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Pretend that a character from your book is missing and create a wanted or missing poster! Includes who's wanted or missing, a reward amount if found, a contact phone number, and 2-3 sentences that accurately describe the missing person.
14 lut 2012 · We have been working on wanted posters for The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin with one of my reading groups. They are perfect for this book because there are 16 characters to choose from and they decide who they think would be responsible for the murder. I use the following rubric and directions.
Characters from the novel . MOST WANTED POSTERS: Create posters of all the suspects from The Westing Game. Include: Picture of the suspect Brief written description under the picture; for example: o Look like o Age, occupation o Wanted for o Last seen . PROSPECTIVE MURDERERS: Choose your favorite prospective murderer(s) from the book .
WANTED GRACE WINDSOR WEXLER: SUSPECT OF MURDERING SAMUEL WESTING Grace Wexler: 42; mother of two; husband: Jake Wexler; resident at Sunset Towers. All Grace Wexler wanted was the money and since Sam Westing had 200 million dollars, why wouldn't she murder him?
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. Lesson Plans by Bridget Baudinet. Ellen Raskin’s 1978 novel The Westing Game remains quite popular with today’s students. As the book’s characters race to inherit Westing’s estate by figuring out his murderer, students are swept up by the engaging mystery. Read More.
We have been working on wanted posters for The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin with one of my reading groups. They are perfect for this book because there are 16 characters to choose from and they decide who they think would be responsible for the murder.
For this artistic activity, students will create a "Wanted" poster for the character they feel is guilty. Therefore, it is best to give this assignment halfway or three quarters of the way through your class's reading of the book, when suspicion is at its absolute peak.
