StieveAndThenThereWereNone

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11/4/10

The setting of this book is around the 1930s. It takes place of the coast of Devon on Indian Island.

Chapter 1 All of the characters are introduced. They are excited and prepare to leave for the island.

Chapter 2 Thecharacters first meet and threy arrive at Indian Island. Vera Claythorne reads an old nursery rhyme about ten little indians that could be foreshadowing of what is to come.

Chapter 3 All of the characters are accused of murder by a mysterious voice. Most of the characters deny to each other the accusitions.

Chapter 4 The characters go to bed and some of them think to themselves how they were responsible for the deaths they werwe accused of. Anthony Martson takes a drink of his drink and he chokes.

Chapter 5 Anthony Martson dies probably because Potassium Cyanide. They believe the only possible explanation was suicide.

Chapter 6 Mrs. Rogers won't wake up, she is pronounced dead. Blore suspects Mr. Rogers killed Mrs. Rogers because she might give away that they murdered their former employeer.

Short and sweet; don't be afraid to add more details! Mrs. M

Chapter 7 Dr. Armstrong, Lombard, and Blore talk and decide the rhyme is not a coincidence. Emily Brent says Beatrice Taylor killed herself.

Chapter 8 The three men search the Island for the killer. They did not find anywhere someone could hide.

Chapter 9 Blore suggests that the doctor gave Mrs. Rogers an overdose. General Macarthur is murdered by someone who struck him with an object of some sort. They all agree that Mr. Owen is one of them.

Chapter 10 Lombard thinks the killer is Judge Wargrave. Vera thinks the killer is Dr. Armstrong.

Chapter 11 Mr. Rogers was murdered by a chopper. Some believe that Emily Brent is the murderer because she is reserved and doesn't see scared.

Chapter 12 Emily Brent is killed by be injected with poison through a hypodermic syringe. All drugs are placed in a locked silver chest in the pantry which would be locked.

Chapter 13 Vera thought that a cold, wet hand was choking her, but it actually was just seaweed. Justice Wargrave is shot through the head and killed.

Chapter 14 Blore spotted an unknown figure moving throughout the house. Armstrong disappeared and their are only three indian boys left.

Chapter 15 The three remaining guests search the island for Armstrong. They think Armstrong is the killer and disappeared so he could wait to kill them. Blore is killed by a bear that was dropped on him. That leaves only Lombard and Claythorne.

Chapter 16 Vera shots Lombard with Lombard's pistol. Vera goes back to her room and sees the hook in her room and hangs herself.

Epilogue Sir Thomas Legge and Inspector Maine find ten dead bodies on Indian Island with no one else alive. They can't figure out who committed all off these murders. Isaac Morris bought the Island for a third party, but after buting it he died.

Manuscript Justice Wargrave reveals that he is Mr. Owen. He tells how he murdered all the roomates. He murdered them because they were all guilty of murder yet the court could not convict them of murder.

Climax The climax of the story was when Justice Wargrave reveals that he was the murder. He also reveals why and how he murdered all of the guests.

Good guess for the climax, but isn't that more of a solution/resolution? Now you know how it all played out, and how Judge Wargrave executed his plan.

Think back to when the chaos started. When did the characters start to distrust each other. There was a period when they chalked up the deaths to being accidents or suicides, but at some point they see a pattern and the poem as being instrumental in predicting the next deaths. At that point, the mood changes drastically, and the climax occurs. Everything after that is falling action. Now you just have to figure out when that point occurs!

Mrs. M

Individual ** Assignment #4: Chapters 1-6 Due Wednesday, November 3 **
 * 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:

11/2/10 1. Philip Lombard had left twenty one East African tribe men to die. 2. He has come close to getting into legal trouble, but has got away every time. 1. John Macarthur, also known as General Macarthur, served in the war. 2 He deliberately sent his wife's lover, Arthur Richmond, to his death. 1. The wife of Thomas Rogers, the maid, always seems to be afraid. 2. Ethel Rogers is equally responsible for Jennifer Brady's death. **Thomas Rogers** 1. Thomas is the butler for the house on Indian Island; he waits on the other guests. 2. He is responsible for the death of Jennifer Brady. **Vera Claythorne** 1. Vera is a gym teacher who is going to be a secretary for a week. 2. She is responsible for the death of Cyril Ogilvie Hamilton who drowned.
 * Philip Lombard **
 * John Gordon Macarthur **
 * Ethel Rogers **

Good! Mrs. M Assignment #3: Chapter 3: Due Wednesday, October 27

**We will discuss it in class and work on it in the computer lab**.
Example: · ** Vera Claythorne ** Sentence #1 about Vera Claythorne Sentence #2 about Vera Claythorne
 * 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.

October 21, 2010

3. "She looked like a women who walked in mortal fear...." (p. 29)  This could possibly be an insight into her past. It is possible this could be inferring that she is either hiding something or she is regretful for something. This is because it said she "walked in mortal fear" witch makes me believe she has possibly murdered someone in the past or she did something bad that is making her act in such a way. 

"The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. The Lord is known by the judgement which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. The wicked shall be turned into hell." (page 38)

This a great example of foresight. It may be telling us that this could happen later in the book, someone on the island might die. The person who does wicked acts, will get punished for his or her works. This would result in the murderer going to hell. This also could be telling us that someone who is trying to plot a murder could get caught.

"Remember this island when I was a kid. Never thought I'd be doing this sort of job in a house here. Good thing perhaps, that one can't foresee the future...." (page 36)

There are many examples of foresight in this book, especially in chapter two. This is a good example of one of them. It infers that something bad will happen in the future. Who will be involved in this misfortune, I do not know. The person saying this, Mr. Blore, states that it is a good thing that no one can see the future, allowing him to hopefully get away with something he is plotting.

Ten little Indian boys out to dine; One chocked his little self and then there were nine.

Nine little Indian boys sat up very late; One overslept himself anfd then there were eight.

Eight Ten little Indian boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine.

Nine little Indian boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight.

Eight little Indian boys travelling in Devon; One said he'd stay there and then there were seven.

Seven little Indian boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in halves and then there were six.

Six little Indian boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five.

Five little Indian boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then there were four.

Four little Indian boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three.

Three little Indian boys walking in the Zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two.

Two little Indian boys sitting in the sun; One got all frizzled up and then there was one.

One little Indian boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself and then there were none.

(page 31)

This poem is a good example of foreshadowing. The poem states all the Indian boys will slowly disappear. Their are ten Indian boys in the poem and their are ten people on the island. Also the people in the poem are Indian boys and the island in called Indian Island. I predict that all the people on the island will disappear slowly just like the poem. Most of the people on the island will die because that is what happened in the poem.

Assignment #2 Due October 22
 * 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.

October 19, 2010
 * = how does a mystery novel differ from a narrative? =
 * = how might the title be a clue to the story? =

A mystery novel differs from a narrative because a mystery tells a story in a way you are not told exactly what happens. In a narrative the author tells you exactly what happens. In a mystery the author gives clues, but not concrete explanations. The title is a clue that all the people in the book will go missing because of something. We don't know why or how they will go missing, but just that they will.

I think all the characters will be murdered. The title implies that they all go missing. None of the characters will be the murderer. It will be someone else who lives on the island. They will slowly be killed one at a time, not all at once. It will be scary, yet keep you wanting more.

Good! Mrs. MI