1. The Mouse Trap
Act 1, Scene 2

2. Warm Up:
Text Application
WHERE: OneNote Whodunit Act I & TPS
For every character, DETERMINE a conflict or personality trait that could make them the murderer.
JUSTIFY your statement with evidence from the text.
Mollie Ralston
Giles Ralston
Christopher Wren
Mrs. Boyle
Major Metcalf
Miss Casewell
Mr. Paravicini

3. Bottom of 31 (magistrate)
Casting Call
Mollie
Giles
Christopher
Mrs. Boyle
Major Metcalf
Miss Casewell
Mr. Paravicini
Detective Trotter
Bottom of 31 (magistrate)

4. Introduction + Quote + Citation
Clue Journal
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Character
Introduction + Quote + Citation
Explanation
Pg 28: Christopher: No. No, I don’t suppose you will.
Pg 29: Miss Casewell: Oh yes—nice back stairs. Very convenient if there was a fire
Pg 29: Miss Casewell: Red/socialist/negative stereotype
Pg 29: Miss Casewell: Living abroad, “I’ve got some business to see to”…but she won’t tell Mrs. Boyle where she’s living (France-no, Italy-no w/ grin)
Pg 30: Miss Casewell: Being aggressive with the radio (to drive Mrs. Boyle out of the room)—aggression toward another character

5. Dialect
Inference
Definition
Affect on Scene
pinched
(I ii 31)
MISS CASEWELL: “She’d _____________ the best chair. I’ve got it now.”
Dialect Journal
Dialect
Inference
Definition
Affect on Scene
chilblains
(I ii 31)
MISS CASEWELL: “Ice on a bedroom jug, ________, raw and bleeding—one thin ragged blanket—a child shivering with cold and fear.”

6. ① FIRST READ—LISTEN to the actors read the scene. MARGINS:
Close Read: I ii
① FIRST READ—LISTEN to the actors read
the scene.
MARGINS:
LFC next to any portion about the Longridge Farm Case.
CLUE next to anything that you think is a clue the police are going to use to catch the murderer.
dramatic irony = when the audience knows something the characters don’t

11. ② REREAD silently to yourself. Pay attention to LFC.
INDEPENDENTLY: WRITE a one-paragraph summary of the events of the Longridge Farm Case.
dramatic irony = when the audience knows something the characters don’t

12. TOGETHER: CREATE a timeline of events of the Longridge Farm Case.
② REREAD silently to yourself. Pay attention to LFC.
INDEPENDENTLY: WRITE a one-paragraph summary of the events of the Longridge Farm Case.
TOGETHER: CREATE a timeline of events of the Longridge Farm Case.
dramatic irony = when the audience knows something the characters don’t

13. 1. Three Corrigan children need home.
WHERE: OneNote Whodunit MT Long Ridge Farm
1. Three Corrigan children need home.
2. Judge places them at Longridge Farm.
3. One Corrigan boy dies of abuse.
4. Stannings sent to prison for child abuse.
5. Corrigan girl adopted.
6. Corrigan boy joins and deserts the army.
7. Mr. Stanning dies in prison.

14. 8. Mrs. Stanning released from prison.
WHERE: OneNote Whodunit MT Long Ridge Farm
8. Mrs. Stanning released from prison.
9. Mrs. Stanning changes name to Mrs. Lyon.

15. TOGETHER: CREATE a timeline of events of the Longridge Farm Case.
WHERE: OneNote Whodunit MT Long Ridge Farm
② REREAD silently to yourself. Pay attention to LFC.
INDEPENDENTLY: WRITE a one-paragraph summary of the events of the Longridge Farm Case.
TOGETHER: CREATE a timeline of events of the Longridge Farm Case.
EXPLAIN what this case has to do with motive of the murderer in The Mousetrap.
dramatic irony = when the audience knows something the characters don’t

16. TOGETHER: CREATE a timeline of events of the Longridge Farm Case.
WHERE: OneNote Whodunit MT Long Ridge Farm
② REREAD silently to yourself. Pay attention to LFC.
INDEPENDENTLY: WRITE a one-paragraph summary of the events of the Longridge Farm Case.
TOGETHER: CREATE a timeline of events of the Longridge Farm Case.
EXPLAIN what this case has to do with motive of the murderer in The Mousetrap.
ADD to your timeline the important clues found on the body at 24 Culver Street.
dramatic irony = when the audience knows something the characters don’t

17. 8. Mrs. Stanning released from prison.
9. Mrs. Stanning changes name to Mrs. Lyon.
10. Mrs. Lyon murdered at 24 Culver Street.
11. At crime scene: Two addresses-Culver Street & Monkswell Manor
12. On Mrs. Stanning: “Three Blind Mice” + “This is the first”

18. WHERE: OneNote Whodunit MT Long Ridge Farm
Exit Ticket
METACOGNITION
PREDICT how knowledge of LFC will change the rest of the drama for the audience.

19. “Longridge Farm! Wasn’t that where those children…?”
③ INDEPENDENTLY: NOTICE every reaction of each character to the information Det. Sgt. Trotter shares.
OLD PARTNER: IDENTIFY the line in which Mollie reacts to Trotter’s information.
YOUNG PARTNER: DESCRIBE Mollie’s reaction.
BOTH write in ONE NOTE  SWITCH roles with each new character.
WHERE: OneNote Whodunit MT Long Ridge Farm
Character
Line
Describe Reaction
So What?
Mollie
“It was horrible”
Giles
“Longridge Farm! Wasn’t that where those children…?”

21. Wren Boyle Metcalf Casewell Paravicini
Character
Line
Describe Reaction
So What?
Wren
Boyle
Metcalf
Casewell
Paravicini
WHERE: OneNote Whodunit MT Long Ridge Farm

22. ④ REREAD silently to yourself again.
INDEPENDENTLY: EVALUATE which members of the Corrigan family may be seeking revenge in the LFC.
OLD PARTNER: IDENTIFY who Mollie would be if she is the murderer. EXPLAIN Mollie’s possible motive.
YOUNG PARTNER: INFER two clues which indicate Mollie could be connected to the LFC.
BOTH write on your papers. SWITCH roles with each new character.
Character
If he/she was in the Corrigan family, who would he/she be?
ANALYSIS: What is your evidence?

23. Character If he/she was in the Corrigan family, who would he/she be?
ANALYSIS: What is your evidence?

24. Character If he/she was in the Corrigan family, who would he/she be?
ANALYSIS: What is your evidence?

25. WHERE: OneNote Whodunit Act I & TPS
Stop & Jot
OLDEST- Mrs. Boyle states, “’I haven’t any nerves”’ (Ii 46). Interpret her line. What does she mean by NERVES? What is the affect on scene?
YOUNGEST- Casewell claims that Paravicini “’Looks a bit of a spiv to me”’ (Ii 47). Use context clues and any other resource to define SPIV. What is the affect on scene?
TOGETHER- what have we learned about Paravicini based on Mollie’s and Casewell’s conversation?

26. Google distance from London to:
Clue Journal
WHERE: OneNote Whodunit Clue Journal
Character
Introduction + Quote + Citation
Explanation
Google distance from London to:
Bournemouth
Leamington
Hampstead
Kensington
Do these clues involve: intent, motive, or opportunity?
Parvicini & Casewell

27. What does Giles find in Mollie’s glove just before the murder.
Let’s Talk
WHERE: OneNote Whodunit Act I & TPS
Pg. 51
What does Giles find in Mollie’s glove just before the murder.
How does Giles react to this item?
EXAMINE the effect this clue has on us as readers vs. what it would have on an audience watching the play.

28. Google distance from London to:
Clue Journal
WHERE: OneNote Whodunit Clue Journal
Character
Introduction + Quote + Citation
Explanation
Google distance from London to:
Bournemouth
Leamington
Hampstead
Kensington
Do these clues involve: intent, motive, or opportunity?
Mollie

29. Exit Ticket
WHERE: OneNote Whodunit Act I & TPS
Try to list where everyone was during the murder. Who had the OPPORTUNITY to murder Mrs. Boyle? (pgs )
CHARACTER
PAGE NUMBER
LOCATION
BOYLE 52
TROTTER
GILES 51
MOLLIE
CASEWELL 49
METCALF 47
PARAVICINI
WREN 45