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

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

DAILY ORAL LANGUAGEDAILY ORAL LANGUAGE

INCORRECTINCORRECT

11. Once again Hercule . Once again Hercule Poirot prove hisself the Poirot prove hisself the bestest detective.bestest detective.

DOLDOL

INCORRECTINCORRECT

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

VOCABULARYVOCABULARY

FATHOMFATHOM FOREBODINGFOREBODING

HOSPITABLEHOSPITABLE SLACKEN SLACKEN

IMPERSONALLYIMPERSONALLY SUITOR SUITOR

LANGUOROUS LANGUOROUS

RESOLUTELYRESOLUTELY

LITERARY TERMSLITERARY TERMS

FORESHADOWINGFORESHADOWING

CHARACTER THEMECHARACTER THEME

PLOT DRAMATIC IRONYPLOT DRAMATIC IRONY

SUSPENSESUSPENSE SIMILESIMILE

VOCAB–CONTEXT CLUESVOCAB–CONTEXT CLUES

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

PRE-VOCABULARYPRE-VOCABULARY

1. 1. THE THE FOREBODINGFOREBODING OF OF THE ATMOSPHERE MADE THE ATMOSPHERE MADE EVERYTHING SCARY, IT EVERYTHING SCARY, IT WAS AS IF SOMETHING WAS AS IF SOMETHING HORRIBLE WAS GOING HORRIBLE WAS GOING TO HAPPENTO HAPPEN..

PRE-VOCABULARYPRE-VOCABULARY

2. 2. THE THE HOSPITABLEHOSPITABLE LADY LADY MADE HER GUEST FEEL MADE HER GUEST FEEL COMFORTABLE; HER COMFORTABLE; HER WELCOMING MANNER WELCOMING MANNER PUT THE GUEST AT EASEPUT THE GUEST AT EASE..

PRE-VOCABULARYPRE-VOCABULARY

3. HE ANSWERED HER 3. HE ANSWERED HER IMPERSONALLYIMPERSONALLY; THAT IS, ; THAT IS, HE DID NOT ACT HE DID NOT ACT FRIENDLY OR CARING.FRIENDLY OR CARING.

PRE-VOCABULARYPRE-VOCABULARY

4. 4. SHE SHE RESOLUTELYRESOLUTELY DENIED THAT SHE WAS DENIED THAT SHE WAS GUILTY OF THE CRIME. GUILTY OF THE CRIME. IN OTHER WORDS, SHE IN OTHER WORDS, SHE FIRMLY DENIED ANY FIRMLY DENIED ANY GUILT.GUILT.

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

DAILY ORAL LANGUAGEDAILY ORAL LANGUAGECORRECTCORRECT

1. Once again, Hercule 1. Once again, Hercule Poirot proves himself the Poirot proves himself the best detective.best detective.

DOLDOL

CORRECTCORRECT

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

LITERARY TERMSLITERARY TERMS

CHARACTER – HARRISONCHARACTER – HARRISON

BIG MAN, THIN,BONY BIG MAN, THIN,BONY FACE, ATTRACTIVE WHEN FACE, ATTRACTIVE WHEN SMILINGSMILING

SECRETIVE SECRETIVE

CHARACTERCHARACTER - - POIROTPOIROT

FAMOUS, INQUISITIVE, FAMOUS, INQUISITIVE, CLEVER, CLEVER, BELGIUM,CARING, NOT BELGIUM,CARING, NOT EASILY RATTLEDEASILY RATTLED

CHARACTERCHARACTER - LANGTON- LANGTON

IN LOVE W/ MOLLYIN LOVE W/ MOLLY

SETS ASIDE SETS ASIDE DIFFERENCESDIFFERENCES

MOLLY –UNFAITHFUL, MOLLY –UNFAITHFUL, POOR JUDGEMENT POOR JUDGEMENT

FORESHADOWINGFORESHADOWING --

762762 “SO GRAVELY DID “SO GRAVELY DID HH SAY WORD “MURDER.”SAY WORD “MURDER.”

763763 PP SAYS MAN CAN SAYS MAN CAN CONCEAL HIS HATE CONCEAL HIS HATE UNTIL THE PROPER TIME UNTIL THE PROPER TIME COMES…COMES…

FORESHADOWINGFORESHADOWING --

762 762 P REPEATS TWICE P REPEATS TWICE “DEADLY POISON” IN “DEADLY POISON” IN GRAVE VOICE.GRAVE VOICE.

763 P INFORMS READER 763 P INFORMS READER ABOUT L & M’S ABOUT L & M’S ENGAGEMENTENGAGEMENT

SIMILESIMILE

765765 “SOMETHING A “SOMETHING A LITTLE SINISTER IN THE LITTLE SINISTER IN THE STILLNESS, LIKE THE STILLNESS, LIKE THE LULL BEFORE THE LULL BEFORE THE STORM.”STORM.”

EXPLAIN !EXPLAIN !

SIMILESIMILE

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

IRONYIRONY

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

SUSPENSESUSPENSE

766 HARRISON IS 766 HARRISON IS MOTIONLESSMOTIONLESS

765 LANGTON TELLS P 765 LANGTON TELLS P HE DID NOT TAKE WASP’S HE DID NOT TAKE WASP’S NEST. NEST.

SUSPENSESUSPENSE

763 L CAUGHT IN LIE / 763 L CAUGHT IN LIE / PURCHASED CYN 0F PURCHASED CYN 0F POTASSIUM POTASSIUM

761 POIROT NOT MAKING 761 POIROT NOT MAKING FRIENDLY VISIT / HERE FRIENDLY VISIT / HERE ON BUSINESS.ON BUSINESS.

SYMBOLSYMBOL

WASP’S NESTWASP’S NEST

HARRISON IS THE WASP HARRISON IS THE WASP & THE NEST IS THE PLAN & THE NEST IS THE PLAN TO KILL HIMSELF.TO KILL HIMSELF.