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Engage students with The Westing Game mysteries through Storyboard That's lesson plans, interactive activities, plot summaries, and character insights.
Newbery Medal winner The Westing Game will keep the reader guessing 'who did it' from beginning to end. Get ideas for your unit here.
Many of my fondest memories of elementary school occurred in my fifth grade classroom. Not only did my teacher constantly expect our best effort, but she made learning fun. When I was moved to fifth grade a few years ago, my goal was to emulate her teaching strategies. Not a day goes by where I
Read aloud time is a very sacred, coveted time in our classroom. My kids beg for more of it and some of the best conversations and deepest thinking happens during this time. We are starting my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE read aloud in our classroom this week, The Westing Game. We are knee-deep in our character unit...
Many of my fondest memories of elementary school occurred in my fifth grade classroom. Not only did my teacher constantly expect our best effort, but she made learning fun. When I was moved to fifth grade a few years ago, my goal was to emulate her teaching strategies. Not a day goes by where I
Newbery Medal winner The Westing Game will keep the reader guessing 'who did it' from beginning to end. Get ideas for your unit here.
In the beginning was Sunset Towers. By which I mean, at the beginning of what I quickly came to think of as my reading life: whatever came before, whether read ...
Engage students with The Westing Game mysteries through Storyboard That's lesson plans, interactive activities, plot summaries, and character insights.
This is a novel study for The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. Includes printable and digital versions. 52 pages of student work, plus an answer key! This novel study divides The Westing Game into seven sections for study. The chapters are grouped as follows: Chapter 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 17-20, 21-24, 25-30. Includes the following: • The Westing Game novel study title page for students • Dictionary Look-up sheets (7 total) • Vocabulary Study sheets (7 total) • Understanding the Story comprehension worksheets (7 total) • Chapter Summary worksheets (7 total) • Time for a Test! assessment sheets (2 pages - includes multiple choice, short answer and long answer questions) • 20 Comprehension worksheets (includes Before Reading, Author Research, Character Chart, Making Predictions, Plot Mountain, Story Timeline, Conflict, Setting, Theme, Problem Solving, Cause and Effect, Character Types, Character Map, Facts and Opinions, Persuasive Writing, Quotations, Character Comparison, Story Comparison, Making Connections) • Reading Log for students to record novels read • Answer key - 16 pages (for the Vocabulary Study, Understanding the Story, and test pages) • Outline of Common Core standards met for grades 4 - 6 Bonus Digital Version - Google Classroom compatible! Included in the download are PowerPoint files for each section of the novel study. Use these files right in PowerPoint, or upload them to your Google Drive / Google Classroom account to share with your students! Your students will be able to fill in their answers and submit their work, all online. Please note that the print and digital versions are not identical. The digital versions of our novel studies have mostly the same content as our print versions, but the format of some activities differ in order to make them easier for students to complete digitally, and some questions and activities have been altered or eliminated. For example, drawing activities have been eliminated. Aligned to common core - RL4.1, RL4.2, RL4.3, RL4.4, L4.4, L4.5, RL5.1, RL5.2, RL5.3, RL5.4, L5.4, L5.5, RL6.1, RL6.2, RL6.3, RL6.4, RL6.5, L6.4, L6.5, L6.6 © The Book Umbrella
We have been working on wanted posters for The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin with one of my reading groups. They are perfect for this book because there are 16 characters to choose from and they decide who they think would be responsible for the murder. I use the following rubric and directions. Here are some examples from last year.... Berthe Crow Wanted Poster James Hoo Wanted Poster If you would like to see more activities for The Westing Game, please see my post on the book unit for my classroom here. And here are a few more examples from this year... UPDATE (Jan. 19, 2013)!!! Everytime the kids do this project, there are new posters that are my favorites. They get better every time! Here are a few of my recent faves... Berthe Crow Wanted Poster Berthe Crow Wanted Poster
We have been working on wanted posters for The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin with one of my reading groups. They are perfect for this book because there are 16 characters to choose from and they decide who they think would be responsible for the murder. I use the following rubric and directions. Here are some examples from last year.... Berthe Crow Wanted Poster James Hoo Wanted Poster If you would like to see more activities for The Westing Game, please see my post on the book unit for my classroom here. And here are a few more examples from this year... UPDATE (Jan. 19, 2013)!!! Everytime the kids do this project, there are new posters that are my favorites. They get better every time! Here are a few of my recent faves... Berthe Crow Wanted Poster Berthe Crow Wanted Poster
This is a packet for the students to follow along with the story, The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. ...
We have been working on wanted posters for The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin with one of my reading groups. They are perfect for this book ...
If you are reading The Westing Game or any other book with a large number of characters to keep track of, a large, wall-sized character cha...
Individual Files for character clip art. This includes all 16 characters (heirs) of Mr. Westing. ...
Engage students with The Westing Game mysteries through Storyboard That's lesson plans, interactive activities, plot summaries, and character insights.
This "The Westing Game PowerPoint" is a review of Chapters 6 - 8 of the book by Ellen Raskin. It reviews what we already know at this point, the rules of games, characters on each team, and clues already collected. Includes a slide about the author. Great opportunity to stop and reflect about the book, write down clues, propose theories, and predict possible outcomes. 20 slides. Please see preview. Related Products ⭐ The Clay Marble Novel Study ⭐ The River by Gary Paulsen End of Book Test with Digital Easel Version Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star near the top of any page within my store and click it to become a follower or click HERE. All new products are 50% off for 48 hours. How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Just give a quick rating and a short comment for the product 24 hours after your purchase. TPT does not give credit for feedback on free resources. (Tip: use your credits during the next sale to maximize your savings.) © Greg Smith - Fun Reading and Writing Resources. This material is protected under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. For classroom and homeschool use. 3145223
The Westing Game Novel Study (79 pages!)This novel study includes everything you need to read The Westing Game with your class!Each chapter has vocabulary words and comprehension questions. There are LOTS of characters to keep up with in this novel, so I have included a character map to help your st...
Newbery Medal winner The Westing Game will keep the reader guessing 'who did it' from beginning to end. Get ideas for your unit here.
I participated in this month’s swap over at Create a Connection, and I’ve been waiting eagerly for the goodies that She (of She Became a Butterfly) was sending my way. Well, when I got…
Newbery Medal winner The Westing Game will keep the reader guessing 'who did it' from beginning to end. Get ideas for your unit here.