The Westing Game - Literature Kit Gr. 7-8

The Westing Game - Literature Kit Gr. 7-8 is a resource that supplies activities and exercises to invigorate students throughout their reading journey of the murder mystery game. The following are key highlights of this literature kit:

• Chapter titles serve as tools for speculation, fostering prediction skills and critical thinking.
• Incorporates elements of foreshadowing from the acclaimed novel, inviting learners to infer future plot developments.
• Scaffolds analytical thinking by propelling students to solve the mystery ahead of the characters in the story.
• Includes questions designed to enhance comprehension skills, guiding learners through a diverse cast of characters.
• Culminates in a task where learners produce both a prologue and an epilogue, enhancing creative writing abilities.
• Promotes understanding differing viewpoints by examining identical events from various perspectives—an essential skill for fostering empathy and broadening worldviews.

This Literature Kit adheres strictly to State Standards as well as Bloom's Taxonomy, encouraging higher levels cognitive development. Apart from core activities, you'll find:

• Crosswords,
• Word searches,
• A variety of quizzes—each paired with correct answer keys—as supplementary material that reinforces learned knowledge

The literature kit mirrors plot progression from The Westing Game—a complex tale involving sixteen individuals tasked with uncovering the truth behind millionaire Samuel W. Westing’s death. Student pairs receive sets of clues along with potential monetary rewards upon winning this intricate quest—echoes perfectly what happens in novel itself!

Note: This product specifically caters towards seventh-grade and eighth-grade Language Arts curricula, prioritizing its literature component. It comes in PDF format and is made up of sixty ready-to-print pages suitable for whole group settings, small interactive group discussions, or individual assignments.

Investing in the Westing Game - Literature Kit Gr. 7-8 equates to securing a captivating literary journey complete with enriched learning experiences that support holistic student development.

1 PDF with 60 ready to print pages