Novel Guide • Teacher Edition • Grades 7 & 8 And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Published and Distributed by Amplify. Copyright © 2019 by Amplify Education, Inc. 55 Washington Street, Suite 800, Brooklyn, NY 11201 www.amplify.com All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form, or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of Amplify Education, Inc., except for reprinting and/or classroom uses in conjunction with current licenses for the corresponding Amplify products. Table of Contents Teacher Edition Welcome to Amplify ELA’s Novel Guides 1 Part 1: Introduction 2–3 Part 2: Text Excerpt and Close Reading Activities 4–7 RL.7.6, RL.8.6 Step 1: Close Reading Activity 6 RL.7.1, RL.7.4, RL,7.6, RL.8.1, RL.8.4, RL.8.6 Step 2: Connected Excerpts to Continue Close Reading 7 RL.7.6, RL.8.6 Step 3: Writing Prompt 7 W.7.1, W.8.1 Part 3: Additional Guiding Questions and Projects Step 4: Guiding Questions to Read the Whole Book 8–9 SL.7.1, SL.8.1 Step 5: Extended Discussion Questions 9–10 RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.4, RL.7.5, SL.7.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.8.5, SL.8.1 Step 6: Writer’s Craft 10 RL.7.4, RL.7.6, RL.8.4, RL.8.6 Part 4: Summative Projects Step 7: Writing Prompt 11 W.7.1, W.8.1 Step 8: Final Project 11–12 RL.7.7, W.7.4, W.7.8, SL.7.5, RL.8.7, W.8.4, W.8.8, SL.8.5 Step 9: Challenge 13 RL.7.1, W.7.7, W.7.9, RL.8.1, W.8.7, W.8.9 Step 10: Extra 13–14 RL.7.4, RL.7.5, W.7.3.A, W.7.3.E, RL.8.4, RL.8.5, W.8.3.A, W.8.3.E Step 11: Extended Reading 15 Note: The student worksheets can be found on pages 17–31. Teachers can make copies of these pages to distribute to students. And Then There Were None • Teacher Welcome to Amplify ELA’s Novel Guides We created a series of Novel Guides to provide you with a flexible resource for the books you most want to teach. Some of the titles are in the digital library while others will need to be accessed through your school, public, or classroom libraries. We selected one strong aspect of each novel and are having students focus on this element as they explore and analyze a key theme. Rather than fully built-out lessons, these guides offer lean, targeted instruction that follows Amplify ELA’s pedagogy as students explore great literature. Each Novel Guide provides activities and questions with sample answers for the Teacher Edition, including: • A complete close reading session, • Discussion questions including the text excerpt • Writing Prompts • Connected excerpts to extend • Exploration of Writer’s Craft reading and skill practice • Role-playing opportunities • Guiding questions and activities to support reading the whole book • Collaborative learning • An introduction to the book and • Social-emotional learning the author discussion questions, Writing Prompts, or activities • Activities that focus on a range of literacy skills • Standards alignment • Project-based learning The diverse selection of books we chose comprises a range of genres from mystery to non-fiction, and themes from social justice to identity and courage. Students explore classics and contemporary award winners, expand their literacy skills, and discover the rewards that come with close reading compelling texts. The guides are designed to be used flexibly and offer suggestions for implementation. All the guides are housed in the Amplify Library as downloadable, printable PDFs. They include student worksheets and instructions for the teacher that will take students through a close reading of a passage all the way to the end of the novel. And Then There Were None Novel Guide 1 AndThe Then Hate There U Give Were • Teacher None • Teacher Part 1 Introduction About the story And Then There Were None is a gripping suspense novel written by acclaimed author Agatha Christie. The novel takes place on a private island off the coast of England during the 1930s and centers around the poem, “Ten Little Soldier Boys.” It involves a diverse group of guests, some who were invited to the island for an exclusive getaway, and some who were offered employment by the island's owners. Each character comes from a different socioeconomic background with various levels of criminal histories. Point of view and perspective are each a central focus of this novel, with a strong emphasis on motivation for different characters. Themes that align with this guide Agatha Christie’s original UK publication in 1939 and the US edition And Then There Were None published in 1940 contained racial epithets and insulting language. While by Agatha Christie modern publications have reduced these occurrences, some of the AGATHA CHRISTIE® AND THEN characters still express antisemitic views. Teachers may want to lead a THERE WERE NONE.™ Copyright discussion with students on the language and era of the book. © 2009 Agatha Christie Limited (a Chorion company). All rights reserved. And Then There Were This tale is riddled with twists, turns, clues, and distractors. Christie craftily None was first published in 1939. uses third person limited in each chapter to create robust characters for the reader. The activities in the novel guide offer instruction on analyzing different points of view and understanding how the characters’ reactions affect the suspense of the novel. About the author Agatha Christie was a British author, born in Torquay, Devon, England in 1890. She is one of the best-selling novelists of all time, known for her 66 novels, multiple short stories, and her play The Mousetrap, which had one of the longest theatrical runs in history. Agatha Christie died in 1976 at the age of 85. 2 And Then There Were None Novel Guide And Then There Were None • Teacher When and how to use the Novel Guide Amplify’s Novel Guides can provide flexible teaching options. They can be used at any point in the year or paired with thematically related core units, before or after teaching the units. Or, if you would like to build out lessons, the guides can be used as the foundation for a more fully developed curriculum, based on the titles. The And Then There Were None Novel Guide aligns with the following core units: 7D: Poetry & Poe Sub-Unit 3: "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe The narrator confidently describes and executes his plot for revenge on an unsuspecting foe. 8D: Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet Sub-Unit 1: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s play demonstrates the use of rich imagery and a variety of potential individuals responsible for the lovers' fate. And Then There Were None Novel Guide 3 AndThe Then Hate There U Give Were • Teacher None • Teacher Part 2 Text Excerpt and Close Reading Activities Excerpt: And Then There Were None Focus Standards for Part 2: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.6 Chapter 1, paragraphs 89–119 Skill: Analyze how an author 89 Mr. Blore was in the slow train from Plymouth. There was only one develops and contrasts the points of view of different other person in his carriage, an elderly seafaring gentleman with a characters or narrators in a text. bleary eye. At the present moment he had dropped off to sleep. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.6 90 Mr. Blore was writing carefully in a little notebook. Skill: Analyze how differences 91 “That’s the lot,” he muttered to himself. “Emily Brent, Vera Claythorne, in the points of view of the characters and the audience Dr. Armstrong, Anthony Marston, old Justice Wargrave, Philip or reader (e.g., created Lombard, General Macarthur, C.M.G., D.S.O. Manservant and wife: Mr. through the use of dramatic and Mrs. Rogers." irony) create such effects as suspense or humor. 92 He closed the notebook and put it back in his pocket. He glanced over at the corner and the slumbering man. 93 “Had one over the eight,” diagnosed Mr. Blore accurately. 94 He went over things carefully and conscientiously in his mind. 95 “Job ought to be easy enough,” he ruminated. “Don’t see how I can slip up on it. Hope I look all right.” 96 He stood up and scrutinized himself anxiously in the glass. The face reflected there was of a slightly military cast with a moustache. There was very little expression in it. The eyes were grey and set rather close together. 97 “Might be a Major,” said Mr. Blore. “No, I forgot. There’s that old military gent. He’d spot me at once.” 98 “South Africa,” said Mr. Blore, “that’s my line! None of these people have anything to do with South Africa, and I’ve just been reading that travel folder so I can talk about it all right.” 99 Fortunately there were all sorts and types of colonials. As a man of means from South Africa, Mr. Blore felt that he could enter into any society unchallenged. 4 And Then There Were None Novel Guide And Then There Were None • Teacher 100 Soldier Island. He remembered Soldier Island as a boy . Smelly sort of rock covered with gulls—stood about a mile from the coast. 101 Funny idea to go and build a house on it! Awful in bad weather! But millionaires were full of whims! 102 The old man in the corner woke up and said: 103 “You can’t never tell at sea—never!” 104 Mr.