And Then There Were None

mystery unit

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And Then There Were Noneby Agatha Christie

Reading GoalsAs you read this novel, you will: 1.) Identify clues to make informed predictions.2.) Analyze characterization to make informed

predictions. 3.) Analyze characters and their relationships

with each other to demonstrate understanding of cause and effect.

4.) To evaluate characters’ decisions

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Pre-Reading Anticipation

Elements of this Mysterysuspects

alibi motive

setting suspenseful plot

red herringcluesthemesmotifsacquit

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Vocabulary Detectives

1. adroitness2. ascertain3. brethren4. capricious5. cumbrous6. earnest7. exonerated8. farce 9. fraternizing10. furtive 11. idiosyncrasy12. impious13. incongruous14. indignation15. inexorable

16. innocuous17. lassitude 18. maudlin19. mirthless20. palpably21. perjury22. proxy23. raucous24. recrimination25. red herring* 26. righteous27. sagacity28. surreptitiously29. tenacious30. verisimilitude

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The following is a list of vocabulary words chosen for this novel; all these words will be assessed on the final.

Vocabulary Detectives Example

righteousness– (n.) morally right or justifiable; arising from an outraged sense of justice or morality

“Enveloped in an aura of righteousness and unyielding principles, Miss Brent sat in her crowded third-class carriage and triumphed over its discomfort and its heat” (Christie 7).

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When you find these words in the novel, follow this model to format your answers. Notice the parenthetical citation uses the MLA format.

Setting (Burgh Island, England)

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Burgh Island, England-cliffs-modern hotel (mansion??)

Chapter 1 (I)Content Goal- We’re

getting to know the ten characters and making inferences about their personalities and pasts.

Language Goal- We will sift through the names and descriptions to make a chart of the important characters. (+2)

Vocabulary Detective: righteousness (+3)

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Chapter 1 – Meeting CharactersFill in the shaded boxes while reading chapter 1, continue the chart through the whole

novel as more information becomes available. (+22) This is on the novel’s final.

Character’s Name

Physical traits and behaviors

Who invited him/her and why?

Evidence of suspicious past – who, why, and how?

Order of death (1st, 2nd, etc.)

Manner of death – riddle & reality

Justice Lawrence Wargrave

Vera Claythorne

Captain Philip Lombard

Emily Brent

General Macarthur

Dr. Armstrong

Anthony “Tony” Marston

Mr. Blore

(a.k.a. Mr. Davis)

Mr. Rogers

Mrs. Rogers

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Chapter 2 (II)Content Goal- to make

connections and get engaged in the characters and plot of the novel

Language Goal- We’ll assess what we know and what we need to learn from this reading. (+2)

Vocabulary Detectives: fraternizing, red herring, surreptitious [bonus word: malevolent] (+9)

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Chapter 2 – Asking QuestionsAsk Agatha Christie 20

open-ended questions that you think only she knows the answer to. She might even answer them later in this novel. (+20)

Model:Will Vera and Lombard get together

romantically?

Not a model:Who will die first?Who will die second?

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.

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during reading

Chapter 3 (III)Content Goal- To increase

personal connection to the novel through “making connections” journaling.

Language Goal- To write journals, to read the chapter, to listen and discuss connections with cooperative groups. (+2)

Vocabulary Detectives: adroitly, verisimilitude (+6)

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Chapter 3 – Making ConnectionsAnswer each prompt with a paragraph. Restate the

question and use two text based details from chapter 3 in each answer. (+15)

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

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

knowledge or life experiences.4.) Predict what specific things that will happen to these

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

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

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during or after reading

Chapter 4 (IV) Content Goal- (for

kinesthetic learners) to gain content knowledge by doing. We will evaluate important story elements, prove comprehension, and reflect on the process.

Language Goal- to write quizzes, to read the chapter, to listen to group members, and to discuss corrections. (+2)

Vocabulary Detectives: exonerated (+3)

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admit lie

Chapter 4 – Quiz Each Other

As you read chapter 4, write nine quiz questions. Choose the most important points of the chapter to quiz and format yours like CAT questions.

1. After finishing the chapter, write then trade your questions to a member of your group (+9).

2. Answer the questions you receive in exchange (+27).3. Exchange quizzes again, and correct the one you wrote (+9).4. Reflection Journal: How did you do? How did your partner do? Are

there any reasons for excellent or poor performance? Record your reflection of five or more sentences on the quiz you wrote. (+5)

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during and after reading

1. theme, 2. summary, 3. inference, 4. prediction, 5. conflict,

6. compare/contrast, 7. cause/effect, 8. author’s purpose, 9. evaluate

choices/decisions

Chapter 5 (V)Content Goal- to

recognize the elements Agatha Christie repeats to recognize her purpose and literary elements.

Language Goal- read, write, speak, and listen collaboratively while evaluating important repetitions (+2)

Vocabulary Detectives: capricious, indignation (+6)

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Chapter 5 – Recurring Elements

List any ten elements that repeat through the novel so far and support each item on the list with two text-based details as evidence (+10) You might choose from: themes, motifsrepetitive events characteristics of house guestsemotions of house guests

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during reading

Chapter 6 (VI)Content Goal- We will

actively read the text by personalizing passages in a double entry diary.

Language Goal- read, write, speak, and listen collaboratively while making connections with text elements (+2)

Vocabulary Detectives: none this chapter

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Chapter 6 – Double Entry DiaryFill out this chart with complete quotes and parenthetical citations (+8)

and your connections to the text (+8).

1. Full quote with page number This reminds me of… because…

2. Full quote with page number I wonder… because…

3. Full quote with page number I infer (guess)… because…

4. Full quote with page number This is important because…

5. Full quote with page number I am confused because…

6. Full quote with page number The picture in my head looks like… because…

7. Full quote with page number I think this means… because…

8. Full quote with page number I visualize… because…

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Chapter 7 (VII)Content Goal- to write

CAT questions to check our knowledge and analyze the events and characters.

Language Goal- read, write, speak, and listen collaboratively while creating and answering CAT questions (+2)

Vocabulary Detectives: none this chapter

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Chapter 7 – Character Sketch

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Chapter 8 (VIII)Content Goal- to select

most important details from the full text to summarize thoroughly

Language Goal- read, write, speak, and listen collaboratively while evaluating important plot elements (+2)

Vocabulary Detectives: indignation, righteous [both are repeats], furtive, proxy (+6)

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Chapter 8 – Selective NotesWrite down 3 sentences per page of chapter 8 to

make a complete summary of the chapter and fill your paper. You could add wording between your quotes so the summary flows. (16 pages) Another way to look at this is: write a summary of chapter 8 using 48 text-based details. (+48)

Example of page 109 summary:You don’t think this Owen’s idea might be to do this job by proxy? Young Mr. Marston gets the wind up and poisons himself. Cyanide- not a natural thing to be carrying about.

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During reading

Chapter 9 (IX)Content Goal- to understand

elements the author makes obvious versus ones she wants you to think about more.

Language Goal- read, write, speak, and listen collaboratively while thinking critically about the text (+2)

Vocabulary Detectives: exonerated (repeated), idiosyncrasy, mirthless, perjury, recrimination (+12)

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Chapter 9 – Question-Answer RelationshipsAnswer these twelve questions. (+12)

In the book In my headRight There

1.) Who is U.N. Owen?

2.) What (specifically) happens to the General?

Author and You

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

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

Think and Search

3.) What evidence points to Dr. Armstrong?

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

5.) Are women too weak to murder?

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

On My Own

9.) Why do you think Mr. Lombard brought a gun?

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

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

12.) How do you feel learning that U.N. Owen must be “one of us”? 25

Chapter 10 (X)Content Goal- to analyze the

relationships between all the characters (dead or alive) to reassess who U.N. Owen is.

Language Goal- read, write, speak, and listen collaboratively while analyzing character interactions (+2)

Vocabulary Detectives: surreptitiously [repeated], tenacious (+3)

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Chapter 10 - Sociograms

1. Decide on a shape to represent each of the 10 characters (and Owen). (+10)

2. Consider including the setting in your drawing.

3. Draw each character near others to show their relationships (i.e. living, how murdered, alliances/friendships, enemies…) (+10)

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after reading

an example from Hamlet

Chapter 11 (XI)Content Goal- to use

clues Agatha Christie puts in the text to infer information about the living characters

Language Goal- read, write, speak, and listen collaboratively to draw conclusions (+2)

Vocabulary Detectives: perjury (repeat), ascertain, earnest, impious (+9)

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Chapter 11 – Inferential Conclusions

TEXT-BASED DETAILS: a significant comment/detail about the character from chapter 11 with a parenthetical citation (+7)

What I conclude about the character based on this information (+7)

Vera + TBD I conclude…

Emily + TBD I conclude…

Mr. Rogers + TBD I conclude…

Dr. Armstrong + TBD I conclude…

Capt. Lombard + TBD I conclude…

Justice Wargrave + TBD I conclude…

Mr. Blore + TBD I conclude…

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during reading

Chapter 12 (XII)Content Goal- We will draw

conclusions about characters, events, and conflicts based on information from this chapter.

Language Goal- We will read the chapter, write our conclusions, listen to group members’ conclusions, and discuss our own. (+2)

Vocabulary Detectives: cumbrous (+3)

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Chapter 12 – Drawing ConclusionsList 7 text-based details (clues)

from chapter 12 and cite them parenthetically (+7)

• 1• 2• 3• 4• 5• 6• 7

What does this clue mean? (+7)

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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during reading

Chapter 13 (XIII)Content Goal- to pay

particular attention to details surrounding Justice Wargrave and make inferences

Language Goal- read, write, speak, and listen collaboratively to critically analyze characterize (+2)

Vocabulary Detectives: none this chapter

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Chapter 13 – Character Studyput 2 text-based details in each box (no repeats) (+16)

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What Wargrave thinks…

What Justice Wargrave says… Wargrave’s

feelings

description

who Wargrave

dislikes

actions by or to him

professional information

shady past

Chapter 14 (XIV)Content Goal- to make

connections to prior knowledge, summarize, and make predictions

Language Goal- read, write, speak, and listen collaboratively while predicting the conclusion of the novel (+2)

Vocabulary Detectives: farce, sagacity (+6)

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

Chapter 14 – My Own Think Aloud

Answer these questions by restating the question a supporting each answer with two text-based details. (+15)

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

2. Summary: One way of saying what has happened in this chapter is… (beginning, middle, and end)

3. Mental image: In my mind, I see…4. Prediction: In chapters 15-16, I predict that…5. Question: One question I’ve had since the beginning

that I think will be answer in chapter 15-16 is…

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after reading

Chapters 15-16 (XV – XVI)Content Goal- to make

predictions before and after these chapters; to track plot elements during chapters 15-16

Language Goal- read, write, speak, and listen collaboratively about the novel’s resolution (+2)

Vocabulary Detectives: adroit [repeat], innocuous, lassitude, raucous (+9)

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Chapter 15-16 – Cliffhanger

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Evidence for what I think will happen- based on end of chapter 14. (+2)

My prediction of what will be revealed in the epilogue and manuscript at bottom of cliff (+2)

Write the most important eight events from chapters 15-16 along the “cliff.” (+8)

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Epilogue (Chapter 17)

Content Goal-to put all the pieces of the plot together

Language Goal- read, write, speak, and listen collaboratively to review the novel’s plot (from the police perspective) (+2)

Vocabulary Detectives: none this chapter

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Epilogue – C.S.I. Crime timeline(use this chapter to complete your character chart) (+14)

August 8th Day 1

August 9th

Day 2August 10th Day 3

August 11th Day 4

August 12th

Day 5August 13th Day 6

1. Guests arrive

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3. Isaac Morris…

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8. No electricity

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11. S.O.S. signals

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15. Narracott returns

16. … arrive

17. Police decide Owen dealt with what kind of cases?

18. What evidence makes this a confusing case?

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Manuscript (chapter 18)

Content Goal- to evaluate critical questions presented by the chapter’s narrator

Language Goal- read, write, speak, and listen collaboratively and support answers with specific text-based details

Vocabulary Detectives: brethren, incongruous, inexorable, maudlin, palpably (+15)

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ManuscriptCritical Questions Chart Post-Reading

Elements to be evaluated by readers.

Cite two text-based details from the manuscript to support your answer from the left column. (+10)

Is the main theme clear, concise, thoughtful and multi-layered? ___yes ___no

Locate examples of the theme/message.

Does the crime scene evidence seem convincing?

___yes ___no

Quote convincing evidence provided in the Epilogue and Manuscript.

Are the sources authoritative (expert) and reliable?

___yes ___no

Provide evidence that supports statements in the manuscript.

Is the “other side of the story” represented?

___yes ___no

Provide information from the manuscript that is opposite of the what you knew during the rest of the novel.

Does the speaker’s emotional appeal change how you feel about characters?

___yes ___no

Quote persuasive language uses emotional appeal to sway your opinion of the manuscript’s writer.

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Character’s Name

Physical traits and behaviors

Who invited him/her and why?

Evidence of suspicious past – who, why, and how?

Order of death (1st, 2nd, etc.)

Manner of death – riddle & reality

Justice Wargrave

Vera Claythorne

Captain Philip Lombard

Emily Brent

General Macarthur

Dr. Armstrong

Anthony “Tony” Marston

Mr. Blore

(a.k.a. Mr. Davis)

Mr. Rogers

Mrs. Rogers

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