The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
- mcnulty767
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 14, 2022
Murder, mystery, and millions of dollars are at the center of the plot of this book. There are many, MANY characters, and as the plot thickens with each chapter, it is guaranteed to keep students guessing.
It can be challenging to keep track of so many characters in the book, and I would like to advise you to keep a character chart or list either in class or in the student's notebooks.
It would also be a great warm-up exercise to have the class guess who the murderer is at the beginning of each class to think about any new characters they may have come across in the reading they had for homework.
The following files will have a PPT that covers almost the entire book, and the workbook also provides material for the whole text.
The workbook contains comprehension questions, word searches, critical thinking exercises, and many more activities to keep your students engaged and busy.
This PPT only covers until chapter 13. The final half of the book was mostly filled with activities from the workbook.
In the book's first half, I emphasized that the class needed to be aware of all the characters and understand the plot line. After they thoroughly understood the plot and characters, we focused on themes, predictions, and writing exercises.
One writing exercise they enjoyed was creating a character they could place in the story. Students would individually decide if their character was guilty, and the class would vote on whether or not that student decided their character was a murderer.
Scroll to the bottom for the workbook!
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