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and then there were none

Chapters 1-6 12-8-09 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**

Indian Island sometime during the 1900s The guests travel on a train. All of the people heading to Indian Island meet where they are supposed to. Some of the people show up late. Fred Narracott takes the people on a boat to Indian Island. The guests have dinner. An ananymous voices comes on and says that all of the guests have murdered someone. The guests think Owen is a madman. The guests talk about the people that were mentioned by the ananymous voice that were said to have been killed. Anthony Marston dies of poisoning. The guests try to investigate the death of Anthony Marston. They come to the conclusion that Anthony Marston poisoned himself in suicide. Mrs. Rogers dies in her sleep. The guests start to get scared. They think Anthony and Mrs. Rogers could maybe have been murdered. Some of the guests watch for the boat to come because they want to get off the island. The guests start to think they will never end up leaving the island. The guests start acknowledging that the missing china figures are not a coincidence. They search the Island but find nobody. The general starts acting strange. The guests try to rule out who might be the murderer. They can't figure anything out. They are all suspicious of each other. The bathroom curtain goes missing. The guests try to stay in group so they won't die. Rogers is found dead. Vera thinks that the guests should watch out for bee hives. Miss Brent is feeling strange. Miss Brent is found dead by some kind of medicine. The only guests left become very afraid of each other. Wargrave dies. Armstrong disappears. Lombard won't give up his revolver. They find Armstrong dead. There are only three people left. The only people left are Vera and Lombard. Vera shoots Lombard. The police know only very little of what happened on Indian Island. They can't figure out exactly who did the crime. Wargrave did the crime. He actually wasn't dead.
 * Setting**
 * Chapter 1**
 * Chapter 2**
 * Chapter 3**
 * Chapter 4**
 * Chapter 5**
 * Chapter 6**
 * Chapter 7**
 * Chapter 8**
 * Chapter 9**
 * Chapter 10**
 * Chapter 11**
 * Chapter 12**
 * Chapter 13**
 * Chapter 14**
 * Chapter 15**
 * Chapter 16**
 * Epilogue**
 * Manuscript**

While these answers are technically correct, I think you are trying to get away with writing as little as possible. More sophisticated writing is expected, especially since we have been working on compound and complex sentences in English class. Don't take the easy way out! Mrs. M

Chapter 3 12-7-09
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Assignment #3: Chapter 3
 * Put a new line between assignments #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.

Anthony Marston is a young man that some of the other characters compared to a god. He is young and fit and he almost seems to be invincible. Dr. Armstrong is a middle-age doctor. During one of his operations, he was drunk, and he ended up killing his patient. Emily Brent is an older woman that is very religious. She believes in God and follows very strict morals. Wargrave is a judge. In one of his cases, he knowingly sent an innocent man to jail. Vera is a younger girl in college. She is invited to Indian Island to become a temporary secretary.
 * Anthony Marston**
 * Dr. Armstrong**
 * Emily Brent**
 * Mr. Wargrave**
 * Vera Claythorne**

Invincible! Good word to describe Anthony Marston. Mrs. M

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________and = = = = Chapter 2 12-3-09

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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.

"Nine little Indian boys sat up very late; One overslept and then there were eight" This, along with the rest of the poem, could be foreshadowing that the people on the island will be gone by the end of the book. By the end of the poem, all the Indians are gone. I think the Indians stand for the people and soon they will be gone to. When Judge Wargrave says "There's a fly in the ointment",he is foreshadowing that something strange is going on on the island. He knows something is strange about his invitation but doesn't know what to think of all of it. When it says "Four little Indian boys going out to sea; a red herring swallowed one and then there were three", I think it is foreshadowing that there will be many twists and turns in the book. Something that throws the reader off is called a red herring. When the poem says that the red herring swallowed up the boy, I think it is saying that something that throws the reader off is coming up in the book. When the poem says "One little Indian boy left all alone; he went and hanged himself and then there were none", it mentions the name of the book. I think this means that there will be no people left by the end of the book.

Some good predictions. I like how you explained "fly in the ointment" and the reference to the 'red herrings'. These two phrases and their explanations showed that you know how a mystery works. Good job! Again, check for errors in spelling, punctuation and usage. Mrs. M

= = = = = = = = = = = = =Chapter 1= 12-2-09 = how does a mystery novel differ from a narrative? = = = A mystery story is different from a narrative because you can tell what is going to happen in the begining. It doesn't take all oof the twists and turns that a mystery does. In a narrative, the story is usually the way things would really happen with a few things the throw off the plot. In a mystery there are many things that throw off the plot and turn the story in a totally different direction. The title gives away part of the book because it is //And then there were None.// These makes me think that something is being slowly wiped out throughout the book. By the the end of the book there will probably be nothing left of whatever is being wiped out. Some good observations, but your answers need a good vacuum cleaner; they need to be cleaned up! I bet that if you reread your posts, you'd find most of your mistakes. Always read your answers before making them 'published'. Mrs. M 
 * = how might the title be a clue to the story? =