The Westing Game Comprehensive Novel Study Guide

▶️ UPDATE - DIGITAL VERSION ADDED 3/2022! ▶️ I can't even begin to tell you how much I LOVE this novel study! My students LOVED it, too! They were begging me to read every day, and I had students who do not enjoy reading find a love for it through this novel study. The activities and assessments in this guide are everything you need to conduct a fun novel study chock-full of critical thinking! Included in the 170+ page guide are:

INCLUDED IN THE RESOURCE:

• Materials and instructions for creating student literature folders so that kiddos stay organized
• Detective's Dictionary with important vocabulary used in the mystery genre
• The story's "blurb," with opportunities to make predictions
• Before-reading/After-reading anticipation guide
• Suspect Log to document all 16 characters' jobs, relationships to Westing, evidence, motives, and character traits
• Detective Notebook (with cover + instructions for creating) for students to document clues, questions, and suspicious activity
• 160+ vocabulary cards for pocket chart or bulletin board
• Vocabulary glossaries with definitions and a section to document context clues for each of the 9 sections
• Chapter title predictions and summaries for each of the 9 sections
• "To the Teacher" sample discussion questions for each of the 9 sections
• Comprehension questions for students to complete in literature circles
• Reading skills/activities imbedded in each section to promote comprehension (graphic organizers, details, problem/solution, point of view)
• 10-question quizzes (multiple choice) for each of the 9 sections, answer keys included
• End-of-Novel-Assessment, including matching, true/false, short answer, essay, & critical thinking questions (answer key included)

All materials available in a Google Slides and Google Forms compatible format, including instructions on using in Google Drive.

▶️ A working knowledge of Google Slides is recommended for using the digital version of this product! A Google account is REQUIRED to download the digital resources in this product!

⭐This product comes in a compressed file that must be UNZIPPED to view the multiple resources in the file. Please click HERE for instructions on how to unzip ZIP files.

I broke the novel into 9 sections, with about the same number of pages in each section. Check out the preview to see ALL of the goodies in Section 1!!! I used this novel with my 5th graders and it was challenging, but totally doable! It would be a great middle school novel, but it is so ENGAGING that I think it would work perfectly for an enrichment group in 3rd or 4th grade, too.

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