With so many suspects, students get confused about who is who. Download this free set of cards including an answer key to help students. To prevent you from having to download multiple samples, I included everything in one download. The file includes the following. This graphic organizer helps students figure out the housing arrangements of Sunset Towers.
The Westing Game Book Unit contains graphic organizers for an interactive notebook and game activities covering vocabulary, comprehension questions, constructed response writing, and skill practice. Caboose Designs. Teaching in the Tongass. Sarah Pecorino Illustration. Made with by Graphene Themes. Toggle navigation Book Units Teacher. Book Activities Book Trailer. For mystery 4 which character experiences the most significant change as a result of playing the Westing Game I provide a few different graphic organizers.
Prior to starting the novel, I inform students of our essential question: Which character experiences the most significant change as a result of playing the game? They will be writing a Response to Literature multi-paragraph, evidence-based essay at the conclusion of the novel unit that answers this question, so they will be searching for evidence as they read. Then, I distribute an evidence tracker to students and have them break into small groups depending on which character they believe changed the most to search for evidence from the novel to support their theory.
This evidence and justification become the crux of their final essay the body paragraphs! I also give students a sample Response to Literature RTL to model their essay after I do this with all literary analysis assignments which has been a game-changer in terms of receiving higher quality work from them.
When they write their essay, we use an RTL graphic organizer to ensure that evidence and justification are included in a logical and organized order. You can read more about how I teach Literary Analysis to my students in this blog post. When I teach this novel, I differentiate the vocabulary practice for students depending on how much support they need.
I use vocabulary graphic organizers which I include in the case books , anchor charts, vocabulary skits, and vocabulary matching and sentence games on spellingcity. I also give students a vocabulary quiz along with comprehension questions every few chapters to ensure students are grasping the material. For my higher-level students, I often require the use of a vocabulary word or two in their written responses, especially their final Response to Literature. There is also a film version of The Westing Game that is absolutely horrible, but I always show it to my students at the end of the unit.
We all come to school dressed as characters from the novel the year I got married, I came as Angela, in a modified wedding dress! The kids love it! We also spend one class period playing the board game Clue. Students who have the game at home bring it into school, and we break into small groups for some friendly competition.
The game ties in perfectly to the novel! I love that this unit has students so engaged that they beg to stay in at recess and keep reading or working on their clue trackers. If you teach the novel in your class or are interested in doing so, you can access all the activities mentioned above PLUS bonus content that can be used with any novel by clicking here!
This is the exact resource I use with my own students, and I have put in TONS of work to ensure that everything you need is included … from sample essays to answer keys to all the quizzes and comprehension questions to all the elements needed for a Clue Tracker bulletin board. How much do you get through in a week? How long do you think it took you to complete the novel and the lesson plan? Thank you so much for sharing this.
I had found and purchased your unit prior to all of this COVID distance learning situation that we are in. It is made in such a way that I can easily adapt it to fit our DL model. Ideally, I would want to teach this in class but as you know one of the most important characteristics of a teacher is their flexibility!!
Thank you again!!! Thank you so much for this! I do have a question about the comprehension questions. How do you typically run your mini Socratic seminars? Do the students still fill in their answers to the questions and then share their thoughts and ask questions of their own? Hey Mikayla! You got it for the seminars. You can change it up also depending on time restraints. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
I accept the Privacy Policy. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. LOG IN. The Westing Game Lesson Plans. February 18, As we read the book, we will focus on four main mysteries for students to solve: Some of the resources I use for teaching The Westing Game.
Which characters are the burglar, bookie, bomber, and mistake? Which character experiences the most significant change as a result of playing the Westing Game? The Case Books The day we begin the novel, I put students into groups and let them come up with a name for their detective agency.
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