The Westing Game Final Creative Project - Design Your Own Novel Board Game
The Westing Game Final Creative Project - Design Your Own Novel Board Game: Encourage students to think critically and creatively about The Westing Game with this hands-on final project. In this assignment, students design an original board game that reflects the novel’s layered mystery, dynamic characters, and surprising plot twists. As they work, they’ll draw connections to the story by integrating key events, settings, and character traits into the game’s mechanics and design.
This is included in our popular unit plan:
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Included in The Westing Game Design Your Own Novel Board Game:
➡️ Student Instruction Sheet: Introduce the project with clear guidelines outlining all required components—like question cards, character pieces, and rules—so students know exactly what’s expected.
➡️ Board Game Brainstorming Organizer: Help students plan their game mechanics, special spaces, player interactions, and how to weave in novel content with this structured planning tool.
➡️ Board Game Templates: Provide four flexible layout templates to support students in designing a visually engaging board game tied directly to The Westing Game.
➡️ Board Game Project Rubric: Simplify grading with a detailed rubric that assesses creativity, connection to the novel, organization, and player engagement.
How The Westing Game Design Your Own Novel Board Game Works:
- Introduce the assignment using the instruction sheet and discuss how key themes and events from the novel can be represented through gameplay.
- Guide students through the planning organizer and templates as they map out their board design, rules, and novel-based content.
- Support students as they create and present their final games, then use the included rubric to assess both their creativity and their analytical connection to the story.
This final project works best after students have finished reading the novel and are ready to apply their understanding in a creative, analytical format.
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