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Early 1900's, Indian Island, Devon, England. The guests of Indian Island are slowly dying one by one as a nursery rhyme sugests. The boat that allows access to the island does not show up and the people are trapped on the island. People are slowly dying, one by one. ****Climax** Vera Claythorne kills Lombard. Vera Claythorne hanged herself. The police try to find out who the murderer is and they do not find they right person. ****Resolution** Wargrave writes a message in a bottle explaining how the murder went down and why he wanted to do it.
 * 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**
 * Rising Action
 * Falling Action

- The guests are all on a train. - The guests all meet each other and are somewhat suspicious.
 * Chapter 1**

- The guests all go to the arrive at the island. - The guests learn about each other and become more comfortable at the home - The guests become suspiciouos about why they are at the island
 * Chapter 2**

- The record of the voice and the crimes goes off. - Mrs. Rogers faints.
 * Chapter 3

Chapter 4** - Anthony Marston dies. - One indian figure dissapears.

- The guests make the connection ** between the poem and the death. - The guests go to bed suspicious of the death and scared about what will happen to them.
 * Chapter 5

- Dr. Armstrong dreams about murdering Miss Brent. - Mrs. Rodgers dies just like the poem suggests. - Mr. Rogers is accused of killing Mrs. Rogers. - Mr. Rogers discovers the connection of the poem, the figures, and the deaths. ** - Claythorne and Brent discuss the crimes the guests have been accused. - Wargrave, Lombard, and Armstrong discuss how Mrs. Rogers died
 * Chapter 6
 * Chapter 7**

- Lombard, Wargrave, and Armstrong go searching for the killer o the island. - MacArthur sits lifelessly at the edge of a cliff. - The china figures are discussed even more.
 * Chapter 8

Chapter 9** - MacArthur dies from a blow to the head. - Wargrave holds a meeting a discusses who could be the killer.

- The bathroom curtain disappears - Rogers hides the Indians so that no one can play Indian tricks.
 * Chapter 10**

- Rogers dies like the poem suggests - The people start to get frustrated with each other because they are jumping to conclusions.
 * Chapter 11**

- Emily Brent dies. - The syringe, the Indian, and the revolver disappear.
 * Chapter 12**

- The guests all stay together in one room so the murderer can't get at them. - Vera goes crazy and freaks out. - Wargrave dies.
 * Chapter 13**

- The chase for Dr. Armstrong begins. - The guests think Dr. Armstrong is the murderer.
 * Chapter 14**

- The guests try to signal the mainland. - The guests find Armstrong floating.
 * Chapter 15**

- Lombard dies. - Blore dies. - Vera takes her own life.
 * Chapter 16**

Jack - Very precise summaries but a bit scant. More sophisticated sentence structure would add to your answers, don't you think? Did you follow ALL the directions? 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.

Mr. Blore is an ex-C.I.D. man who runs a detective agency in Plymouth. He poses as Mr. Davis from Natal, South Africa. He is at Indian Island because the Owens want him to keep an eye on everyone.
 * Mr. Blore (Mr. Davis)

**Mr. Justice Wargrave Mr. Wargrave is an retired judge. He is very smart and always gets to the bottom of things. He also seems to be very calm when there could be peril. Vera Claythorne Vera is an average worker who is hired as a temporary secretary. Before she goes to the island she is a games teacher at an all girls school.

Anthony Marston is a poor man who also is going to Indian Island. He is very handsome and many women like him.
 * Anthony Marston

****Dr. Armstrong** Dr. Armstrong is a doctor from London. He is wealthy and cons women by faking a diagnossis and then treating the fake disease.

Brief, but good summaries; you have the main points. More elaboration would add to your answers. I still don't see a line between assignments. Mrs. M

__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.

Foreshadowing

One example of foreshadowing in the book would be the poem on page 31. This poem has many clues that could be foreshadowing. One example in the poem is the first line,"10 little indian boys went out to dine, one choked his little self and then there were nine. When the book starts, ten people are supposed to be at indian island, but there are only eight. The second example comes from this poem too. If you skip down to the fifth line it says,"Eight little Indian boys traveling in Devon" When the story begins, eight people are traveling to Devon so they can reach Indian Island. The third example included in the poem is the line,"Four little Indian boys going out to sea, a red herring swallowed one and the there were three. As we know, a red herring is a false clue and this line foreshadows the many possible false clues in this book. Also, it says that one Indian dies while out at sea. Indian Island is obviously surrounded by water so it is very possible that someone dies while at sea. The fourth example of foreshadowing is how the private boatman doesn't know his main clientel very well. This hints that the two owners are very mysterious and somewhat creepy. Basically, if your private driver doesn't know anything about his employer, something is wrong. These are four examples of foreshadowing in the book, "And Then There Were None".

Jack- Great examples of foreshadowing. The entire poem certainly does foreshadow possible upcoming events. I especially like the reference to the private boatman. Check some of your spellings and punctuation - what about 'indian'? Some commas are missing, too.

Do you have a line between the two assignments? What about a link to the page with the prompts and/or a link back to Student Pages?

Mrs. M



1. I Think the difference between the story types is that a narrative has a narrator who tells what people think, do, and say. The narrator also tells the reader everything he or she needs to know in orfer to fully understand the story. On the other hand, a mystery novel can be in first person or third person and the reader doesn't know quite a bit of information that solves the mystery and so on.

2.The tittle infers that the story will include murder, a serial killer, a group of people being hunted, and the victims will be wiped out. With this in mind, the story seems to be a typical Agatha Christie book and a horror/murder story.

Mmmmm...did you not create a new page? We'll have to talk about this tomorrow as I seem to remember you talking to me about this. Good use of transitions to show the contrasts between the narrative and murder mystery. Don't forget to check spelling.

Mrs. M

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