In this novel unit, you'll find 18 differentiated activities for "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin. This novel study is complete as is, or makes a great companion to your current curriculum. Each activity comes in 2 formats to mix and match based on the needs of your classroom - cut/paste interactive notebook activities and traditional print and go worksheets. Teaching several novels? CLICK HERE to check out my best-selling EDITABLE Novel Study for ANY Book! This resource is perfect if you're looking for novel activities that are engaging and demonstrate comprehension WITHOUT multiple choice tests! You'll notice that this open-ended project is incredibly flexible allowing your students to think creatively and work through their book in a more natural way. Your students will work on the following tasks: Note Taking Character Traits Chapter Summaries Dictionary Work Writing Poetry (4 Included - Free Verse, Personification, Cinquain, and Character) Favorite Quotes Point of View Author's Purpose Author Biography Research Note to the Author Write a Brief Book Review Setting Conflict Resolution Protagonist Antagonist Theme Venn Diagram – Compare and Contrast Diary Entry from a Main Character PLUS a variety of activities to allow students to express their comprehension using artistic creativity! In addition, you'll receive a note-taking bookmark AND 24 higher-order thinking questions for ANY novel. WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT NOVEL STUDIES BY ELLE MADISON: I needed something for my flex groups so we could follow along while reading the book. This is exactly what I needed: something quick and easy to print off and put together that covers necessary skills painlessly. – B.B. This is such a great product! It was very useful and helpful with my small group instruction. There's enough items to use that will last a long time. Thank You! – S.H. This does not deserve an "A" rating; it deserves an "A+++"! This is one of the best purchases I have made on TPT! Very well thought out and put together. Thank you so much!!! – A.B. This was great because it saves me time when looking for relevant book study related work. Thanks! – M.V. Great alternative to Google Classroom- students have to take ownership of their reading comprehension! – C.B. Terms of Use Copyright © Project Based Learning with Elle Madison. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This means this product is for ONE teacher. Additional licenses can be purchased at a discount. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this JPEG are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. Tags: Interactive Notebook, Unit Study, Book Report, Lapbook, Lap Book, Novel Study, Cut and Paste, ELA, English, Language Arts, Homeschool, Close Reading, Independent Reading, Common Core Aligned, Reading Comprehension, Middle School Novel, Middle School, Junior High, Summer Reading, 4th fourth grade, 5th fifth grade, 6th sixth grade, 7th seventh grade, 8th eighth grade
