Blog Post #3 due on Tuesday, 6/3 by 8 am

The original title of The Westing Game was Eight Imperfect Pairs of Heirs. The author changed it so that reviewers wouldn't latch on to the word "imperfect." Think of each group of partners in the novel. How is each pair imperfect? How does everyone benefit from the relationship with their partner. Choose one or two pairs and discuss their relationship in terms of the questions above. Remember to comment on a classmate's post. Use your rubric so you know exactly what is expected.

Blog Post #2 due on Monday, 4/14 by 8 am

Select one to two clues that you've noted in your clue tracker. Predict if they are actual clues or simply red herrings. Please identify the clue (quote from the text), the page number, and detailed justification of why you think it is a clue or red herring. Comment on a classmate's post. Use the rubric to make sure you get full credit.

Blog Post due on Monday, 4/7 by 8 am

In Chapter One of The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin writes: "Who were these people, these specially selected tenants? They were mothers and fathers and children. A dressmaker, a secretary, an inventor, a doctor, a judge. And, oh yes, one was a bookie, one was a burglar, one was a bomber, and one was a mistake. Barney Northrup had rented one of the apartments to the wrong person."

1. Which character do you think is the bookie, the bomber, the burglar, or the mistake? Why? Use evidence from the text to support your predictions.

2. Comment on another classmate's post. Do not simply agree or disagree with them and summarize what they wrote. You MUST expand on their thinking.

**Please make sure your blog rubric is in front of you when you post, so that know exactly what is expected.

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