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The Westing Game Activities Menu
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You must complete one of the following activities for this novel. You can choose whichever prompt that you would like. This activity is due at the completion of this novel study. Sunset Towers Packet You have been hired as a real estate agent for Sunset Towers. You need to create a packet (placed in a folder) that includes information for potential tenants. The first page should include a detailed picture of the building. You should include a Top 10 List that includes the reasons to live there. You will also need to include a page with local attractions, hot spots (restaurants and coffee shops), and/or schools. Finally, you need to include at least three different price packages that potential tenants can choose from. Westingtown Detective You have been hired as the Westingtown detective. Your job is to create a file on 5 suspects from The Westing Game. Each file should contain a detailed photograph, a list of positive traits, a list of negative traits, and other pertinent information (occupation, partner in the game, motives, clues or artifacts you found, family, birth certificate, etc.) in regards to the case. You will also have to write a letter to your boss that explains your findings and who you find to be guilty. Mystery Board Game This novel is based on the board game Clue. Make a mystery board game based on the novel. Be sure to include information from the text. Decide what the winner of the game gets based on the theme of the story. You will also need to provide a list of instructions on how to play. This should look professional. An Interesting Web Each of the 16 heirs of Sam Westing has some kind of past connection to him. Using Judge Ford’s notes on each heir, create a web with Sam Westing in the center, showing all of the connections between Sam and his heirs. Include as many details as you can, and show the connections between the heirs as well. This should be completed on a piece of poster board. The characters should be drawn and the connections should be shown by using yarn. |
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