Product Overview
This LitPlan Novel Study for The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin is a comprehensive foundation of ready-to-use materials that will ensure your students get the most out of their The Westing Game novel study.
Practical, flexible, and standards-based with step-by-step plans for the whole novel unit, my LitPlan Novel Study is especially helpful to new teachers or veteran teachers teaching The Westing Game for the first time.
20 Step-by-Step Daily Lessons guide you and your students through this novel study.
Assignments and Activities are planned for each day of the novel unit.
Vocabulary Worksheets that focus on meaning in context and dictionary definitions go with each reading assignment.
Comprehension Questions and Quizzes follow the reading assignments, so you know if your students are keeping up with their reading and if they are understanding what they are reading.
Writing Assignments are sprinkled throughout this novel study for The Westing Game, too! Detailed writing assignment sheets guide students' writing.
- The first is to persuade: students persuade Sydelle to give their assigned character her notebook.
- The second is to give students the opportunity to improve analytical and writing skills: students will tell who they think will win the Westing game and how the rest of the story will play out.
- The third is creative and informational: students create a Facebook page for their assigned characters.
One lesson is also devoted to Leveled Critical Thinking Questions:
- Interpretive Questions require students to simply interpret facts that are given.
- Critical Questions require students to think deeply to develop answers that go beyond what is in the text.
- Personal Response Questions have no right or wrong answer; students formulate and give their own opinions.
An Optional Nonfiction Reading Assignment is included in this novel study unit for The Westing Game. Students are required to read at least one nonfiction article and view at least one nonfiction video related to the story and complete a short report form analyzing their sources.
A Variety of Additional Activities are woven into this The Westing Game novel study:
- Character Study Projects
- "Points to Ponder" -- allusions, inferences, interesting words, things to think about, etc. in each reading assignment
- Figurative Language
- Foreshadowing, Suspense
- Homonyms and Humor
- Symbolism
- Cause and Effect
- Prediction and Using Clues
- Passage Analysis
- Oral Reading Evaluation
- Writing Conferences
- Oral Reports
This unit includes an individual project. Each student will be assigned a character to "be" during the unit study. Students will complete a variety of projects and assignments related to their characters during the course of the unit, culminating in a presentation.
A class period is devoted to Vocabulary Review. Review puzzles, games, and worksheets are provided.
One class period is devoted to Whole-Unit Review in preparation for the unit test. Review puzzles, games, and worksheets are provided.
Five Different Unit Tests are provided on different levels and to use for make-up tests or tests for different classes if you're teaching the book to more than one class at a time. Two are multiple-choice, two are short-answer, and one is advanced short-answer. You can mix-and-match test sections as well.
Evaluation Rubrics are included for some activities.
A page of Bulletin Board Ideas is included.
A page of ideas for Extension Activities is included.
Answer Keys are provided for the short-answer comprehension questions, multiple choice quizzes, vocabulary worksheets, tests, and review materials.
FLEXIBILITY is a key property of this novel study unit for The Westing Game.
- It is formatted so that you can skip an activity I have planned and plug-in one of your own favorites if you want to.
- You can use all or just parts of this LitPlan.
- Written for whole-class use, but easily adaptable for:
- independent study
- small groups or lit circles
- Homeschooling
- tutoring
A teacher-favorite for years, hundreds of thousands of LitPlans (and Puzzle Packs!) have been used by tens of thousands of teachers in the USA, Canada, and overseas schools, providing reliable, high-quality, standards-based resources for teaching literature. If you want a solid foundation for teaching a work of literature, LitPlans have proved themselves worthy over years of use worldwide.
What Users Have Said About The Westing Game Study Guide:
Ashley M., August 9, 2021 - This a great resource especially if you are a first-year teacher like myself! It helped me get one of my novel units together without any extra stress or thought.
Jenny R., May 4, 2021 - This resource provides multiple resources for teaching The Westing Game. I appreciated the different options for quizzes, short answer questions, and engaging review activities. It helped me immensely while teaching the story.
Additional Products available for The Westing Game:
- Puzzle Pack
- Google Forms Quizzes
- Interactive PDF Unit Test
- Digital Student Lessons
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