“ A WASP’S NEST”- DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS OR EVIL SPIRITS? WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO SPEND A NIGHT ALONE IN A HAUNTED HOUSE? DO YOU KNOW OF ANY HAUNTED HOUSES?

YOU NEED A GOOD DETECTIVE TO INVESTIGATE A MURDER. WHAT KIND OF PERSON DO YOU WANT FOR THE JOB? POSITIVE TRAITS OF GOOD DETECTIVE? NEGATIVE TRAITS? BRAINSTORM CHARACTERS!

DAILY ORAL LANGUAGE INCORRECT 1. Once again Hercule Poirot prove hisself the bestest detective.

DOLINCORRECT 2. Which is you’re favorite Agatha Christie novel asked Sandra?

VOCABULARY FATHOMFOREBODING HOSPITABLE SLACKEN IMPERSONALLY SUITOR LANGUOROUSRESOLUTELY

LITERARY TERMS FORESHADOWING CHARACTER THEME PLOT DRAMATIC IRONY SUSPENSESIMILE

VOCAB–CONTEXT CLUES 1. IT WAS ABSURD TO SEE A 7 FOOT CLOWN RIDING IN THE SMALL CAR; HE LOOKED RIDICULOUS.

PRE-VOCABULARY 1. THE FOREBODING OF THE ATMOSPHERE MADE EVERYTHING SCARY, IT WAS AS IF SOMETHING HORRIBLE WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.

PRE-VOCABULARY 2. THE HOSPITABLE LADY MADE HER GUEST FEEL COMFORTABLE; HER WELCOMING MANNER PUT THE GUEST AT EASE.

PRE-VOCABULARY 3. HE ANSWERED HER IMPERSONALLY; THAT IS, HE DID NOT ACT FRIENDLY OR CARING.

PRE-VOCABULARY 4. SHE RESOLUTELY DENIED THAT SHE WAS GUILTY OF THE CRIME. IN OTHER WORDS, SHE FIRMLY DENIED ANY GUILT.

5. THE HIKERS SLACKENED THEIR PACE AS THEY REACHED THE PEAK OF THE MOUNTAIN, HOPING THAT MOVING MORE SLOWLY WOULD GIVE THEM ENERGY TO HIKE DOWN.

DAILY ORAL LANGUAGE CORRECT 1. Once again, Hercule Poirot proves himself the best detective.

DOLCORRECT 2. “Which is your favorite Agatha Christie novel?” asked Sandra.

LITERARY TERMS CHARACTER – HARRISON  BIG MAN, THIN,BONY FACE, ATTRACTIVE WHEN SMILING  SECRETIVE

CHARACTER- POIROT  FAMOUS, INQUISITIVE, CLEVER, BELGIUM,CARING, NOT EASILY RATTLED

CHARACTER- LANGTON  IN LOVE W/ MOLLY  SETS ASIDE DIFFERENCES  MOLLY –UNFAITHFUL, POOR JUDGEMENT

FORESHADOWING-  762 “SO GRAVELY DID H SAY WORD “MURDER.”  763 P SAYS MAN CAN CONCEAL HIS HATE UNTIL THE PROPER TIME COMES…

FORESHADOWING-  762 P REPEATS TWICE “DEADLY POISON” IN GRAVE VOICE.  763 P INFORMS READER ABOUT L & M’S ENGAGEMENT

SIMILE  765 “SOMETHING A LITTLE SINISTER IN THE STILLNESS, LIKE THE LULL BEFORE THE STORM.”  EXPLAIN !

SIMILE  766 P SPOKE QUIETLY & LIKE A LECTURER COMING DOWN TO LEVEL OF CHILD.  766 P SPOKE QUIETLY & IMPERSONALLY LIKE A LECTURER COMING DOWN TO LEVEL OF CHILD.

IRONY  READER ASSUMES LANGTON IS SUSPECT(MURDERER) & HARRISON IS VICTIM, HOWEVER LANGTON IS THE VICTIM & HARRISON..

SUSPENSE  766 HARRISON IS MOTIONLESS  765 LANGTON TELLS P HE DID NOT TAKE WASP’S NEST.

SUSPENSE  763 L CAUGHT IN LIE / PURCHASED CYN 0F POTASSIUM  761 POIROT NOT MAKING FRIENDLY VISIT / HERE ON BUSINESS.

SYMBOL WASP’S NEST HARRISON IS THE WASP & THE NEST IS THE PLAN TO KILL HIMSELF.