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The Westing Game is a fun and winding story of Sam Westing, an eccentric millionare who is mysteriously killed in his mansion. Sam Westing's attorney gathers the tenants (his heirs) of Sunset Towers to the Westing Estate for the reading of the will. To their surprise they must all participate in a game to solve the mystery of who killed Sam Westing. The winner takes all! As the story evolves characters learn lessons about themselves and unlikely relationships are formed.

 
Project ideas:
Choose stock in the Stock Market to follow. Use the following links to help you get started.
  Wally's Stock Ticker
  Investing for Kids
 
Create a HyperStudio or web page project to develop a portfolio of each character.
   
Plan and act out a skit of scenes from the beginning, middle, and end of story.
 
Write a sequel to "The Westing Game" so that Turtle finds herself involved in another mystery and must request the help of her friends from Sunset Towers.
 
How would you spend one million dollars? Go to "How Much is a Million?" It is harder than you think.
   
 
 
Go to the following links to download class assignments.
Assignment 1 Assignment 5
Assignment 2 Assignment 7
Assignment 3 Assignment 8
Assignment 4
 
 
Take the online quiz.
 
Go to the following links to find out more about Ellen Raskin and solving and writing mysteries.
Westing Game manuscript
How to Write a Mystery
The Case.com for Kids
Two Minute Mystery Writing Club
Ellen Raskin
Ellen Raskin biography