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The Westing Game Resource Set
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Summary
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
A modern classic and the winner of the Newberry Medal, The Westing Game is an excellent novel to introduce readers to the mystery genre. The story is clever enough that readers will have to pay careful attention and so engaging they will not want to put it down.
Readers will learn to set a purpose for reading and understand how the chapters in a mystery novel fit together. The Book Club lesson plans draw student attention to the overall structure of clues and the author’s use of suspense and foreshadowing. Students will also learn to develop a list of suspects and find evidence to support their solution to the mystery.
Teach with The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
This Book Club Super Pack includes a Common Core aligned lesson plan and set of resources designed to support small group reading instruction.
Get everything you need to run a successful Book Club using The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
- Interactive Lesson Plan for 6 Book Club Meetings Focusing on Mystery Genre
- Chapter by Chapter Discussion Guide
- Chapter by Chapter Vocabulary Guide
- Book Club Calendar
- Conversation Prompts
- Expectations for Book Club Anchor Chart / Student Reference Sheet
- Student Self-Evaluation Forms
- Running Record Assessment Tool
- Student Reading Response Guide
- Comprehension Assessment Rubric
- Common Core State Standard Assessment Download

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The Westing Game Resource Set
Instructional Overview
TEKS Alignment:
5.10B 5.13A 5.13C 5.13E 5.13H 5.1A 5.1C 5.1D 5.6A 5.6B 5.6C 5.6D 5.6E 5.6F 5.6G 5.6H 5.6I 5.7A 5.7B 5.7C 5.7D 5.7E 5.7F 5.7G 5.8C
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Book Club Management Resources
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Meeting #1: Introduce the Elements of The Mystery Genre
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Meeting #2: Identifying the Clues in The Mystery
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Meeting #3: How the Author Creates Suspense in The Mystery
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Meeting #4: Finding Foreshadowing in The Mystery
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Meeting #5: Identifying the Suspects in The Mystery
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Meeting #6: Solving the Puzzle
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The Westing Game Focus Assessment and Rubric
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The Westing Game Common Core Assessment
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The Westing Game Running Record
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Student Resources in Spanish
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The Westing Game Vocabulary Connections
Common Core Alignment:
L.5.4a L.5.5 L.5.6
TEKS Alignment:
5.3A 5.3B 5.7E 5.7F
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The Westing Game Common Core Alignment
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TEKS Alignment
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