The Westing Game: Create a Wanted Poster

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Wanted Poster Example


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Activity Overview

A fun way to enter into the Westing mystery is to have students make predictions about the various “criminals” alluded to in the novel. These include Westing’s murderer along with the bookie, the bomber, the thief, and the mistake. Have students use the poster layout to create a Wanted poster for the heir that they suspect in one or more of these roles. Suggest using textables to add important information about the character, including physical description, motive, evidence, or suspicious quotations. For fun classroom decorations, don’t forget to print off the posters!

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Example The Westing Game Wanted Poster


WANTED FOR MURDER: BERTHE ERICA CROW

AGE: 57
OCCUPATION: Cleaning woman
MOTIVE: anger toward her ex-husband
EVIDENCE: All the clues in Westing's will point to her

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Template and Class Instructions

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Student Instructions

Create a Wanted Poster that analyzes a character from The Westing Game.


  1. Click "Start Assignment".
  2. Identify the character and select one of the Storyboard That characters to represent them.
  3. Add a description, reasons, & a reward under the guise of a character analysis.
  4. Add an illustration using appropriate scenes, items, and characters.
  5. Save and exit when you're done.

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