Lessons & Units

The Westing Game 6th Grade Unit

The Westing Game

The Westing Game

Fountas and Pinnell
V
Lexile
750L
Genre
Mysteries
Concepts Taught
Character, Drawing Conclusions, Genre, Plot, Predicting

Lessons

Genre Lesson What is a Mystery? Identify the elements of a mystery.
Two-Minute Mysteries
Two-Minute Mysteries
Lesson 1 Mysterious Plot Problems Describe the mysteries, or plot problems that need to be solved, in a piece of detective fiction.
Two-Minute Mysteries
Two-Minute Mysteries
Textual Analysis Lesson Taking Stock of the Stock Market Use the Textual Analysis process to answer comprehension questions about a text.
Lesson 2 Character’s Motive Draw a conclusion about characters’ possible motives for committing a crime, in order to determine which characters are suspects.
Lesson 3 Identifying Clues to Help Solve a Mystery Draw conclusions about which details in a mystery are useful clues.
Lesson 4 Predicting a Mystery’s Solution Predict the solution to a mystery based on what they know about character motivation and possible clues.
Lesson 5 Red Herrings Identify red herrings used to mislead the reader.

Build Background Knowledge

Build background knowledge for this unit by explaining to students what a "will" is. A will is a legal document stating a person’s wishes for his or her property after he or she has died. You can draw conclusions about a person’s life from reading their will—who they trusted, what they valued, and what kind of life they lived. A "will" plays a critical role in The Westing Game. It will help the reader and the players figure out who Sam Westing was, and what kind of life he lived.

Teacher and Student Materials

Pacing Guide

Pacing Guide for The Westing Game

Day 1

Begin Genre Lesson (through Guided Practice)

Begin Reading The Westing Game,Chapters 1-2

Day 2

Finish Reading The Westing Game,Chapters 1-2

Complete the Genre Lesson Independent Practice in the Student Packet

Day 3

Begin Lesson 1

Day 4

Lesson 1 (continued)

Complete the Independent Practice for Lesson 1 in the Student Packet

Day 5

Begin Reading The Westing Game,Chapters 3-5

Begin the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 1-5

Day 6

Finish Reading The Westing Game,Chapters 3-5

Complete the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 1-5

Day 7

Begin Reading Chapters 6-10

Begin he Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 6-10

Day 8

Textual Analysis Lesson

Day 9

Begin Reading The Westing Game,Chapters 6-10

Begin the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 6-10

Day 10

Finish Reading The Westing Game,Chapters 6-10

Complete the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 6-10

Day 11

Begin Lesson 2

Day 12

Lesson 2 (continued)

Complete the Independent Practice for Lesson 2 in the Student Packet

Day 13

Begin Reading The Westing Game,Chapters 11-15

Begin the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 11-15

Day 14

Finish Reading The Westing Game,Chapters 11-15

Complete the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 11-15

Day 15

Begin Lesson 3

Day 16

Lesson 3 (continued)

Complete the Independent Practice for Lesson 3 in the Student Packet

Day 17

Begin Reading The Westing Game,Chapters 16-20

Begin the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 16-20

Day 18

Finish Reading The Westing Game,Chapters 16-20

Complete the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 16-20

Day 19

Begin Lesson 4

Day 20

Lesson 4 (continued)

Complete the Independent Practice for Lesson 4 in the Student Packet

Day 21

Begin Reading The Westing Game,Chapters 21-30

Begin the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 21-30

Day 22

Finish Reading The Westing Game,Chapters 21-30

Complete the Student Packet Worksheets for Chapters 21-30

Day 23

Begin Lesson 5

Day 24

Lesson 5 (continued)

Complete the Independent Practice for Lesson 5 in the Student Packet

Day 25

Review for the Unit Assessment

Day 26

Unit Assessment

User Comments

What does the codes mean on the answer key on the comprehension quizzes from the student packet? Some of them are obvious? Others, not so much.
Thank you.

Submitted by loralin38 on 3/30/17
The codes are abbreviations for concepts for skill & strategy definitions. For more information about the abbreviations, you can click here: Skill & Strategy Definitions
Submitted by ReadWorks on 3/30/17

cool book

Submitted by studnentoftheyear on 11/11/16

good book

Submitted by johnson.jeremiah_2170355 on 7/14/16