The Westing Game Activity Bundle - Creative Novel Activities and Assignments
The Westing Game Activity Bundle - Creative Novel Activities and Assignments: This resource includes 10 ready-to-use activities and assignments created to help students connect with The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. These activities are interactive and thought-provoking, providing opportunities for students to connect with the story while analyzing the historical context, themes, and literary elements of the novel. Combining creativity with critical thinking, the assignments not only enhance students' understanding of the story but also support the development of key ELA skills while meeting various educational standards.
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➡️ America the Beautiful Analysis: In The Westing Game, “America the Beautiful” symbolizes themes of identity, patriotism, and the American Dream. Students will analyze the poem’s imagery, meaning, and symbolism while identifying clues that connect to characters, locations, and events in the story. The resource includes a student worksheet, teacher answer key, and a slideshow to guide the activity.
➡️ American Themes Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Article: This article examines key elements of American culture reflected in the novel's themes, including the American Dream, patriotism, Independence Day, Uncle Sam, and the free market system, providing students with valuable insights to consider during their reading.
➡️ The Westing Board Game Project: In this creative final project, students design a game that highlights their understanding of the novel, incorporating characters, conflicts, and plot twists. They will create a game board, character pieces, question cards, challenges, and clear rules. The project includes instructions, brainstorming pages, templates, and a rubric for easy grading.
➡️ The Westing Game Case File: This 46-page collection includes everything students will need to keep track of key details, clues, and developments from the novel. It includes worksheets focused on setting, characters, symbolism, the mystery genre, and more, along with teacher answer keys for easy reference.
➡️ Pre-Reading Character Tracking Activity: Students will randomly select a character to track throughout the novel, providing updates on key developments related to their character as the story progresses.
➡️ Chess One-Pager: Students will learn how to play Samuel Westing's favorite game with this easy-to-follow one-pager!
➡️ The Westing Game Jury Speech: Step into the role of an attorney delivering a closing argument to convince the jury (your classmates) who is responsible for Samuel Westing’s death. Using evidence, motives, and clues from The Westing Game, students will craft a persuasive speech that logically builds their case. This activity includes all necessary instructions, planning pages, and space to draft their final speech.
➡️ Idiom Mystery Phrase Activity: Engage students with idioms used in The Westing Game in a fun, interactive way. By matching key quotes with idioms to their definitions, they will piece together letters to reveal a mystery word.
➡️ Movie Novel Comparison Activity: Lead students through a compare and contrast exercise between The Westing Game and the 1997 film Get a Clue.
➡️ Social Media Profile Assignment: Students will bring a character from The Westing Game to life by creating a social media profile that reflects their life after the novel. Design a profile picture, write an "About" section, and add updates about their character’s career, relationships, and hobbies.
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