And Then There Were None
Literary Analysis
7th Grade Language Arts
PROMPT
• Pick ONE character that traveled to Indian Island and explain of two
instances of how they added/created suspense 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 – two instances, text evidence
• Purpose: Inform
Learning Goals
Reading Goal
Writing Goal
Students will be able to identify how
suspense and conflict advance the plot
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 is able to identify 3 ideas or more.
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 is able to identify 2 ideas.
2: Student is able to identify 1 idea.
3: Student has two clear reason that supports the prompt with two pieces of
relevant evidence and no errors in the literary analysis organization
1: Student is not able to identify any ideas.
2: Student has one reason that supports the prompt with somewhat relevant
evidence but has errors in the literary analysis organization
0: Even with help, student is not able to identify 1: Student does not have any clear reason to support the prompt or relevant
any ideas.
evidence
0: Student wrote a summary
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 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
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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 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.