Activity Overview
The trickiest part of The Westing Game is its long list of characters. Students may struggle with the many names and identities. Providing activities to reinforce character understanding will be helpful. As students read, a storyboard can serve as a helpful character reference log. This log (also called a character map) allows students to recall relevant information about important characters.
The Westing Game Heirs
- Turtle Wexler
- Jake Wexler
- Grace Wexler
- Angela Wexler
- Doug Hoo
- Sun Lin Hoo
- James Shin Hoo
- Sandy McSouthers
- Judge J. J. Ford
- Theo Theodorakis
- Chris Theodorakis
- Sydelle Pulaski
- Otis Amber
- Berthe Erica Crow
- Flora Baumbach
- Dr. Denton Deere
Template and Class Instructions
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Student Instructions
Create a character map for the major characters.
- Identify the major characters in The Westing Game and type their names into the different title boxes.
- Choose a character to represent each of the literary characters.
- Select colors and a pose appropriate to story and character traits.
- Choose a scene or background that makes sense for the character.
- Fill in the text boxes for Age and Physical Description, Personality, Clues Given by Westing, and Connection to Sam Westing.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient 33 Points | Emerging 25 Points | Beginning 17 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Character Picture & Scene | The characters and scenes are all appropriate for the book's characters. They reflect strong understanding of the book's most important characters. | Most of the characters and scenes are appropriate for the book's characters. They reflect emerging understanding of the book's most important characters. | Many of the characters and scenes do not match the characters in the book. The project reflects a lack of understanding of the major characters. |
| Accuracy of Notes | Most of the information of the notes is correct. | Many of the notes have correct information, but some are incorrect or missing. | Much of the information of the notes is incomplete and/or incorrect and irrelevant. |
| Effort and Editing | Work is complete, thorough, and neat. Spelling and grammar are correct. | Most of the sections of the character map were at least attempted and work is presentable. The text contains some errors in spelling and/or grammar. | Character map is unfinished and/or disorganized. The text contains many errors in spelling and/or grammar. |
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