And Then There Were None mystery unit
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And Then There Were None
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And Then There Were Noneby Agatha Christie
Reading Goals
As 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. adroitness –ch. 3 & 15-162. ascertain-ch. 113. brethren-ch. 184. capricious-ch. 55. cumbrous-ch. 126. earnest-ch. 117. exonerated-ch. 4 & 98. farce-ch. 14 9. fraternizing-ch. 210. furtive-ch. 8 11. idiosyncrasy-ch. 912. impious-ch. 1113. incongruous-ch. 1814. indignation-ch. 5 & 815. inexorable-ch. 18
Bonus Word: malevolent- ch. 2
16. innocuous-ch. 15-1617. lassitude-ch. 15-1618. maudlin-ch. 1819. mirthless-ch. 920. palpably-ch.1821. perjury-ch. 9-1122. proxy-ch. 823. raucous-ch. 15-1624. recrimination-ch. 925. red herring* -ch. 226. righteous-ch. 1 & 827. sagacity-ch. 1428. surreptitiously-ch. 2-1029. tenacious-ch. 1030. verisimilitude-ch. 3
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 is said to have been the inspirational setting for And Then There Were None.
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.
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.
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.
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?
Chapters 1-3: Total Points Possible- 75 13
during or after reading
