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link back November /1/ 2010 Individual ** Assignment #4: Chapters 1-6 Due Wednesday, November 3 ** ** Setting ** Time and Place ** Chapter 1 ** · The characters arrive at Sticklehaven off the coast of Devon, intent on traveling to Indian Island, which has been in the news lately because it is surrounded by mystery. · The main characters wonder about the people they meet, and are excited at the chance to spend a week at this luxurious island.
 * 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 – reflecting on the rising action.
 * Identify each chapter and put the two or three events as complete sentences under the chapter number.
 * For example:

** Chapter 2 **

Two or three bulleted sentences explaining your events.

the book is set in the mid 1900s. The Characters are on Indian Island which is an island off the coast of Devon near a village called Sticklehaven. Indian Island is off the coast of Whales.
 * **Setting:**


 * chapter one**

•Most of the characters are sent mysterious letters inviting them to Indian Island. •Philip Lombard is sent by a man named Morris to keep an eye on the island for any out of the ordinary behavior for a hundred Guineas.


 * chapter two**

•The guests find an old nursery rhyme hanging in their bedrooms that deals with ten little Indian boys disappearing or being killed until there are none left. •The guests realize that their host is nowhere to be found. •Each guest meets the other guests staying on the island.


 * chapter three**

•A recording is played accusing all the guests of murder. •Mrs. Rogers has a mental breakdown when hearing the recording. •Justice Wargrave comes to the conclusion that the name U. N. Owen stands for unknown.


 * chapter four**

•The guests tell their stories about their killings. •Philip Lombard says that he actually did kill the twenty one African tribe members. •Anthony Marston Dies by seemingly choking on his drink.


 * chapter five**

•Anthony's drink is found to have traces of cyanide in it. •Justice Wargrave recounts in his mind the trial of Edward Seton and how he "cooked his goose." •General Macarthur thinks about how he purposely sent Arthur Richmond into battle because Arthur was Macathur's wife's lover.


 * chapter six**

Points along the plot line tell the story; you've chosen the main points and have gotten the story across. Mrs. M
 * Mrs. Rogers was poisoned.
 * The boat that brings supplies to the island did not arrive.
 * After two people have died eight of the ten glass Indian figures remain.


 * chapter seven**
 * Emily Brent recounts her story about Beatrice Taylor and how Beatrice died.
 * Lombard and Armstrong come to the conclusion that Anthony Marston was murdered.


 * chapter eight**
 * Blore, Lombard, and Armstrong do not find Mr. Owen on the island.
 * Macarthur talks about dieing to Vera and does not seem mentally right.


 * chapter nine**
 * General Macarthur dies.
 * Wrrgrave comes to the conclusion that the murderer is one of the guests.
 * None of the guests are eliminated from suspicion of being Me. Owen, even the women.
 * chapter ten**
 * Philip Lombard and Vera eliminate themselves form the murder lise ??? and choose people (the person) that they think is Mr. Owen.
 * Miss Brent writes "The murderer's name is Beatrice Taylor," in her diary and then quickly passes out.
 * A scarlet, oilskin curtain is found missing from the bathroom.


 * chapter 11**
 * Mr. Rogers is found dead.
 * Vera Claythorne looses control of herself after Mr. Roger's death and becomes hysterical.
 * Mr. Blore admits to having killed Landor purposefully even though Landor was innocent.


 * chapter 12**
 * Miss. Brent is killed by being injected with cyanide.
 * Every person is searched for Philip Lombard's missing revolver, but it is not found.


 * chapter 13**
 * Miss. Claythorne finds seaweed hanging in her room that smells like the beech at St. Trendennick and mistakes it for hands choking her.
 * Vera Claythorne becomes hysterical momentarily after she realizes the cold hands were seaweed.
 * Mr. Wargrave was shot with Philip Lombard's revolver.


 * chapter 14**
 * Miss. Claythorne recounts in her mind how she let Cyril die and that Hugo knew that she did it.
 * Mr. Armstrong is seen sneaking out of the house at night.
 * Mr. Armstrong is not found anywhere on the island, and three Indian boy figures remain after his disappearance.


 * chapter 15**
 * Blore is killed when going back to the house for some food.
 * Dr. Armstrong is found dismembered and dead in the water. dismembered??? Really? I don't remember that.


 * chapter 16**
 * Only Lombard and Vera Claythorne are left of the ten guests**.**
 * Vera shoots Philip Lombard with his revolver that she pick pocketed.
 * Vera hung herself thinking that that is what Hugo wanted for her.


 * Epilouge**
 * Mr. Morris is found to have bought the Indian Island for Mr. Owen.
 * Mr. Morris is found to have told the residents of the area that the island was a bet about living on a desert island for a week and that the people should not pay any heed to distress cries.
 * The Police could not discover who the murderer was.


 * manuscript**
 * We learned the Wargrave has had a desire to kill since he was young.
 * We learned that Wargrave choose murderers that were beyond the reach of the law.
 * We also learned that Mr. Morris was one of the people Wargrave decided to kill because he was a drug dealer and pressured a girl to take drugs that ended up committing suicide. Did the girl commit suicide or did Morris? Morris died from poisoning - a concoction that Wargrave gave Morris for his 'gastric indigestion' the night before everyone left for the island
 * We learned that Wargrave wanted to make the people that were more guilty suffer longer and kill them last.
 * We learned that Wargrave made a secret alliance with Dr. Armstrong, and they decided to fake justice Wargrave's death to supposedly confuse the murderer.
 * Wargrave was found out to be the murderer, Mr. Owen.

I think the climax is when Vera hangs herself after she shoots Lombard. Doesn't the story change direction when Wargrave is shot? Now they have no one to lead the pack. Everything after his death spirals downward. A second smaller bump down the resolution path would be when Vera hangs herself. There is nothing left to happen.

Overall, a good job. Although there are numerous punctuation and spelling errors, they are not that distracting from the thoughtful and thorough job done on all the assignments. I noticed you put a period after Miss. Since this is not an abbreviation for anything, there is no period needed. Mrs. and Mr. are abbreviations; therefore, periods are necessary. Mrs. M || 10/25/10 Assignment #3: Chapter 3 : Due Wednesday, October 27 Example: · ** Very Claythorne ** Sentence #1 about Vera Claythorne Sentence #2 about Vera Claythorne Justice Wargrave is a retired judge who takes charge of a situation easily. He also has been accused of murdering Edward Seton.
 * Put a new line between assignments #2 and #3.
 * Copy the assignment to your page. ( the red print )
 * 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.
 * Justice Wargrave**

Vera is gym teacher at a school. She also has been accused of causing Cyril Ogilvie Hamlton. ---causing what??
 * Vera Claythorne**

Owen is the suspected owner of the island. He or she also has found out about all the killings of the guests on the island.
 * U. N. Owen**

Anthony has a fast car, drives over the speed limit and dislikes British roads**.** He was accused of murdering John and Lucy Combes**.**
 * An****thony Marston**

She was accused of murdering Beatrice Taylor. She is very uptight and likes to do things the formal way.
 * Emily Brent**

Good comments about Anthony Marston! Mrs. M

10/20/10 Mr Blore says he doesn't like the job he is going to do. "Never thought I'd be doing this sort of job in a house here. Good thing, perhaps, that one can't see the future." (P. 36) This might foreshadow him doing a job that he doesn't like. Mr. Blore might have to kill the guests on the island or execute the orders that end in their death. He might also do exactly do what the poem says by getting rid of all the guests.
 * Put a line above Assignment #1; assignment #2 will go above assignment #1.
 * Read chapter two.
 * Choose one of the following: suspense or foreshadowing.
 * With your small group, find four examples of suspense OR foreshadowing in chapter two.
 * Each member of your group must write on his or her WIKI page the exact wording from the book - that means type the sentences exactly as they are written.
 * Then, in a well-written paragraph, explain why these sentences clearly show either suspense or foreshadowing.
 * Read chapter three for Monday, October 25.

"He (Phillip Lombard) thought to himself: 'He'll ask me now if I was old enough to be in the War. These old boys always do.' But General Macarthur did not mention the War." (pg 22) - - This makes me wonder if General Maarthur already knows that Lombard wasn't in the war. Maybe he's been aware of Lombard's past?

"There was something sinister about it."(Pg. 22) This could foreshadow something really bad happening at the house or that happened in the house before. An en event that could be bad that happened before that the former owner of the house, the American millionaire, could have been killed by mister Owen. The event that could happen there might be the killing of all the guests.

"'There's a wasp crawling up your arm. No - keep quite still.' He made a convincing pounce. 'There. It's gone...'"﻿ (pg 20) When Phillip Lombard got the wasp off of Vera's Claythrone's arm, It seems that there is a connection between that and the Indian poem on page 31. It says, "Six little Indian boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five..." (Pg. 31) This makes the poem seem suspicious in general - there are ten guests and ten Indians. Maybe this poem explains how each guest is killed.

Your group made wise choices when picking examples of foreshadowing. I especially like the Lombard/Macarthur connection made in the second quote.

Mrs. M

10/19/10
 * = how does a mystery novel differ from a narrative? =
 * = how might the title be a clue to the story? =

A narrative is a story told by one person about an event. A mystery novel is where the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle, and at the end of the story the book explains the puzzle's answer. In a mystery there might be less information given about events or characters that would be important to solving the mystery. In a narrative information is not usually hidden from the reader. The plot in a mystery is based on what the puzzle is, who is involved in the puzzle, and how the puzzle is being solved.

The title might be a clue to the story because it could be foreshadowing all the characters disappearing or the characters being killed. It also could show that the characters run out of options that could solve the mystery. I mostly think it refers to the disappearing or killing of all the characters because lots of mysteries are murder related, and the phrase and then there were none usually refers to people.

Good observations, Jonathan. We'll see how your definitions/predictions play out. This assignment page should also be linked back to the 'here' page. Please add that link. Mrs. M