And Then There Were None Literary Analysis 7th Grade Language Arts

PROMPT Pick a character that traveled to Indian Island and explain of two instances of how they added/created suspense and/or conflict throughout the story. Support your claims with text evidence. **You cannot do Justice Wargrave!

FATPig Format: Expository, Literary Analysis Audience: People interested in mystery, viewers/readers of And Then There Were None Topic: one character, created suspense, text evidence Purpose: Inform Plan: Use your packets that we used during our reading to help form your ideas!

Learning Goals Reading Goal Writing Goal Student will be able to write arguments to support the given prompt with at least one clear reason and piece of relevant evidence with the correct literary analysis organization. 4: Student has three clear reasons that support the prompt with three piece of relevant evidence and no errors in the literary analysis organization 3: Student has two clear reason that supports the prompt with two pieces of relevant evidence and no errors in the literary analysis organization 2: Student has one reason that supports the prompt with somewhat relevant evidence but has errors in the literary analysis organization 1: Student does not have any clear reason to support the prompt or relevant evidence 0: Student wrote a summary Students will be able to identify how suspense and conflict advance the plot 4: Student is able to identify 3 ideas or more. 3: Student is able to identify 2 ideas. 2: Student is able to identify 1 idea. 1: Student is not able to identify any ideas. 0: Even with help, student is not able to identify any ideas.

Introduction Creative Title – not “And Then There Were None” Literary Analysis Hook Introduce the story and author Give a quick 2-3 sentence summary Thesis Statement – Restate prompt and add your supporting points More of Jester, Less of a Judge Sharing a house with ten strangers may seem bad enough, but throw in a murderer amongst them and let the suspense rise! The novel, And Then There Were None written by Agatha Christie tells a tale full of conflict and suspense brought about by the developed characters. Ten strangers are invited to Indian Island by an unknown host. They begin dying one by one in various ways, and no one knows who the murderer is. The twist ending is shocking for all, and the mystery is thrilling. The character Justice Wargrave added to the conflict and suspense to the story by inviting guests who had committed a crime to the island and implying that the murderer was one of the guests.

Body Paragraph #1 Topic Sentence: State your first supporting point. Introduce the text evidence Cite the text evidence Explain the text evidence (**most important part!!) Restate topic sentence in new words Wargrave added conflict to the story when he collects victims for punishment on the island. In the story it says, “I began, secretly, to collect victims…” (Christie 196). Wargrave explained in the story how he collected each victim and how he heard about their crimes. This created conflict and suspense because he then punished them for their crimes by murdering them. It also created suspense because all of the people were chosen because they had committed a crime that was untouchable from the law. Conflict is added by Judge Lawrence Wargrave when he collects and punishes his victims on Indian Island.

Body Paragraph #2 Topic Sentence: State your first supporting point. Introduce the text evidence Cite the text evidence Explain the text evidence (**most important part!!) Restate topic sentence in new words The judge also adds suspense to the story when he shares his theory that the murderer must be one of the ten on the island. Wargrave speaks to the others when he says, “It is perfectly clear. Mr. Owen is one of us…” (Christie 101). Lawrence Wargrave is stirring up the suspense for the victims as well as lying to them. This creates suspense for the characters in the story as well as the reader because both start suspecting the characters on the island to be the murderer which then makes all the guests accuse each other of the murders. Justice Wargrave stirred the pot with his simple theory of the murderer being one of the guests.

Conclusion Restate the thesis with new words Give a review of the story without using “I” “me” “my”, etc… End with a clincher that leaves your audience wanting more. Judge Lawrence Wargrave added conflict and suspense in, And Then There Were None by inviting criminals to the island and implying that one of them is the murderer. This story keeps the reader on the edge of their seat and invites a page-turning, suspenseful experience for all. Now that Lawrence Wargrave is dead with the others, everyone can rest peacefully.