Reading Assignment for 1/4-1/10

Please read Chapter 6, "The Westing Will," Chapter 7, "The Westing Game," and Chapter 8, "The Paired Heirs," and draw a conclusion or make a statement using the readings about two of the characters. Don't forget to make notes about the characters as you read and respond to another student's conclusions at this point in the book. Keep searching for the murderer!

-Mrs. Day

*Visit the foolowing site to practice your word skills:http://www.wordplays.com/p/index* Picture from http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2021/2213/1600/24-word1.0.jpg

Reading Assignment for 12/28-1/3

Please read Chapter 3, "Tenants In and Out," Chapter 4, "The Corpse Found," and Chapter 5, "Sixteen Heirs", and compare and contrast two suspects of your choice. State at least three things that they have in common and at least three things that are different about them. Don't forget to respond to other students' posts. Visit the following link to practice your own chess-playing skills if you have time :) http://www.chesskids.com/ckbook/firstgames.htm
-Mrs. Day


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Reading Assignment for 12/21-12/27

Please read Chapter 1, "Sunset Towers," and Chapter 2, "Ghosts or Worse," and remember to take notes as you read... even the smallest detail can reveal the murderer! Next, make the following predictions: Which tenant do you think is the mistake and which one do you think is the murderer? Why? Support your conclusions with evidence from the text. Comment on your peers' responses.
~ Mrs. Day
*Picture from: http://www.thesandcastleinn.com/images/lake-mi-sunset.jpg

Welcome to the 2nd Book Blog

Dear Students,

Welcome to the Book Blog for Ellen Raskin's, The Westing Game! One fateful day, sixteen people gather together for the reading of Samuel Westing's will. To their surprise, the will turns out to be a contest, challenging the heirs to find out who among them is Westing's murderer. Each week, we will get to play along to see if we can solve the murder before the story plays out in the final chapters of your assigned readings. It is important that you take careful notes on your observations and assumptions. Use the link below to print two pages to keep track of the clues for all 16 characters. Even the smallest detail found now could become the key in later chapters to unlocking the mystery. Good luck, and happy sleuthing! :) -Mrs. Day

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/graphic/neworg/wheel.html; print out two of the concept wheels and use one "spoke" for each character. Remember to take careful notes! :)

*Picture from http://english.byu.edu/novelinks/Authors/Westing%20Game,%20the%20pix.gifand http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2021/2213/1600/wheel.gif