THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME By: Mark Haddon Sarah Lim, Jordan Beveridge, Sarah Smith, Tristan Romani

SETTING, COMPLICATION AND CONFLICT Sarah Lim

SETTING - 1998 - Swindon - London - Mood: serious

THE COMPLICATION - Christopher finds a dead dog named Wellington on his neighbor's lawn - he wants to investigate Wellington's murder - He starts writing a book about it

CONFLICT - Christopher's father doesn't want him investigate Wellington's murder - His father tells him that his mother is dead - He finds out the truth about his mother - Christopher discovers more about Wellington and his father

MAN VS MAN - Christopher has conflict with his father - He has a hard time understanding other people's emotions - He doesn't like talking to strangers

MAN VS HIMSELF - Christopher has Asperger's syndrome which limits his actions and thoughts that he makes - He doesn't like being touched - He is very sensitive - Christopher has a hard time trusting others

ILLUSTRATOR AND CHARACTER STUDIES Jordan Beveridge

Main Characters CHRISTOPHER ADJECTIVES- brilliant Christopher is a 15 year old boy with - sensitive Asperger's syndrome. - clueless When he finds out - sour about Wellingtons death he then wants to find out who the killer is.

ED BOONE (DAD OF CHRISTOPHER) Ed is Christopher's dad. He looks after Christopher so he knows his habits and how he acts. When he finds out Christopher is looking for the killer he gets angry with him. ADJECTIVES - Caring - Proud - Frustrated - Angry

JUDY BOONE (CHRISTOPHER'S MOM) Christopher's dad Ed says Judy died from heart problems but you find out later on the real truth about her. ADJECTIVES - Impatient - Meaningful - Caring

OTHER CHARACTERS Wellington- Mrs. Shears black poodle. Christopher finds him dead at the beginning of the book. The author created these characters so that they could create Mrs. Shears- A neighbor of Christopher. more of a story line. The role they played The owner of Wellington the poodle. were each very Siobhan- A primary teacher at his different but they were school. Studies to help kids with added for a reason and difficulties it helped develop the story line.

PASSAGES AND CONNECTIONS Sarah Smith

"MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER JOHN FRANCIS BOONE. I KNOW ALL THE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD AND THEIR CAPITAL CITIES AND EVERY PRIME NUMBER UP TO 7, 057. " This tells you about the main character, how smart he is, and how he's good at math. It really tells you about how the character is intelligent.

"IT WAS 7 MINUTES AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE DOG WAS LYING ON THE GRASS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAWN IN FRONT OF MRS SHEAR'S HOUSE. IT'S EYES WERE CLOSED. IT LOOKED AS IF IT WAS RUNNING ON ITS SIDE, THE WAY DOGS RUN WHEN THEY THINK THEY ARE CHASING A CAT IN A DREAM. BUT THE DOG WAS NOT RUNNING OR ASLEEP. THE DOG WAS DEAD. " This tells you about the main problem in the book. This is the problem in which caused all the other issues in the story so it's very important in the book.

"THIS IS A MURDER MYSTERY NOVEL. SIOBHAN SAID THAT I SHOULD WRITE SOMETHING I WOULD WANT TO READ MYSELF. MOSTLY I READ BOOKS ABOUT SCIENCE AND MATHS. I DO NOT LIKE PROPER NOVELS. " This tells you about the feeling/theme/mood of the story and the perspective of the book. As well as more about the main character.

CONNECTIONS: "I DID IT FOR YOUR OWN GOOD, CHRISTOPHER. HONESTLY I DID. I NEVER MEANT TO LIE. I JUST THOUGHT… I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS BETTER IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW… THAT… I DIDN'T MEAN TO… I WAS GOING TO SHOW YOU WHEN YOU WERE OLDER. -Sometimes there are things that are best kept a secret. In this case his dad didn't tell him something important but it was only for his own good. It happens a lot in real life to everyone when people sometimes have to lie about something.

"AND I STARTED FEELING A PAIN IN MY CHEST LIKE I DID ON THE UNDERGROUND BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WASN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO SWINDON AND TAKE MY A LEVEL. " -He's upset that he thinks he might not be able to do what he loves doing which is math. It happens to everyone when they're upset/scared that they can't do something that they love. Example: When I get injured I'm always really upset that I won't be able to dance for a while.

CONCLUSION 1. We thought the book overall was weird and all over the place, so it was hard to know what was going on. 2. What we liked about the book was it was different then what we would normally choose to read. 3. We would probably not read another book by the same author because it was weird and really different. 4. We think that if you are looking for something different than what book you would normally read than you might enjoy it.

WRITERS STYLE "Prime numbers are what is left when you have taken all the patterns away. I think prime numbers are like life. They are very logical but you could never work out the rules, even if you spent all your time thinking about them. " -compare things -off topic -weird, different "It was 1: 12 am when father arrived at the police station. I did not see him until 1: 28 am but I knew he was there because I could hear him. " - Pays attention to details - Specific

CREDITS Setting, complication and conflict- Sarah Lim Illustrator and character studies- Jordan Passages and connection- Sarah Smith Background information and key words. Tristan Writers style and conclusion- Sarah Lim, Jordan and Sarah Smith