Week 5 Mini Project - Google MyMaps

 Take a Ride on the Orient Express

This activity is designed for high school students in an English Literature class reading Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express. Students would create a literary journey map by plotting several important locations connected to the novel and adding brief descriptions that explain the significance of each place.

The purpose of the activity is to help students analyze how setting and geography contribute to the plot and mood of the story. As they build their maps, students would consider how the train’s route, the locations it passes through, and its isolation after becoming stranded influence the events of the novel and the sense of suspense.

Below is an example of the type of map students would be expected to create.

Example Literary Journey Map: Murder on the Orient Express

Click the markers to explore key locations and their significance to the story.

** Fun fact: In 1933, Agatha Christie's book started out as a serial called "Murder in the Calais Coach" in the Saturday Evening Post.

Graphic and information found on the Paperback Palette by Jeffersen