The Westing Game | Activities :&: Classroom Projects

Fun Classroom Activities

The 20 enjoyable, interactive classroom activities that are included will help your students understand the text in amusing ways. Fun Classroom Activities include group projects, games, critical thinking activities, brainstorming sessions, writing poems, drawing or sketching, and more that will allow your students to interact with each other, be creative, and ultimately grasp key concepts from the text by "doing" rather than simply studying.

1. Book Jackets

Make a jacket for your book. Be sure to depict important events without revealing the ending. Make the depicted events look exciting enough to draw a reader into the story.

2. Rejection Letter

Pretend that you are employed in a publishing house that has just decided to reject the novel, The Westing Game. Write an imaginary letter to Ellen Raskin rejecting her novel and explaining why. Even if you think the book is excellently written, think of some...
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