ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
How can friendships improve a person's life?
How do personal family history and genealogy connect us to the past and shape our own identities?
How does the concept of ‘family’ extend beyond blood?
Which is more powerful: the influence of money or the collective will of individuals to promote integrity?
Questions to ask while you read:
Which characters are the burglar, bookie, bomber, and mistake?
Who do you predict is Sam Westing's killer?
Which character experiences the most significant change as a result of playing the game?
What message do the characters’ clues reveal?
Mystery: a suspenseful story where the protagonist must solve a crime or figure out a puzzling situation.
The plot includes CLUES to look for: there is generally a problem or puzzle to solve
Characters can be suspects, witnesses, sluths, polics, or other charactesr trying to solve the crime.
Watch out for red herrings: false clues to throw you off the scent.