And Then There Were None Lesson Plan

The Book Was Better

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will compare various adaptations of And Then There Were None with Christie's original novel.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7

Structure:

And Then There Were None has been adapted several times since its publication, including a three-part serial aired on the BBC in 2015.

For this activity, students will select an adaptation of And Then There Were None, whether one of those listed above or another one, and watch it in groups of three or four apiece. After they have had time to do so, groups...