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Lesson 22: The Westing Game

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Assignment 1

Super Sentences

Use the definition and graphic organizer to plan and write Super Sentences for alibi and coincidence. You can choose to capture key details from today’s reading, or you can choose to write your sentences using a different topic. Make sure each sentence has a subject and verb and at least two additional details.

al · ib · i closed, closed, open

Alibi is a noun that means proof that a person was somewhere else when a crime occurred.

VerbWhen
SubjectalibiWhere
HowWhy



co · in · cid · ence prefix, closed, closed, closed

Coincidence is a noun that means two events that happen at the same time.

VerbWhen
SubjectcoincidenceWhere
HowWhy



Assignment 2

Written Response

Think about the strategies the characters are using. Which one do you think makes the most sense? Explain why.