

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**

__Chapter 1__
 * Plot Line**:
 * The victims are on the train and going to Indian Island.
 * They are all confused about why they are going - the messages about that are very cryptic.
 * Only Mr. Blore knows the people that are coming to Indian Island.

__Chapter 2__
 * The guests all arrive at Indian Island and are surprised to find that there are more people there.
 * They start to enjoy themselves and relax.
 * Nobody knows who the Owens are but are still exited to be at the island

__Chapter 3__
 * The guests start to explore the island.
 * They find out that each one of them was convicted of murder, in a sense.
 * They realize that there is no Mr. or Mrs. Owens - it is just a trick.

__Chapter 4__
 * They start to admit to what the creepy voice on the record was.
 * They realize that they were all brought to the island for a reason.
 * Tony Marston chokes on his drink and passes out.

__Chapter 5__
 * They find that Tony is dead.
 * They realize that he was poisoned by a strange chemical.
 * Most are certain it was suicide but others are not.
 * When Mr. Roberts goes up to bed, there are only nine Indian figurines on the coffee table.

__Chapter 6__
 * Mrs. Roberts died in her sleep.
 * There are only eight Indians on the table.
 * Everyone suspects now thinks that it is murder, not suicide.

__Chapter 7__
 * Dr. Armstrong figures out what is going on and that the killer is sticking to the poem of the Indian boys.
 * Vera goes and chats to General Macarthur and finds that he is not right in the head.

__Chapter 8__
 * Dr. Armstrong, Mr. Blore, and Phillip Lombard all search the island to see if there is any place the killer could have hidden.
 * They realize that there is no one on the island but there eight selves.

__Chapter 9__
 * The men find that the killer is one of the once ten "guests" brought to Indian Island.
 * General Macarthur was killed by a well placed blow to the back of the head.
 * Justice Wargrave holds a meeting that discusses who could be the killer, but each one of them have an equal chance of being the killer.
 * There are only seven Indians left on the table.

__Chapter 10__
 * Each of the guests say which one of them they think is the killer.
 * Both the curtain from the bathroom and Emily Brent's gray yarn has been stolen.

__Chapter 11__
 * Some of the men wake up early and find that Mr. Rogers is not there.
 * They find him in the back of the house, dead by an axe blow to the head.
 * Vera finds that Emily is far to calm for a murder victim to be. She starts to suspect her.
 * There are only six Indians left on the table.

__Chapter 12__
 * Emily was killed; a syringe filled with a harmful poison was inserted after a bee was placed in the room.
 * There are only five china figures left on the table.

__Chapter 13__
 * Vera walked into her room and a "clammy hand" clamped around her neck; It was only seaweed.
 * All the men rushed upstairs and when they came back down Justice Wargrave was dead.
 * There are only four more china figures left on the table.

__Chapter 14__
 * The victims (Claythorne, Blore, and Lombard) are thinking about how they won't be the next one taken.
 * Armstrong disappears off the island.
 * There are only three more Indians left on the table.

__Chapter 15__
 * The guests wake up after a long night and try to send SOS signals to the mainland.
 * They go out to explore and see if anyone has answered there signals.
 * They find Armstrong on a rock, washed up by the sea, dead.

__Chapter 16__
 * Vera and Phillip hear a scream and run to find that Blore has been crushed by the clock shaped like a bear that was in Vera's room.
 * They go back to the sea to move Armstrong's body.
 * Vera grabs Phillip's gun, shoots him, then hangs herself.

__Epilogue__
 * The police officers are trying to figure out who killed each person.
 * They start to suspect everyone, but they all have an alibi.

__Manuscript__
 * The killer states why he or she killed each of the people - they were untouchable by law.
 * He or she tells how he or she was able to kill each of the people.
 * The killer signs the manuscript with a "Lawrence Wargrave"

Good summaries. You mentioned many key points which will help when you start your plot line. Mrs. M

12/3/09

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.


 * Vera Claythorne** - I've found out that she was coming to the island to be the secretary for Mrs. Owens and that she desperately needs a job to stay alive. I have also learned that she was a nanny for a young boy named Cyril but he drowned in the sea when she was supposed to be watching out for him and she feels incredibly guilty about his death.


 * Emily Brent** - I have learned that she is a very uppity woman who likes things proper and modest. She was accused of killing Beatrice Taylor, even though she swears that she had nothing to do with the death of the young woman. She is very faithful and thinks that the girl died because it was God's will.


 * Mrs. Roberts** - I have been informed that she is terrified of why she is at this island with no "master" to take duties from, and she was told to play the record when the coffee was being passed out, but she didn't know what was on it until it was being played. She was accused of murder for her former boss, even though she says that the woman died of natural causes.


 * Mr. Roberts** - I've learned that he was said to have murdered his former boss along with his wife, but he says that he did not. He is very defensive of what others say that he does, and appears to love his wife very much.

Good descriptions of the five characters. Are the butler's and the maid's last name 'Roberts' ? Still not linked correctly? Mrs. M
 * Dr. Armstrong** - He appears to be a very accomplished doctor, and very handy on the island. He was accused of having killed one of his patients but he says that it was an accident-a mistake on the operating table. He seems a little bit nervous when he says so, so I am obliged to think that this man is lying.

12/2/09


 * 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.

I choose to write about foreshadowing.

Example 1 - "Ten little Indian boys went out to dine; one choked his little self and then there were nine... ...One little Indian boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself and then there were none." I think this example foreshadows the fate of the ten guests that were invited to Indian Island, and one by one they are going to die, and disappear, and the guests are going to have to figure who's doing it, but then the one they suspected gets killed, and then it continues until there is nobody left.

Example 2 - "Drowned....Found drowned....Drowned at sea....Drowned-drowned-drowned.... No, she wouldn't remember.... She would NOT think of it! All that was over.... " I am obliged to believe that this foreshadows the coming doom of the guests of the Owen's, how they will be killed. And how all of them seem to have a guilty conscience - I think that the reason they have such a conscience is about to come out really soon.

Example 3 - "A little shiver went down Vera's back. What on Earth was the woman afraid of?" I am pretty sure that this foreshadows what is going to happen in the next chapter - we'll find out real soon what exactly this woman seems so terrified of.

Example 4 - "In her bedroom, Emily Brent, dressed in black silk ready for dinner was reading the Bible. I believe this foreshadows how she might hope how she is going to get to heaven - she's going to die soon.

Molly- Good start! Revise by putting all the examples together and then weaving the ideas into a paragraph. Again try to vary the beginnings of the sentences (I think), which will probably happen when you write your response in one paragraph. Also look for run-ons - especially in Example 1.

Is there a link to Student Pages? There should be.

Mrs. M

12/2/09
 * = how does a mystery novel differ from a narrative? =
 * = how might the title be a clue to the story? =

The difference between a narrative and a mystery is that a mystery really keeps you thinking through the entire story, and you really have to watch for detail and other things that you might not normally think of. You have to nitpick every sentence, find hidden meanings, detect red herrings, think ahead. Reading a mystery is much more complicated then reading a simple narrative. I think the title might give a clue to the story by hinting that it might be a murder mystery. I think there's a serial killer who looks for the same type of person, and then murders them, until there are none left.

Molly- Pretty good ideas. Your paragraph is solid; I especially like the way you phrased the second sentence. One suggestion: Start a new paragraph when responding to each question and vary the beginning of each sentence (I think).

Mrs. M