Unit: Reading Comprehension
Unit Description
Lessons
Welcome to Mystery
Resources: 9 Spark interest in The Westing Game, establish reading and vocabulary expectations, and introduce critical thinking applications. |
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Let "The...Game" Begin
Resources: 6 establish the plot of the Westing Game, introduce sequence mapping, continue use of QAR and vocabulary development |
4,287
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Combing for Comprehension
Resources: 3 students use strategies of scanning, paraphrasing, and inferring to characterize target characters |
1,315
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Westing Game Ch. 10-14
Resources: 5 Students read and demonstrate comprehension of Chapters 10-14, in which the Game appears to get violent. |
1,038
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Sequence and "Hints"
Resources: 7 Students use “hints” in the text to reconstruct the chronology of a story that involves non-sequential scenes |
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Westing Game Ch. 15-25
Resources: 3 Students read and demonstrate comprehension of Chapters 15-25, in which character think they find answers to the mystery. |
1,201
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Fact, Opinion and Evidence
Resources: 5 Students differentiate strong from weak evidence and evaluate the strength of cases against characters |
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In-Character Presentation
Resources: 3 Students make a speech in front of the class introducing their character and arguing for their innocence in the Westing murder |
1,185
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Westing Game Ch. 25 -30
Resources: 1 Students measure predictions and hypotheses against what ultimately happens in the book, get closure with the story |
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Alternative Text: Miracle's Boys
Resources: 2 For classes in which the maturity, behavior or reading level is not sufficient for the Westing Game, or if you need an alternative for a few students that is still high- interest, here is another book. |
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Unit Resources
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