And Then There Were None (British Literature)
What's inside this high school literature unit:
An introduction to mystery fiction with the movie Glass Onion
14 as-you-read lessons to work through plot, character, setting, symbolism, and other literary elements
An ongoing creative writing project that develops point-of-view
An essay final project that asks students to compare and contrast And Then There Were None with a film adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, exploring themes of justice and guilt
A step-by-step guide for planning, writing, and editing your essay
This And Then There Were None think book is designed as a self-contained, student-led high school curriculum unit. (Credit recommendation: 0.25 credits; schedule recommendation: 7-8 weeks/0.5 semester)
What you’ll need to provide:
Book: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Movies: Glass Onion (2022), Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
I love a mystery, and Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None is a mystery classic for a reason. It's a book that launched a thousand tropes, but it's also a fascinating look at England on the brink of World War II. This is a society that's both reinventing and resisting the reinvention of its own ideas about class, gender, and race. It's a society that's been driven to existential crisis by the horrors of war but not yet confronted its role in the horrors of imperialism. In other words, there's a lot going on! And we'll talk about it all.
This is part of the Mystery Literature full-year curriculum.
This is part of the British Literature full-year curriculum.
Placement recommendation: This is a high school level unit, designed for students who are already familiar with the basic elements of literature (plot, character, theme, setting, etc.) and who are comfortable applying those skills to texts. Like most high school level curricula, it includes works that could be rated M for Mature. If mature content is a concern for you with your student, I encourage you to preview texts to asses your personal comfort level. (I read these texts with my own high school student and teach them in high school classes, but comfort levels can be very personal things.) This is a completely secular program.
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