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And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

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And Then There Were Noneby Agatha Christie

Reading GoalsAs you read this novel, you will:

1.) Describe characters and their relationships.

2.) Identify clues and predict when/where next clue will be found.

3.) Apply clues & what they mean to the story.

4.) Analyze clues for relevance to story.

5.) Predict what will happen.

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Pre-Reading AnticipationElements of this Mystery• suspects

• alibi• motive

• setting • suspenseful plot

• red herring

• clues• themes• motifs

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Pre-Reading Discussion1.) Think of a time you did something

that was wrong and you felt guilty about it (guilty conscience). What was the situation?

2.) Does it make a difference if someone who is guilty is convinced that s/he is innocent? If s/he has a clear conscience?

3.) Do you think people who do “bad” things must be punished? How? Give specific scenarios.

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Pre-Reading Discussion4.) Who has the power to

judge another person’s guilt or innocence? Why? How do these people get this power? Give a scenario to explain your opinion.

5.) Do you believe in using the death penalty? Why or why not? Give scenarios to explain your opinion.

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Pre-Reading Discussion• Current event

tie-in: Did you hear this recent news report?

• How can these stats be explained?

• How does the U.S. rate? Why?

• How do these stats make you feel?

April 15, 2008

Source:

BBC News

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Death Penalty StatisticsU.S. Department of Justice

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Pre-Reading Discussion Wrap-Up

• Based on the discussion points, what do you predict will happen in this novel?

• Add you knowledge of the title, how does that factor into a prediction?

Spoiler Alert: Don’t let anyone spoil reading this novel, trying to solve the case, or whodunnit for you! Be your own detective!

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Vocabulary DetectivesDefine these words. When you find these

words in novel, note the page number and contextual sentence next to their definitions in your journal.

1. aeons2. adroitness3. ascertain4. babel 5. bretheren6. capricious7. cosh 8. cumbrous9. desultory10. exonerated11. farce 12. fraternizing13. furtive 14. idiosyncrasy15. incongruous16. indignation

17. inexorable18. innocuous19. larder (n.)20. lassitude 21. mirthless22. “N” in the woodpile (n.

something suspicious- rel. to Underground Railroad)

23. palpably24. perjury25. primus26. proxy27. raucous28. recrimination29. red herring (n. diversion;

distraction)30. righteousness31. suffused32. surreptitiously33. truncheon34. verisimilitude

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Vocabulary Detectives Example

22. “N” in the woodpile – (n.) something suspicious – historically related to slaves hiding along the Underground Railroad Chapter 2, page 35 “Indian Island,eh? There’s a “n” in the woodpile.”

This vocabulary log is worth 68 points plus the words are tested on the final.

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ATTWN Reading Calendar

• Let’s take a look at the Reading Calendars

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Setting (Burgh Island, England)

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Chapter 1

• Content Goal- We’re getting to know the ten characters.

• Language Goal- We will sift through the names and descriptions to make a chart of the important characters.

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Chapter 1 – Meeting Charactersduring reading

this chart is 7 columns and 11 rows

Character’s Name

(all 10)

Traits, behaviors, physical description

Who invited him/her?

Why?

Evidence of shady or suspicious past

Actor who would play this character in your movie

Order of death Manner of death

Fill in as much of this chart as possible during chapter 1, continue the chart as more information becomes available.

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Chapter 2

• Content Goal- While reading chapter 2, we will come up with 20 questions only the author could know the answer to.

• Language Goal- We’ll take a look at what we know and what to learn from this reading.

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Chapter 2 – Asking Questions

Ask Agatha Christie 20 questions as you read this chapter. Write your questions in your reading journal.• Style• Characters• Setting• Events• Motivations• Clues• Indian Island

• Play along, the author will answer you, but it might not be until the end of the novel.

• We will discuss your questions as a class.

during reading

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Chapter 3

• Content Goal• Language Goal

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Chapter 3 – Making Connections

Answer each prompt with a paragraph in your reading journal. Use text based details.

1.) React to characters, events, and conflict.2.) Make connections to other characters or themes

in life, books, or movies.3.) Make connections to your own background

knowledge or experiences.4.) Predict what will happen to these characters and

conflicts in upcoming chapters.5.) Visualize characters and setting. What do

characters look like, what does the house look like, what does the island look like?

during or after reading

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Chapter 4


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Chapter 4 – Quiz Each Other

1. As you read chapter 4, write ten quiz questions. Choose the most important points of the chapter to quiz.

2. After finishing the chapter, trade your questions to a member of your group.

3. Answer the questions you receive in exchange without using your book.

4. Exchange quizzes again, and correct the one you wrote.

5. Journal: How did you do? How did your partner do? Are there any reasons for excellent or poor performance? Record your reflection on the quiz you wrote.

during and after reading

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Chapter 5


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Chapter 5 – 10 Recurring Themes

• In your journal, write down ten – Themes

– Concepts

– Events

– Characteristics

– Emotions

that repeat through the novel so far.

• Give specific details from the novel as support.

during reading

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Chapter 6


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Chapter 6 – Double Entry DiaryFill out this chart with complete quotes and reactions.

This may take two sheets of paper.

Full quote with page number This reminds me of…

Full quote with page number I wonder…Full quote with page number I infer (guess)…Full quote with page number This is important because…Full quote with page number I am confused because…Full quote with page number The picture in my head

looks like…Full quote with page number I think this means…Full quote with page number I visualize…

during and after reading

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Chapter 7


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Chapter 7 – Literature Circle Part 1Each member of the group will choose a role and maintain that role during

conversation. Be prepared to ask questions of your group and participate in the discussion. During reading – half a page.

Questioner: Your job is to develop a list of four questions about chapter 7 that your group will discuss. Your task is to help circle members discuss the big ideas in the book and share their reactions.

Predictor: Your job is to predict what you think will happen next in this story. After each prediction defend your reasoning with text based details. This will be a paragraph of work.

Illustrator: Your job is to draw a picture or diagram related to the novel so far. It can be a sketch, cartoon, diagram, flow chart, or stick figure scene.

Connector: Your job is to find connections between And Then There Were None and current events, other books, movies, or something else. There are no wrong answers here. Whatever the novel reminds you of is a connection!

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Literature Circles – Part 2Group Discussion – Write your group’s 7 answers on the

second half of your chapter 7 paper.First, share your questions, prediction, illustration, and

connection from Part 1. Record what each person shared.

• Questions asked & answers• Prediction & text based details• Illustration – describe it or copy it• Connections– report on them

5. Summarize the chapter including five important events.

6. What questions did you have after reading this chapter?

7. What in this chapter surprised you?

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Chapter 8


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Chapter 8 – Selective Notes:Quote to Summarize

1. Write down 5 important (or potentially important) lines or quotations per page to make a complete summary of chapter 8. (This should fill your page.)

2. Add wording between your quotes so the summary flows.

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Chapter 9


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Chapter 9 – Question-Answer Relationships

In the book In my headRight There

1.) Who is U.N. Owen?

2.) What happens to the General?

Author and You

1.) Did Dr. Armstrong murder Mrs. Rogers?

2.) Is there anyone you can eliminate from suspicion?

Think and Search

1.) What evidence points to Dr. Armstrong?

2.) Does being a judge or a doctor mean someone is less likely to murder?

3.) Are women too weak to murder?

4.) Will they be able to prove any of the accusations made in this chapter?

On My Own

1.) Why did Mr. Lombard bring a gun?

2.) Did you think two deaths might be a coincidence?

3.) What do you think of Lombard’s story for coming to the island and having a gun?

4.) How do you feel learning that U.N. Owen must be “one of us”?

after reading

Copy this diagram/format and answer these twelve questions in your journal. (Restate the question in the answer, but don’t copy the questions too.)

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Chapter 10


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Chapter 10 - Sociograms1. Decide on a shape to

represent each of the 10 characters

2. Include the setting in your drawing.

3. Draw each character near others to show their relationships (i.e. living, how murdered, alliances/friendships, enemies…)

after reading

an example from Hamlet

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Chapter 11


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Chapter 11 – Inferential Conclusions What the character says or does, a quote from the character, detail about character, event from story, comment about character from another character

What I conclude about the character based on this information (focus on big, abstract ideas instead of concrete factual information)

Living character #1 = I conclude…







during reading

This chart has 8 rows and 2 columns- you need a full sheet of paper

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Chapter 12


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Chapter 12 – Making InferencesList 7 clues from the author

(during chapter 12)

• 1• 2• 3• 4• 5• 6• 7

What does this clue mean?

1. So I conclude…2. So I conclude…3. So I conclude…4. So I conclude…5. So I conclude…6. So I conclude…7. So I conclude…

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Chapter 13


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Chapter 13 – Character StudyFill this chart out before, during & after reading

What Wargrave

thinks

What Justice Wargrave says

Wargrave’sFeelings

Who Wargrave likes

Who Wargrave dislikes What Wargrave does

Professional Information Shady Past

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Chapter 14


Burgh Island is said to have been the inspirational setting for both 'And Then There Were None'

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Chapter 14 – Cliffhanger

during reading

Evidence for what I think will happen- at top of cliff.

My prediction of what will happen chapters 15 to end- at bottom of cliff

Write events from chapter 14 along the “cliff.”

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Chapters 15-16


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Chapter 15-16 – My Own Think Aloud

1. Connection to prior knowledge: A few things I already knew about this (topic, chapters) are…

2. Summary: One way of saying what has happened in these chapters is…

3. Mental image: In my mind, I see…

4. Prediction: In the epilogue & manuscript, I predict that…

5. Question: In the epilogue, a question I will answer is…

6. Plan: As I approach the next part of the reading, I believe I will need to…

after reading

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Epilogue and Manuscript


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Epilogue & ManuscriptCritical Questions Chart Post-Reading

Elements of a text to be evaluated by readers.

Tasks for readers to gather information for evaluative purposes. State the information from the text to support your evaluation.

Is the theme/message clear, concise, thoughtful and multi-layer? ___yes ___no

Locate examples of the theme/message.

Does the evidence presented seem convincing?

___yes ___no

Quote convincing evidence provided in the Epilogue and Manuscript.

Are the sources authoritative and reliable?

___yes ___no

Provide evidence that supports statements in the manuscript.

Is the “other side of the story” represented?

___yes ___no

Provide information form the novel that is opposite of the manuscript’s message.

Does the author’s appeal to your emotions affect your evaluation? ___yes ___no

Quote persuasive language that appeals to your emotions in an attempt to sway your opinion.

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After the Novel – Finish this Chart to prepare for the test

Ch 1 - Meeting Characters

Character’s Name

(all 10)

Traits, behaviors, physical description

Who invited him/her?

Why?

Evidence of shady or suspicious past

Actor who would play this character a your movie

Order of death Manner of death

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