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Please link to the 'AND THEN THERE WERE NONE' not the 'here' page. Mrs. M
=And Then There Were None=

Becky Lawlor

 * Assignment #5: Chapters 1-14**
 * Keep adding two or three events per chapter to your plot line. Do not go beyond Chapter 14 as some students have not finished reading those chapters.
 * Write these events under assignment #4, highlighting the chapters and adding bullets for the events.
 * **NEW ASSIGNMENT!!!**
 * Look for pictures that reflect how you think each character looks. These can be current or past movie stars, current or past actors and/or actresses, or pictures you draw that reflect the images of the characters.
 * Create a collage with these pictures, putting the character's name under each picture. You can decide what materials to use for your collage. These will NOT be posted on the WIKI.
 * Be creative! Have fun with this assignment. It will be interesting to see how everyone pictures each character.
 * **Due date: Wednesday, December 16**

12/7/09
 * Assignment #4: Chapters 1-6**

Time and Place Two or three bulleted phrases explaining your events.
 * 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**

Setting
Probably the 1900s, Indian Island

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--- Chpater 14--- Chapter 15--- Chapter 16--- Great! You've picked out many key events which will be great for the plot lines developed in class. Mrs. M
 * We were introduced to each of the 10 guests that are planning on visiting Indian Island.
 * Each guest had a different explanation as to why they were going to The Island.
 * The guests are Vera Claythorn, Mr. Blore, Justice Wargrave, Phillip Lombard, Emily Brent, General Mcarthur, Anthonthy Marston, Dr. Armstrong, and Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers.
 * The guests meet eachother and travel on boat to the Island.
 * Once they arrive, each gust finds the nursery peom "Ten little Indians" in their bedrooom.
 * The guests all enjoy a home cooked dinner together.
 * A record is played accusing each of them to have murdered someone in their past life.
 * Almost each guest tries explaining themselves, and why the record said what it had said about his or her killing.
 * All of the guests agree, except for Anthony Marston, that they should leave the Island the first thing in the morning, when the daily boat comes.
 * Anthony Marston takes a sip of his wine and chokes to death, but at this point, no one is exactly sure how exactly he choked.
 * The guests try to figure out how Anthony Marston was killed. "Was it Suicide?" They would say.
 * Vera Claythorn realizes that the first stanza of the nursery poem, "Ten little Indians" had just happened right in front of their eyes.
 * After Mrs. Rodgers had fainted and gone to sleep, she was somehow mysteriously killed, so, she would never wake up.
 * The guests wait for the boat to come and pick them up, but then they start to realize that the boat is never going to come. They are officially trapped on the Island.
 * The guests realize that all of the deaths that are happening are related to the poem, "Ten Little Indians."
 * Dr. Armstrong and Phillip Lombard decide they are going to search the Island and look for Mr. U.K. Owen and capture him.
 * Phillip Lombard, Dr. Armstrong, and Mr. Blore start their search for Mr. U.K. Owen.
 * They couldn't find a sign of him anywhere, and they realize that there is no one on the Island other than but thier eight selves.
 * General McCarthur was killed by a blow to the back of his head.
 * The guests decide that the killer must be one one of themselves.
 * Each guest takes a guess of who he or she thinks is the killer.
 * The bathroom curtain is taken and know one knows who took it and where it is.
 * The guests wake up and can't find Emily Brent or Mr. Rodgers.
 * They find out that Emily Brent had just beenm out for a walk, but Mr. Rodgers had been killed that day while chopping up sticks for the fire.
 * Emily Brent started feeling very giddy and uneasy, so she asked to be left alone in a room.
 * Later, the guests came to check on her, but found that she had been killed with a hypodermic syringe.
 * Vera Claythorn had been startled by something she could have sworn was a hand, so she started screaming, but it was only seaweed.
 * While the others were helping Vera, Justice Wargrave was shot, and killed.
 * Mr. Blore heard someone moving outside right his door.
 * Mr. Armstrong strangley dissapeared that night, and is thought to be killed, but, at this point, the guests think he may just be hiding.
 * Vera and Lombard found Blore dead on the terrace
 * They realized that that a bear shaped clock had fell down from Vera's window and hit Blore on the head.
 * Vera and Lombard find Armstrong dead, shoved between rocks. He was drowned
 * Vera takes Lombards revolver and shoots Lombard
 * Vera goes crazy and feels like Hugo would want her to hang herself, so she does.

12/3/09 === **Vera Claythorn-** Vera Claythorn is not a very wealthy person. She is a games mistress at not a very good school. She was sent to Indian Island for work. Right now, we know that she has had a past relationship with a man named Hugo, whom she seems to still have feelings for today. === === **Mr. Blore- Mr. Blore is a pretty wealthy man. We know that his occupation was once to be a detective. Now, he runs a detective agency in Plymouth. In this chapter we actually find out that Mr. Owen invited Mr. Blore to the Island to keep a watch on all of the other guests at the Island. Dr. Armstrong- Dr. Armstrong is a very successful doctor whom actually, in this chapter, was being accused of being responsible for the death of Louisa Mary Clees. Louisa was Armstrong's patient the night that he was drunk. so, Dr. Armstrong opperated on her, but he didn't really know what he was doing because he was drunk. Miss Emily Brent- Miss Emily Brent is a 65 year old women who is very proper. She is not very wealthy, and she was invited to go to the Island by a "Mrs. Oliver" she claims. But we know that she could very well be mixing that up with Mrs. Owen. Mrs Emily Brent in this chapter was accused of killing Beatrice Taylor. But, later, she claims that it isn't true. Anthony Marston- Tony Marston is a very attractive ladies man visiting the Island. Tony is a very fun, lively man who was not very wealthy on his own. He was looking forward to going to the Island to have some drinks and meet some girls. In this chapter, we learn that Anthony Marston is apparently responsible for the murder of John and Lucy Combes. **Assignment #3: Chapter 3 === Good! Mrs. M
 * 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.

12/2/09 Assignment #2- Chapter 2
 * 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.

In chapter two, there are several examples of foreshadowing. The first example that really stood out to me was when Vera Claythorn was reading the poem on the wall about the little Indian boys. I noticed that the last line of that poem was, "One little Indian boy left all alone; he went and hanged himself and then there were none." This stood out to me because the last couple words say, "and then there were none." Which is the title of the book. Also I feel like maybe what is happening in the poem may happen to them in real life. One by one, they may just slip away, just like the little Indian boys. And also, I feel like the author wouldn't have put that poem in the book just for you to read. I think there is a clue hidden in that poem. Another foreshadowing in Chapter two that I found was when Emily Brent was reading the bible verse. "The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made:the wicked in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. The Lord is known by the judgement which he executeth: the4 wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. The wicked shall be turned into hell." I feel like this excerpt was put in the book because it's trying to tell you that there is going to be some wicked coming soon, but they will also be puniched for what they did. Another event that could represent foreshadowing is when Phillip Lombard and Emily Brent started talking. They seemed to be getting along well, so maybe in the future they wil end up being very close firends or maybe even in a relationship.(If they don't get killed...) Another foreshadowing that is in chapter two would be on page 32. Here Vera was admiring the sea when she started to think about something. "The sea....so peaceful today--sometimes so cruel....The sea that dragged you down to its depths. Drowned....Found drowned....Drowned at sea....Drowned---drowned---drowned...No she wouldn't remember...she would not think of it! All that was over..." I feel like the author added this part in the book because maybe later in the book, that is how she will die. Or maybe her nerves get to her and she sarts to break down because she can't handle being on an island. Your observations show some critical thinking - and logic. Way to go! Some errors in spelling, grammar, etc. Mrs. M

Before Reading Questions

How does a mystery novel differ from a narrative?- A mystery novel is different from a narrative because in a mystery novel, you don't exactly know what the story is really going to lead up to. A mystery novel leaves the reader guessing almost the entire book. Where as, in a narrative, the reader kind of knows what the ending is going to be about. In a mystery novel, there are little clues scattered in the book as to what the ending will be, but mystery books never actually tell you what the catch really is. In a narrative, there are mainly little things like detail and discription that tell you what the story is really about.

How might the title be a clue to the Story?- To me, the title "And Then There Were None" is kind of telling us that one or more people are going to be killed, so that eventually there is no one left.

Prediction- I predict that in this book someone will be killed out of the blew, and everyone will be searching to find out who the killer was. I think there will be a prize for whoever find out who the killer was. So, the hunt to find a killer will become sort of like a competition between the characters. And in the end, the killer kills all of them. So, its not going to be a very happy ending.

Hi Becky- Some good insights into novels vs. mysteries. Check for spelling errors, add the date, put titles in italics and capitalize all the important words in the title. By rereading your post, you may find several other errors that need to be corrected.

Remember to link this page to the student pages and the page with the prompts.

Mrs. M