ATTWN 270-300

April 14, 2015

E.Q: What is the main message (theme) of ATTWN?

Obj: I can identify the theme of the novel.

Stater:

Please fill out the Google Form.

For the first three questions, answer yes or no.

For the last question, please respond in a full sentence.

Vocabulary:

Justice (noun)- just behavior or treatment.

Your Definition:

Context: (see above)

Activity: Do you believe that the killer in ATTWN is actually seeking justice? Explain.

 

Retribution (noun)- punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.

Your Definition:

Context:

Activity: Do you believe that retribution is just?

 

Activity: 

 

1.  Small Group Presentations

At your tables, you will share your symbols that you created yesterday.

 

Share your quote, the symbol, and the explanation behind it.

 

2.  Chunked Reading

 

With a partner, read pages 285-300.

When you finish, discuss with your partner your reaction to the Manuscript Document sent to Scotland Yard by the master of the Emma Jane fishing trawler.

 

We will be sharing our reactions as a class. 

3.  Discussion

Explain your reaction to the death of Lombard, Blore, and Vera.

How do the police inferences compare to what actually happened? Give specifics.

What is your opinion of the manuscript document?

Based on your personal belief, was everything justifiable?

4.  THE MEssage

 

What did Agatha Christie want the reader to learn through this novel?

With a partner determine the ONE theme that is most precedent.

 

Once you identify the theme, you will be making a soundtrack that reinforces those ideas.

You must select 5 different songs that represent the theme.

For each song, you must write a sentence explanation of how it connects to the theme identified.

 

 

 Closure:

What did you learn from the ATTWN?