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November 3, 2010 ** 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.

This story takes place in the early twentieth century on Indian Island.
 * Setting:**

Mitchell- Excellent summaries. Mrs. M Good job, Mitchell. Why do you have two WIKI student pages? What about the Epilogue, the Manuscript, and the climax??? Assignment 6? Mrs. M
 * Chapter 1:**
 * Ten separate people receive letters, from the same person, inviting them to spend the holiday on Indian Island.
 * All of these people have secrets that they have been reluctant to share through out their whole lives.
 * Chapter 2:**
 * All of the guests arrive at the island and are struck with awe at how beautiful it is.
 * Everyone reveals to each other how they were invited to the island, who they were invited by, and why they were asked to come.
 * All of the people who have been invited to the island reflect about what had happened previously in their lives, and how they felt when they committed their crimes.
 * Chapter 3:**
 * After the residents finish their dinner, and are having some drinks, a strange voice accuses everyone in the room of murder.
 * While the group is getting over the shock of what just happened, and are beginning to discuss their letters, the judge figures out that all of their letters are signed of with different names, but say the same thing. Unknown!
 * Chapter 4:**
 * In this chapter, all of the people residing on the island open up about what the "voice" accused them of.
 * At the end of the chapter, Anthony Marston takes a swig from his drink and starts to choke.
 * Chapter 5:**
 * At the very beginning of this chapter, Anthony Marston is pronounced dead by Dr. Armstrong.
 * Now is the time when people begin to form opinions about whether Anthony Marston committed suicide, or if someone murdered him.
 * Chapter 6:**
 * When Dr. Armstrong is abruptly awoken the next morning by Mr. Rodgers, he is forced to give the group bad news at breakfast, Mrs. Rodgers has died in her sleep.
 * With the bad news of Mrs. Rodgers on their minds, the members also have to deal with the fact that the boat that supplies the island has not come yet.
 * Chapter 7:**
 * Vera and Emily walk together in seach of the boat that brings supplies to the island, but their efforts prove to be fruitless**.**
 * During this meeting, Vera discovers that Emily Brent has a sick and twisted opinion about why Beatrice Taylor committed suicide, and tries to avoid her for the rest of the day.
 * At the end of this chapter, Armstrong and Lombard decide that they are going to search the island in an effort to weed out Mr. U.N. Owen.
 * Chapter 8:**
 * In their effort to find the killer on the island, and coming up empty handed, the men come to the conclusion that Mr. Owen is one of them.
 * While the men are looking through the house, they here footsteps in the attic overhead.
 * In there efforts to find the murderer, they charge into the room only to find that it is Rogers moving his stuff down to a different room.
 * Chapter 9:**
 * Just before lunch is about to begin, Dr. Armstrong goes down to the ocean to get the general.
 * When he comes back, he has to bear the grim news that the general was killed by a blow to the back of the head.
 * As this happens, Vera walks into the kitchen and finds that there are only seven figures on the table.
 * Chapter 10:**
 * All of the remaining members begin to discuss about what has just happened.
 * Justice Wargrave holds a makeshift court where they begin to see if they can rule any one person out from the murders.
 * Chapter 11:**
 * The members of the island wake up to find that Rodgers is missing
 * When they go to look for him, they find that Rodgers has died because he was hit in the back of the head with a ax.
 * Chapter 12:**
 * In this chapter Miss Emily brent was stabbed in the back of the neck with a poisoned syringe
 * Also in this chapter, the occupants of the island begin to realize that the murderer is following the nursery rhyme.
 * Chapter 13:**
 * Vera decides that she needs to soak her head in some cold water and ease her aching temples.
 * When she enters her room, she feels a cold, wet, and clammy hand grab her neck.
 * After the other men enter the room and cool her down, they find out that it was just a piece of seaweed hanging from the ceiling.
 * When they go down stairs, they find Wargrave dressed up as a judge, and dead.
 * Chapter 14:**
 * When Blore wakes up the next morning, he finds that his revolver was put back in the same place it was before it was stolen.
 * At the end of the chapter, the remaining occupants of the house wake up and find that Dr. Armstrong is missing.
 * Chapter 15:**
 * Vera and Lombard hear a faint yell and find that Blore has been hit in the head with a block of marbel that looks like a bear.
 * While they are still getting over the fact that Blore is dead, Vera and Lombard find that Armstrong iswashed up on a rock in the middle of a bay.
 * When they go down to investigate they find that he is dead.
 * Chapter 16:**
 * When Vera gets the chance, she stills the revolver from Lombard and shoots him in the heart.
 * While she is relishing in the fact that she has won, Vera remembers the last line in the rhyme and hangs herself.

October 25, 2010 Example: · ** Vera Claythorne ** Sentence #1 about Vera Claythorne Sentence #2 about Vera Claythorne
 * 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. Justice Wargrave**
 * Is a retired judge who has become very wealthy after retiring from the bench
 * Has been very interested in what has been happening at Indian Island because of how much dust it has kicked up in the tabloids
 * Vera Claythorne**
 * Is a gym teacher at an all girls school
 * Has been accused of letting Cyril Hamilton drown while she was looking after him.
 * Philip Lombard**
 * Has previously been involved in illegal activities
 * Has openly confessed to leaving twenty-one East African tribesmen to die in order to save his own life.
 * Miss Emily Brent**
 * Is the one of the oldest people residing at the island.
 * Will not discuss anything involved with the accusations against her.
 * Anthony Marston**
 * Is a young, carefree man who is happy with the life that he is living.
 * Openly confesses to all the others that he ran over John and Lucy Combs with his car.

Mitchell- You've added more information than the obvious. Good explanations; your responses give insights into the characters. Mrs. M

October 20, 2010
 * 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.

Answer: **Page 24(foreshadowing):** It was a fantastic moment. In it, Anthony Marston seemed to be something more than mortal. Afterwards, more than one of those present remembered that moment. **Page 31(foreshadowing):** Ten little Indian boys went out to dine;One choked his little self and then there were nine **Page 33(foreshadowing):** There was something magical about an island-the mere word suggested fantasy. You lost touch with the world-an island was a world of its own. A world, perhaps, from which you might never return **Page 27(foreshadowing):** Philip Lombard said sharply:  "Must be difficult to land here in dirty weather."  Fred Narracott said cheerfully:  Can't land on Indian Island when there's a southeasterly. Sometimes 'tis cut off for a week or more

 These excerpts from the book are examples of foreshadowing because they imply that something mysterious will happen in the future. All of these examples make you infer that something happening later in the book will be connected to each of these comments. Whether it be someone dying because they choked on some food, or people not being able to get off the island because of storms, something will connect these thoughts together. Because of this, the author allows you some insight into what happens later, but just enough for you to stay interested in what might happen.

Good choices for explaining foreshadowing. Mrs. M

October 19, 2010

** how might the title be a clue to the story? **
1.) Mystery novels differ from narratives because mystery books aren't usually told in first person. A mystery is usually told from the authors perspective, whereas in narritives the story is told by one of the characters in the book. This changes the way the story is read because there will be no opinions expressed by the character who is telling the stroy, therefor you are left to make your own judgements. Another difference between these two styles is that mysteries involve crime, suspense, and twists that you wouldn't expect, while narratives are just a sequence of events told by a character in the story.

2.) The title, //__And Then There Were None,__// could be a very useful clue in solving the mystery that takes place. It might suggest that all ten people that get invited to the island end up being murdered by the end of the story. This would indicate that the person who killed them is a vengeful human trying to get back at people who have harmed him/her in the past. If this were to be the case you could infer that all of these "guests" were involved in illegal or unethical practices at some time in their lifes, which has now come back to bite them because of it.

Mitch- You're right; mysteries have crime, suspense, and twists that keep you reading. Clues may also send you on wild goose chases as you determine what information is helpful to the plot. Mrs. M