The Westing Game Characters: Who's Who?

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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.


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Student Instructions

Create a character map for the major characters.


  1. Identify the major characters in The Westing Game and type their names into the different title boxes.
  2. Choose a character to represent each of the literary characters.
    • Select colors and a pose appropriate to story and character traits.
  3. Choose a scene or background that makes sense for the character.
  4. Fill in the text boxes for Age and Physical Description, Personality, Clues Given by Westing, and Connection to Sam Westing.

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