The Westing Game Essays

#10 Name Kaila The Westing Game Chapter Summaries Chapters 1-2: Sunset Towers, which is on Lake Michigan, faces east (away from the sunset), is empty and ready to be populated. The building has great views, service, air conditioning, and is in a great neighborhood. The letters say there are only a few units left, and that the tenants should call right away. There's also space in the building for a doctor's office, coffee shop, and restaurant. The letters are delivered by a strange, 62-year-old

“The Westing Game” Conspiracy Theory I strongly believe that Samuel W. Westing didn’t die and was never murdered. I believe that he is framing Berthe Erica Crow as “revenge for “taking his life”. Think about it.; his daughter, Violet Westing, was his life. Mrs. Westing, Berthe Erica Crow, drove her to suicide by forcing her to marry someone other than the man she was in love with. Don’t believe that Crow is Mrs. Westing? Check this out. First, Violet Westing committed suicide

Perfect Partners Do you think that you could be partners with someone who you did not know? During the book The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, a character named Sam Westing dies, leaving only a game and 16 heirs to figure it out. The prize? $1 million! All 16 heirs are partnered up with people they did not expect. But by the end of the book, Turtle and Flora, Chris and Denton, and Angela and Sydelle will have made more than just a partner. For example, when Turtle Wexler and Flora Buambach realize

In class, we read “The Westing Game” written by Ellen Raskin. The Westing Game is a mystery novel told in third person. It takes place in Westing town in Sunset Towers; “... The most luxurious building on Lake Michigan.” In the book, Sam Westing’s will says he was murdered by one of his 16 nieces or nephews. All 16 heirs play the westing game. “The object of the game: to win.” The westing game last for one year; it starts on July 4th and ends on July 4th. At the end of the book it flash forward five

After reading a book, the reader often goes in search of a movie. This search can have a good ending, or, more commonly, an annoying one. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin is no different. There are many similarities and differences in The Westing Game, all worth exploring. The Westing Game mystery starts out with the heirs moving to Sunset Towers. Then, odd things start happening. On Halloween, smoke comes out of the deserted Westinghouse and Turtle Wexler takes a bet to go into the house. Once

Gaskill 10/29/15 English 4 The Westing Game By Ellen Raskin was published in 1978. It became a movie in 1997 called Get A Clue. Barney Northrup a real estate agent selects 16 people (heirs) who are chosen to live in the Sunset Towers on the shore of Lake Michigan, they came here to hear the will of millionaire, Samuel Westing. The will is a puzzle making 16 people in to 8 pairs, giving each different clues, challenging them to solve who murdered Same Westing. Each heir was given $10,000 to solve

finding the murderer? In The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, the heirs gather inside the Westing house to figure out the murderer. The Westing Game book and movie contains many similarities and differences that are worth exploring. The Westing Game has a girl named Turtle Wexler, that tried to find the answer to the game. The novel gathered 16 heirs inside the Westing house to find out who killed Sam Westing. The movie gathered 10 heirs to the Westing house. The Westing Game novel and movie have differences

A bomber. Deception. Secrets. The Westing Game had these and more. Sixteen strangers living in an apartment, all under the impression they are the neighbor of a murderer. This is the suspense Samuel Westing created with his game. The Westing Game, as it was referred to, was a method to find an heir to his money and estate. While is was and unorthodox method, it was very efficient in the end. In the novel The Westing Game, written by Ellen Raskin, the mystery elements that were used were: main

is on the line in, The Westing Game. The 6th graders at GLMS just found out who murdered the great Sam Westing. The Westing Game book and movie, by Ellen Raskin contains many similarities and differences that are worth thinking about. In The Westing Game a group of heirs try to figure out who murdered Sam Westing. Each heir got a partner, each partnership got some clues. After the reading of the will the heirs found out one of them killed Sam Westing. In The Westing Game book and movie there

“You, too, may strike it rich who dares play The Westing Game” (Raskin pg36). The sixth grade students of GLMS have read and watched The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin. There were heirs but only one could unscramble the clues to solve The Westing Game. The Westing Game and movie contain many similarities that are worth looking into. The Westing Game story is about heirs attempting to solve the mystery of Sam Westing’s death, or was it even a death at all. Out of all the sneaky, smart, and clever

The Westing Game. the sixth graders of Gull Lake middle school read The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin. The Westing game had strong characters who were strong in movie and book characters. The westing game had strong determined characters to become Sam Westings heir. The winner Turtle Wexler (also known as Tabitha Ruth or T.R) won and became Sam Westing heir. The game had a strong purpose and reason. All though the book and movie were alike and different. The book and movie of The Westing Game

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin is very innovative and mysterious. The book and movie is full of mysteries and red herrings. The Westing Game contains many similarities and differences that are worth reading about. The Westing Game, is about a young girl named Turtle who takes on a murder mystery. Samuel W. Westing is a man who plays the four winds that fools the heirs, almost. Turtle Wexler explores more into this murder mystery, using clues and memory. Angela Wexler is unhappy with her

No-one is who they say they are. This is the plotline of The Westing game by Ellen Raskin. Sixth grade students at Gull Lake Middle School, read the book and watched the movie over the last two months. The Westing Game movie and book have many similarities and differences worth exploring. This paragraph contains the main idea of The Westing Game. The idea is, heirs joined together to try and solve the mystery of who killed Sam Westing. Some of the details are different but the idea is the same

around the world, well The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin gave a very good one! The Westing Game holds a lot of things such as clues, mysteries, and other events that occur. The movie has a lot of differences and similarities compared to the book. The book and movie are different but they both have a good mystery in them. The Westing Game book and movie contains many similarities and differences that are worth examining. The Westing Game created by Sam Westing is about a game where Sam is trying to

The Westing Game is a mystery book written by Ellen Raskin that follows the lives of sixteen heirs to a deceased millionaire's fortune. One character that goes through significant changes in the book is Denton Deere. Throughout the book, Denton Deere changes from a timid and anxious man to a brave and confident individual who helps others. One quote that showcases this change is, "I'm going to do it. I'm going to help Chris. He's my partner, and I'm going to help him" pg.153. In the beginning, Denton

counts(Raskin page 43)”. The Westing Game novel and movie by Ellen Raskin are very different, but also very similar in their unique ways. The Westing Game contains many clues and assumptions that are worth very little. The Mystery genre make both materials interesting and attention grabbing but many books are not like The Westing Game. “Thief, larcenist felon”(Raskin page 78). The game with heirs, a set of clues and partnerships, with only one name, The Westing Game. Having a theme of chess and

That is a very important theme that two books follow. The books are titled, The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin and Ashes, Ashes by Jo Treggiari. Both authors clearly explain the sources that inspired their themes in the two completely separate books. Jo Treggiari describes the reality of Lucy’s life in Ashes, Ashes and five other main characters created by Ellen Raskin from The Westing Game including: Samuel W. Westing, Berthe Erica Crow, Flora Miller Baumbach, Catherine Theodorakis, and George Theodorakis

what you don’t have that counts” (Raskin pg. 43). Is a very important quote in The Westing Game to finding Westing’s murderer. The sixth grade Gull Lake Middle School students have read and watched The Westing Game. Each student come up with their own opinion on which is better the novel or the movie. The Westing Game movie and book contains many similarities and differences that are worth exploring. The Westing Game is about the tenants pairs of sunset towers trying to figure Westing’s murderer.

“You too, may strike it rich who dare to play The Westing Game.” In the book The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin is about a young girl named Turtle who gets dared to go into the old Westinghouse. Then Turtle finds Sam Westing dead! All heirs get a set of clues and a partner in the game. To try to find out who murdered Sam Westing. The Westing Game book and movie have many similarities and differences like. One of the similarities in The Westing book and movie is Turtle still kicks people. Angela

The Westing Game: Element 1 Quote 1: Ellen Raskin created settings, in the book, by using very descriptive words. An example of imagery in the book would be when Ellen Raskin describes Sunset Towers. “The sun sets in the west (just about everyone knows that), but Sunset Towers faced east. Strange! Sunset Towers faced east and had no towers. This glittery, glassy apartment house stood alone on the Lake Michigan shore five stories high. Five empty stories high.”. (Raskin 2) Raskin uses imagery to help