5/17/12 Thursday

The following Journal Questions to encourage guided reading are to be written in student's composition journals as they read Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None  CHAPTER I.

1) Make a chart.  What information do you know about each character upon their arrival?  What information provided is obvious, and what can be inferred?

2) Which character had “the list?”  What do you think was the point of the list?

3) Was each character invited to the island by the same person? If not, who was invited by whom? What was the reason they were invited?

5/18/12 Friday

The following Journal Questions to encourage guided reading are to be written in student's composition journals as they read Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None CHAPTER II.

 Answer any 3 of the 5:

1) What is each character's attitude or opinion about being on the island as they settle in? Give evidence to support your point for each character. (a bullet list of 8)

2) How does the poem make you feel? What does it remind you of? What images, associations or visions does it conjure in your imagination? Read each line out loud. Write a prediction about how you think the author is going to utilize this poem as a narrative device. Elaborate and think deeply about this question, including details and your own thoughts. (one paragraph)

3) Engage your sensory imagination for sound and smell. Imagine what being on the island would sound like. What would you hear? Imagine what the island and the house would smell like. Describe these in your best words. Use a thesaurus if you can't think of any good adjectives. What would be the source of these sounds and smells? (one paragraph)

4) Who is Mr. Dave, really? Explain what clues gave away his real identity. (one short paragraph)

5) Draw a rough sketch or map of the layout of the island and the mansion -- of what you know so far. This is a sketch you can come back to revisit as your knowledge of the physical world of the story increases. (two sketches)