Welcome to The Westing Game blog.
You will be blogging 3 times a week during this novel unit. Every week I will post 3 questions. You will respond to 2 of the 3 questions that I post. Your third entry for the week will be a response to another student's entry. Remember that when your are responding to another student's blog you are commenting positively and appropriately.
Blogging rules.
- Use appropriate language.
- You may only blog about the book. Nothing personal!
- You will not post any personal information (use first names only).
- Use proper grammar and spelling.
- Use evidence from the novel to support your answers.
You must respond to 2 of the 3 following questions or thoughts -
Week 4/9/2009 - 4/16/2009
1.) What is your impression of Sam Westing?
2.) What is the object of the game?
3.)Whose idea do you think it was to dress Sam Westing up as Uncle Sam in the casket and why?
Lets see if this works
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ReplyDelete1. My impression of Sam Westing is mean, rich, doesn't care much about anything except for his money and his family. I think he was well educated when he was little because of how his paper products are producing big time and how much money he had. I think he was greedy to because of how much money he has and how he shows his feeling for it.
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Q2. I believe the object of the Westing game is to win and to win I believe you have to find out who killed Mr. Westing.
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ReplyDeleteWhat impressions I have of Sam Westing is he was a rich old many who was very demanding!!! I think he thought about himself more than others. Text to self- when I was little i use to be a little demanding because i was sensitive about other people touching my toys!! Now I share! I like blogging!
My impression on Sam Westing is that he was a rich man who owns the westing house who died about thirteen years ago some people say he was murdered at the house and some say he moved to an island but now they figured out that Sam Westing was murdered but by who murdered him I can't wait till we find out who it was?
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ReplyDeleteThe object of the Westing Game is to find the murder of Sam Westing. I think I know who it is too! Also, to find all of the clues and to put them together to see what the clues makes. Text to self- I use to get clues to find something around my house too!
From,
bc0318
I agree with you ms0618. Sam sounded like a mean old man to me too! I think he has way to much money.
ReplyDeleteDear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI think the object of the Westing Game is probably to find out who owns the Westing House and to investigate the cause of Sam Westing's death. I would think that Sam Westing did not have very many friends because he was a mean old man! (I agree with bc0318 and ms0618.) This does not have anything to do with the questions but I think that Barney Northrup will be a bad person.
From,
JO0523
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI agree with ms0618's post at 7:44AM because I also think hat Mr. Westing was a very demanding person, probably because he was so rich. I would definatley not like to be Mr. Westing's assistant because it would be very boring and very tiring because Mr. Westing would want you to do a lot of stuff!
Hello Pupils,
ReplyDelete2. Well, the object of the game is to win, obviously, but also to see what everybody is really about. Many people have a good idea already but we will have to wait and see. I think that a person that nobody thinks will win the game. I think that it's going to get ugly real soon because already tensions are building and the players are starting to second guess everybody. Many people really are getting a little greedy, especially Grace Wexler, she's a brat. Mr. Westing must have known a lot about the players because he matched everybody up with people that have totally different personalities. I think that, that will eventually help the contestants get a better understanding with their cousins, or they so say. It would be creepy if Angela and Dr. Deere are cousins.
From,
ta1114
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteThe object of the game is to find out who murdered Same Westing.Also to find clues and to figure out what those clues mean. Each person is put in groups of two. They do not get to choose who they want to be with. So the player could end up with someone they do not like very well. The other object of this game is to win before anyone else does. There are some rules to this game and they are: each pair will receive $10,000 if they win, each pair will receive one set of clues, if on player drops out the other play must leave the game, players will be given two days notice of the next session and then the pair will give one answer. I think that this game is going to become a argument about the mystery of Sam Westing's murder.None of the clues are going to be alike. Each contestant has to beware of each other in this gamebecause you do not know who did the murder.Text-to-self. When I play the game clue it is very similar to this came because you have to figure out who killed who an wit which weapon and which room the killed them in.
From:ms1117
Dear bloggers,
ReplyDeleteMy impression on Sam Westing is that he is a very rich man who is very demanding. He is the one who owns the Westing house. Some say that he died in that house. Which I think is very true.Some also say that he was murdered by someone in that house. He is a very greedy man. He thinks about himself more than he thinks about others. I can't wait to find out the person who really murdered Sam Westing. I would hate to work for him because he would be so mean and you would have to work all day while he is sitting on his but all day long. The person who I responded to is bc0318.
From:ms1117
I agree with you bc0318. Sam does sound like a mean old man to me also.he does have a lot of money that he has no clue what to do with it all.
ReplyDeleteHello my fellow bloggers!
ReplyDeleteI think the object of the game is to see who will be the owner of the old Westing home. I think Sam Westing wanted to play one last game! Also another object of the game that is a possibility is he is teaching all the rich heirs and all the not so rich tenents to WORK TOGETHER!!! The way Sam Westing put the clues together seemed to be really hard to figure out, but they may be obivous to the heirs! They may think they may not know, but I bet if they really think about the clues they are very easy to figure out!Another object of the game could be that Sam Westing gave them $10,000 and they have to spend it the way he thought it should be spent and the heirs are really trying to think of the most possible possiblity. I have a question to any bloggers do u really think Grace is really Sam's niece? This concludes my blog.
Sincerely,
ms0618
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI agree with ta1114 on April 9, 2009 at 3:41 PM.I agree with him because the whole point of the game is to win!!! This is just an example, but I think if Turtle Wexler and Flora Baumbach win they are going to win everything he owns! His money, his house, his comany, and pretty much everything he has layed his hands on! Also I agree when ta1114 said that another point of this game to get to know everyone and how they work! A lot of people already know what some of the heirs are like! Also many people are excpecting to know everything just from the clues and I think they are going to need more than the clues to work with! This concludes my blog!
Yours Truly,
ms0618
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion I believe that the object of the game is to figure out the unsolved mystery of who the mysterious person/persons is who committed the murder of Mr. Westing. That is why the title of the book is "The Westing Game"! The characters are paired up in twos, and are using Sam's will to figure out who will be the Westing heir. One of the pairs is Turtle and Flora. I think they make a great pair. They are pretty opposite, but have a great happy medium! I think Flora is kind of like Turtle's second mother. Whoever this mysterious person is, it will be quite interesting to figure out who it is!
Blog To You Later,
PK0913
Hello Blogger,
ReplyDeleteI think you all are really blogging well. Your conversations about the book are good. Please remember to use evidence from the book to support your ideas. GOOD JOB!
Happy Blogging,
Mrs. Mahoney
Dear children/peers,
ReplyDeleteMy impression of Sam Westing is that he's a stuck up meany. The only thing he really cares about is himself and money, which he has a lot of. Also i think he is a clever guy in all, because he partially owned a very welthy company. I think the company is doing pretty good though. He might like his family, but when you think of rich people you think of snotty stuck up people, except for Bill Gates. But, he did have a great friendship with Mr. Sikes. I wonder how he died. I think that Sikes might have killed Sam Westing because in one of the clues it has the work skies, and if you scramble that word up you get Sikes, it makes me wonder.
Sincerly your pal,
ta1114
Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI believe that it was Flora, Doug Hoo, and Turtle's idea to dress Sam Westing up as Uncle Sam because Flora is a dressmaker and could probably be able to make the costume, or know where to find one. Doug Hoo because he was at the Westing Mansion when on Halloween, and had the track star legs to pull it off fast. It could have also have been Turtle because she had about the right amount of time in the Westing Mansion on Halloween as well to dress up the person. Maybe Sam isn't even dead, and this is all a joke. I'm pretty sure someone's up to something! I'm still not really sure what is going on with these characters, and what they have in common. Please respond and let me know if this idea is crazy!
Blog To You Soon,
PK0913
Bloggers of The Westing Game,
ReplyDeleteIn respond to (TA1114 on 4/9/09 at 3:41 PM). I agree with you on a lot of things. You're right about how the object of the game is to find out what the characters are really about. I think you are correct on the judgement that the people will be surprised who the person is. I think your right about Mr. Westing knowing the characters just by the way he matched them up. I also agree that these people have some sort of relation to the other people in the house.
This book could really be some type of reality show! Great comment TA1114!
Type to You Bloggers Later,
PK0913
Hello Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteThe Westing game is there are the people that live in the Westing house and they each have a partner. They people all get a certain amount of money it is 10,000 dollars. And in the game you have to try to figure out who killed Mr. Westing. The person I think killed Mr. Westing is Flora because they said that she did some work with Mr. Westing daughter. But she died before she was able to get married and wear the wedding dress that Flora made maybe Flora is Upset that she didn't get paid for the work that she put into making the dress.That is what I think happened to him . I can't wait to see what actually happened .Talk to you guy's later,
mm0104
Hello my fellow bloggers!
ReplyDeleteMy impression of Sam Westing is he is mean and very to himself. I don't think he was very social because his own nieces and nephews didn't even know him. The reason I think he is like that is because when his daughter died he probably got very depressed and he didn't talk to many people. I think this game is a way for him to get his nieces and nephews to turn against each other in spit of greed. Or it's just a clever way for him to get rid of his money. Since he never acually formally met his nieces and nephews he doesn't know what they are all like and doesn't know who he likes the best to give his money to. If i was in his position i would distribute the money evenly.
Love,
mb0122
Hey PK0913,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with what you are saying about who killed Sam Westing. I think Flora is the one who changes him into Uncle Sam Outfit because she is the dress maker too.
Talk To You Later
mm0104
Dear Westing Readers,
ReplyDeleteI think the object of the game is to win and inherit all of Sam Westing's money and posetions. He had said that it's not what you have it's what you don't have. So to win i believe that in your clues they discribe people. The people that they describe are the people that did not kill Sam Westing. So I look at it as a process of elimination. I think they are describing people by where they live, what they look like, their job, or their name. For example I don't think Otis Amber did it because they described him in Chris and Denton Deere's clues. One of the clues was grains. Chris thought that grains meant oats which stood for Otis. This was on page 42.
Love,
mb0122
Dear PK0913,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that the object of the game is to find out who the murderer is. But i think that it is a trick and that the murderer is not one of the people. I think it is the lawyer. It talked about how he was nervous. I bet it was because he did it. Also he is a new lawyer and what are the chances that he would get stuck with such a big case? The idea i had was that he killed him so that he would get a bigger case and not get stuck with little ones that he had before. That is just a wild thought, and I don't know for sure if I am right but I keep thinking that he has some part in it. Or it could be someone that is really obvois and people just don't notice it yet. I think you are right about it being a big surprise. I can't wait to find out.
Talk to you later,
mb0122
Dear people of Mrs. M's Language Arts Class,
ReplyDeleteI agree with bc0318 about that the meaning of the game is to find who killed Sam Westing. Figuring out the clues is a difficult thing. They even stump me, well pretty much everything stumps me if you think about it. I wonder how people, if they aren't Sam's neices and nephews, how they got picked. Also if they are related, how Theo and Chris's parents weren't invited how they might be adopted. It's just a wild guess of mine though, and you people know I'm not a good guesser. I think that a person playing did not murder Sam Westing. Bye bye my friend's of the class of 2010.
Sincerially,
ta1114
You must respond to 2 of the following questions.
ReplyDeleteWeek 4/16/2009 - 4/23/2009
Chapters 9 - 12
1. Why does turtle kick the bed, chair, and desk before leaving her "closet" of a room?
2. What is the connection between Violet and George Theodorakis?
3. There are many ironic situations and comments in this story. There are situations where there is a contract between what it is and what it seems to be. What is ironic about Judge Ford's comment to Angela that "one of these tidbits might cheer you up. I hear you'll be getting married soon." Why wouldn't the Judge's efforts cheer up Angela?
Good Morning Mrs. Mahoney's LA Class,
ReplyDeleteI hope you are enjoying the blog! I have read some great observations in your posts! Has anyone ever seen the movie "Clue" or played the board game? That was one of my favorite movies and games when I was younger and I think I enjoyed this book so much because it reminded me of the movie and game.
The novel, movie and game all have a murderer lingering about whose identity is unknown. They all have a large group of people mysteriously linked to the mansion in which the murder took place. All very suspicious and clever!! I was just curious if anyone else had ever seen the movie or played the game and noticed similarities! Let me know what you think : )
Ms. Steffen
I agree with Ms. Steffen's last comment, but I never really thought of it that way. I have that game and it is a lot like the Westing Game. I think the similarities is that I think both families had a lot of money and the murder is probably a big deal. I think differences is it seems like in Westing Game it is complete strangers that are trying to solve the murder.
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ReplyDeleteI have played the board game and seen the movie clue. It is very suspensful and I love it. The Westing Game reminds me of it a lot because there's a big mansion, a lot of people who don't really know each other, and someone is a killer! But at the end of Clue the movie it shows what could have happened and then what really happened. It's interesting. What i don't like about it is that it doesn't show all the things that happened so you can't really guess that well who did it. As an example it doesn't show the buttler going through secret passages. So at the end it shows stuff that wasn't acually in the movie just what happened when the camera was watching other people.
Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteMy impression of Sam Westing is he is very smart. He is very rich. He is also very dead. I just dont know how he made a game about his murderer. How would he know? Unless he hired some to kill him.I think Sandy might have done it. or else he is not dead yet.
mk0627
Hello Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI feel really bad for Turtle! Her mother acts like she doesn't even like Turtle!! That is another reason why Turtle kicked everything! Another reason why she kicked all most everything in her room because it is so tiny!!!! Her mother only pays attention to Her "favorite" child Angela!! She thinks Angela is prefect! Also another reason why is because she is just known as the kicker! Text to self- my mom thinks my sister Sam is a good child!!
From,
ms0618
Bloggers,
ReplyDeletei think that the point of the game is to win. to win i think you have to find the murderer. to find the muderer you have to use your clues. to use your clue you have to know what you are looking for.i think chris or Sandy will find out the murderer. chris because he is finding a whole bunch of names in the clues. sandy cause it doesnt really talk about him.blog to you later.
mk0627
bloggers,
ReplyDeletei agree with paul on when he said maybe he(sam) is not dead yet. that is just a conclusion i also thought about when i was reading. because he made a game about who murderd him before he died. because how can he make it if he is supposeofly dead.like ms steffen said, like in clue maybe he is among the players. i think that that is highly possible too. and in clue there is a winner i think it will be chris. how about anyone else?
Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteTurtle kicks the bed, chair, and desk before leaving her "closet" of a room because she is mad at her mom because she ignores her and grace says all inheritance goes to angela. I think turtle has the right to be mad grace praticuly told turtle she dont care for her at all, ignoreing her then telling her that the money goes to angela. i would be mad at all cause.
dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeletethe reason why I think Turtle kicked the bed, chair, and desk is because she was really mad her mom. The reason why she was mad at her mom was because she ignores her. All of her attention is always on Angela. The reason why her mom does that is because Angela is her favorite child and she is really spoiled and she is perfect. Sometimes here mother acts like she doesn't even like Turtle. Turtle is know as the kicker. I feel really bad for Turtle. Tex-to-self if i was Turtle I would I would feel really mad because my mom sad that to me. I know deep down in my heart that my mom loves me an would never say that to me.
From:ms1117
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteTurtle kicked everything before she left her "closet" because she was upset that her mother ignores her and pays more attention to spoiled Angela, who she likes more. I feel really bad for Turtle. A text-to-text connection is when I was reading a book which I can't remember the title, threre was a girl whose brother had autism. She felt like her brother was the only child in the family and even though she was only 12, she had to grow up. I think her parents still really did like her unlike Turtle, but she just felt like that.
From,
JO0523
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI agree with MK0627 and PK0913 because I also think Sam might not be dead. The reason that I think this is that they are having a bunch of random people try to figure out Mr. Westing's murder instead of real detectives. Sometimes books like these can be extremely confusing and the plot is very twisted, but that is what makes them so good!
From,
JO0523
Hey blogers,
ReplyDeleteThe reason Turtle kicked the chair the bed and other things before leaving her closet was because she says someone stole her mickey mouse clock and that was her favorite clock that she did not want to get rid of. In the missing files she reported it missing. She was very upset that she could not find her clock. I wonder why Turtle wanted the person to leave the clock if they decide to return it to her in the hall and why she gave out her room number?This is some Qeustions I wuold like to find out.
from, mm0104
Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI just thought of this do you guys remeber hom on the first page they said that stuff about the sunset towers? Well, they said the sunsets in the west but the towers are facing the east . I am starting to think that it is not flora anymore because This Barney Norpule did it because he was telling Sydelle Pulaski that there is only one apartment left .But,the person lives now in room 3c there are four apartments after this one that the person lives in now so it looks like Barney was giving some flase information about the apartments. I think that may be he killed Sam Westing Know.
from, mm0104
Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteThere has been some ironic things going on in the book.SO I think J.J Ford said the staement I hope you feel better to Angela is because of all of the things going on . Such as Mr. Westings Funeral But I am pretty sure might dtill be alive. Or even the game some one is obviously trying to make people think he is dead. But opps! I am getting a little bit off of the qeustion. Anyways with all of this going on Angela's wedding is coming up. So she is getting stressed out. I will talk to you bloggers later!
From, mm0104
Hello Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteIt seems like many of you don't think Sam Westing is really dead. Can you find anything in the book that suggests that? Or are those thoughts based on inferences?
I also feel bad for turtle. I wonder who she is really upset with, her mother or her sister?
Happy Blogging, Mrs. Mahoney
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI also agree with many other bloggers such as PK0913 that Mr. Westing is NOT dead yet. I also think The Westing Game reminds me of clue! I have not seen the movie Clue, but I want to because I bet it has a lot of similar things to The Westing Game! The game Clue keeps me thinking just like The Westing Game does. I also agree with mm0104 about why J J Fords feels bad for Angela Wexler! I wouldn't fell to good to be Angela Wexler either because her mother forces her into things! Text to self- I know I don't like being forced into things, so i bet she is in a lot of pain with all the things she has to go along with! Well I will blog to you later.
Your Fellow Blogger,
ms0618
Hello my Fellow Bloggers!
ReplyDeleteThe question I Will be resonding to is question number two. What I think the connection between Violet and George Theodorkis is maybe 20 years ago the were a couple. I think that because the evidence I gathered in the book said that Judge Ford had some person find a newspaper clipping and it had a picture of George and Violet together. The caption under the picture said Violet Westing's escort: George Theodorkis. That is what lead my mind to believe that they may have been a couple! That is just my perdiction and inference, so if anyone else has any more ideas you can blog them to me! Or maybe another idea could be they were in business together. This book is just twisting my mind! The book is really questing myself if Sam Westing is REALLY DEAD?!?!? Mrs. Mahoney I really like this book a lot. I really think that J J Ford has an advantage in this game because she can just look up anything of ask the police for any information! I will blog to you all later. Goodbye!
Sincerely,
ms0618
Dear my friends,
ReplyDeleteI think Turtle kicked everything because she hates her room. Also she might kicked everything because she was mad at her mother. If you don't remember her mom pretty much hates Turtle. Why would you give your daughter a room that you bareley fit into. Mrs. Wexler always talks bad about her when she's not around. Why do you think Mrs. Wexler babies Angelia but not Turtle. What kind of mother doesn't love there kids. That's just sick in the head.
Sinceraly,
ta1114
Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI think Turtle kicks everything because she is mad that someone stole something of hers. So when she finds the one who did it, she can kick them really hard. So, its sort of like practice to kick the person who stole her clock. I also think Turtle kicks everything in her room because it could be for good luck. You never know when you might need it! She could also be mad for how her mom always love Angela and never really pays attention to her. She is always with Angela and never wants to leave her alone. She always wants everything for Angela too!
From,
bc0318
Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI am answering to question number three. I think the Judge's efforts to cheer Angela up isn't working because she doesn't like the guy she is marrying. She doesn't like it how he only likes her because she is pretty. She doesn't want to be the perfect child. Angela doesn't want to be the center of attention. She doesn't even like him it seems. She hates her life it seems. I think she is trying to hurt herself.
From,
bc0318
howdy bloggers,
ReplyDeleteThis is an answer to question number 2. I think the connection between Violet and George is that maybe a long time ago they were a couple. I think that is rather creepy. They seem like very differnet people!!
of course its from,
JO0523
Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you mc0618. It makes a lot of sense when you figure that part out from the book! I also think that they got married too. Did you? I think Viloet actually liked Georage instead of the person she is marrying. It kinda reminds me of Angela. Doesn't it? I think something werid is going on!
From,
bc0318
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteThe reason why the Judge's efforts aren't cheering up Angela because, she really doesn't like the man that she will be getting married to very soon. The reason why she doesn't like him is because the only reason he is marring her is because he think that she is very cute. Which I think is very true but, he should be marring her because he loves her not because she is very cute. The thing that is so ironic about the comment to Angela that the Judge said to her is that I don't think that she is going to be getting married soon. Angela doesn't want to be a perfect child. I don't even think Angela like the man she is marring it seems like. I don't think Angela is liking the way her life is going right at this moment. She is going to end up hurting herself if she keeps up the way she is acting. Text-to-self, sometimes I don't like the way my like goes and sometime and the thing that happen in my life either.
From,
ms1117
Dear bc0318,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you bc0318. I do think Turtle kick everything because she thought someone stole something from her . Why do you think when she finds the person who took what ever they stole she will kick them for taking it in the first place? I wonder why they even took. If it wasn't theirs they should have never taken it. That is very true you never know when you will need to kick someone. Was the clock tat the person took was it her favorite clock? Is true that her mom likes Angela better that she likes Turtle? If I was Turtle i would not like my mom saying something like that to me or acting like that to me.
From,
ms1117:)
Hello Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteIn answering to question number one. I believe that Turtle was having a kicking rampage because of the fact that her relationship with her mom and sister is terrible. I think that Turtle and Angela's mom resembles Angela more and is trying to re live her life or trying to have Angela live the life that her mother had. I don't think Angela is too thrilled the way her mom acts with her. I think it really upsets Turtle that her mother just supposevily doesn't have enough time for her, and could care less about what she is interested in. I think Turtle needs a mother figure in her life and hopefully Flora can help with that so maybe Turtle can stop kicking and feel wanted, needed. Hopefully Turtle's mom can accept her as a child. Maybe I have it all wrong and that Turtle's mom is a lot like Turtle and Turtle's mom doesn't like the way that is.
Turtle could have also had the kicking storm because someone stole an item from her. THALL SHALL NOT STEEL!
I really agree with a lot of your answers bloggers!
A Blogger Named,
PK0913
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI agree with paul's comment [april 21, 2009 6:38.] I also think that Turtle is very upset with her mother and her sister, and I would be too!!! When paul said that Turtle could also have a kicking storm because someone stole from her, that made me remember a time in my life. One day, it was Easter. My brother wanted to wear plaid shorts and he couldn't find his. I was going to wear tan pants. He wore my plaid shorts. Then I got really mad at him and didn't talk to him for the rest of the day until he took them off. Finally, he took them off and I can hold that against him! Now, whenever he tries to wear my clothes I always ask him if I can wear some of his clothes, of course he says no, and then he doesn't wear my things!
from,
JO0523
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI think Turtle is mostly upset with her mother, but kind of upset with Angela. It is completely her mother's fault that she like Angela better, but I think Angela is a kiss-up. When I started to realize that Turtle's mother liked Angela much better than Turtle, that made me remember a book that I read. I forget what it was called, but it was about a girl who had a twin brother and a mom and a dad. When she was ten, her mother died. Now, she thinks her father likes her brother way more than he likes her. The father plays catch with the brother, goes to baseball games with him and all that boy stuff. I really don't think that the father really liked the brother more, I just think they have more in common. But I still do feel bad for the sister. I think Turtle's story is very differenet than this book, though. I honestly do think that Turtle's mother prefers Angela over Turtle.
Blogger,
ReplyDeleteWe all have the same idea that we think he is not dead anymore but we haven't really said why. I think one of the characters is trying to set him up. Though I am trying to put some information together to figure it it out maybe the first person to say he was "killed" was the only who started all of this that something happened to Sam but we are not really have what. He might even be trying to fake his own death? Like I said I can't wait to find out what actually happened. I really like this book I love to read mysteries i guess that's the reason I like the book so much !Talk to you bloggers later!
from, mm0104
Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI think the Judge and all most EVERYONE feels bad for Angela. Her mother pushes her around and puts a lot of pressure on Angela! Angela never sees Doctor Deere either! I question if they are really in love with eachother.
Sincerely,
ms0618
Dear pk0913
ReplyDeleteI agree with you pk0913. I to think Turtle is kicking things because she is mad at her mom. I think it would be terrible to be Turtle place right now because her mom is being really weird right now. Turtle must be really stressed out.
From:
ms1117:)
Dear Friends,
ReplyDeleteI think Judge Ford's efforts didn't cheer up Angelia because she might only be marrying Dr. D because her mom likes her. Or she might be kind of nervous too. I think Angelia is going through with the wedding because she wants her mom to love her. She doesn't want to end up like Turtle with their mom not loving her. I dislike Mrs. Wexler because she's a brat. What was Mr. Wexler thinking! Mrs. Wexler probably only wants Angelia to marry a rich man. Some people in this world are sick.
From,
ta1114
P.S. Happy Earth Day!
Dear Westing readers,
ReplyDeleteI think Turtle kicks the bed, chair, and desk when she leaves her closet of a room because she is mad she got stuck in a closet and doesn't have a real room. She doesn't think it's fair that Angela gets a big room and she has the closet. She's fed up with her mom favoring Angela and ignoring her. Just because she isn't as pretty or perfect as Angela may see. Also right before Turtle left Grace said that if she wins the inheiritence it will all go to Angela. That's just another way of proving she likes Angela more. She's probably mad that not even a little bit of the money wouldn't be put toward her or what she wants. Maybe even getting her a bigger room some how.
From,
mb0122
Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree with paul on his last comment. I think that Turtle needs to spend more time with her mom alone! Angela is getting to much attention. But maybe it is just because they are getting married.
mk0627
Dears Buddies,
ReplyDeleteI agree with JO0523 on why Turtle kicked everything. I would also be mad to if my mom loved Robbie more, wait a minute, just kidding. Mrs. Wexler does spoil Angelia way to much. It makes me sick! I think parents should love their kids the same no matter how they act. Parents should love their kids not because they have to, because they want to. I think everybody agrees with me on that one. I think Angelia though wants to have a relationship with Turtle because she is nice to Turtle. I think Turtle doesn't like her because of their mom.
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteIn response to Mrs. Mahoney's last question I think Turtle is mostly mad at her mom. Her sister is nice to her in my point of view. Angela doesn't try to make Grace not like Turtle, but it is her fault that she is so "perfect". She tries way to hard to please everyone. All she tries to do is please Grace. She will never say no to what Grace wants, and won't do what she wants. Also she cares a lot about her apperience just like Grace, and the opposite of Turtle. Turtle could care less about how she looks, or maybe she just comes off that way. May be she really does care about her looks but pretends like she doesn't to show that she isn't like her mom.
From,
mb0122
bloggers,
ReplyDeletein responce to question #2. i think george and violet were once together. i think so because j.j. had an old clipping of the two together. goerge as her date. like ms0618 said on the 19th.
mk0627
Dear bloggers,
ReplyDeleteThis are my thoughts for the second question. I think that George and Violet Westing were a couple. They might have even planning to get married. It said that on Violet's wedding day she died. And the picture was taken twenty years ago. May be before they got married they had Chris and Theo. So Chris and Theo aren't Sam's nephews they would be his grandchildren. I just thought that since they don't talk about their mom. This information is mainly on page 71.
Love,
mb0122
Bonjour Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteIn response to Mrs. Mahoney's question number three. I agree with her that there are many ironic situations and comments in this mysterious story. There really are many situations where there is contrast between what is and what seems to be. It is ironic that Judge Ford's comment to Angela "One of these tidbits might cheer you up. I hear you'll be getting married soon." Because first of all I believe that Judge Ford isn't even married, so she probably wouldn't have to much experience in that department! Second is that I have to agree with TA1114 because Angela could only be getting married to the plastic surgeon because of her mom's wants. Angela could be quite nervous too. TA1114 is right that she might not want to end up like Turtle because of the way the mom treats Turtle. JO0523 is also correct that Angela could just be kind of a suck/stuck up as well. Hopefully this tangle in the story will unravel very soon!
Bonjour Bloggers,
Un Blogger Nomm`e Paul
(A Blogger Named Paul in French!)
P.S. Go Green today!
To The Bloggers of The Westing Game,
ReplyDeleteThis is a response to MB0122 on George and Violet. I have to agree about there being something a little fishie between those two! You could very well be right about them planing to get married! But she died on her wedding day. The picture that they have was from awhile ago, so I agree that they could have had their kids before the marriage. It is a great explanation on the fact that they don't talk about their mother very often.
This book still makes me wonder how it is going to unfold. I wonder how the author Ellen Raskin could even come up with all this? Maybe it's based on a real life experience?
Blog to You Soon,
PK0913
You must respond to 2 of the following 3 questions.
ReplyDeleteWeek of 4/27/2009 - 5/1/2009
Chapters 13-16
1.)What do think the bomber's motive was?
2.)Who gets injured and why?
3.)According to Sandy, why might Angela be in danger?
Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteWho gets hurt is Angela. The bomb was in her present at Shin Hoo's. It seemed like she wanted to open up that present. It was her bridal shower day too. I think she planned it. Angela didn't seem happy at her bridal shower either. Maybe she doesn't want to marry Denton. Then, after the bomb went off, she had to go to the hospital because she still opened up the present and it went off on her. It hit her face really. So then her mother was worried about her because she wouldn't look the same.
From,
bc0318
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ReplyDeleteAdios Amigos! (Happy Cinco de Mayo!)
ReplyDeleteAngela got injured because the bomb went off. I think she did this on purpose, but she didn't want it to be that big of a deal. I think she probably did it because she really didn't want to be married to Denton, she just wanted the glamor and attention of a wedding. The closer the wedding is getting, I think the more Angela is regreting her marrying Denton. After the bomb went off, Angela had to go to the hospital. Angela's mother is now worried because the bomb hit her face, and she thinks Angela won't look as pretty as she always does. I think Angela's mother is obsessing over looks too much right now. A text-to-world connection is that last night, my mom was watching Entertainment Tonight and supposedly, May is plastic surgery week. There is a mom that was getting wrinkly and old-looking so she got plastic surgery to look like her daughter. Now her daughter is furious with her mom because her daughter has her own look and her mother looks like she is 20 when she is really 55. I would also be mad at my mother, but I do not think Angela is too mad at her mother because I think Angela and her mother are both really obsessed with looks and things like that.
Yours Truly,
JO0523
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ReplyDeleteDear my fellow classmates,
ReplyDeleteI think the bombers motive was to get people don't win the game. For 200 million dollars I may even do that myself, probably not though. A lot of people get very greedy with money. Money is just an object that can by nice stuff. Getting a bomb though, the person must have something wrong with his head. It must have been a little bomb though because it didn't even blow up the kitchens. It must have done a lot of damage though because they were back up and running in a couple of days. I don't think the bomber is a bad guy, he or she just might want money $$$$$.
From,
ta1114
Bloggers ,
ReplyDeleteThe person who gets injured is Angela because she was to worried about the gift she had in her hoping to open it.But the bomb was rapidly making noise louder and louder. Turtle warned her to het out of the room. Grace Wexler asked if everyone got out of the area okay. But she realized that Angela was not there. She runs back after the bomb was done and there Angela was with the gift. Then she got a cut in her neck and got injured by the the bomb.
from, mm0104
bloggers,
ReplyDeleteIn response to question 2. Angela gets injured by a bomb. It is because she is opening a present. Turtle is by her when it happens. I think the bomb was meant to be blown up in her face. I think so because the bomber knew she would be the one opening it. But maybe it was meant for every one in the room. who knows?
from:mk0627
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI will be responding to question number one. I think the bomber's motivation is he/she is trying to clear out the areas so he/she can look and see if he/she can find any more clues. I think the person might be trying to scare everyone, so they aren't as focused on The Westing Game. I think one of the bombers is one of the heirs for sure! The bombers are very sneaky! The bomber must have to know there way around the building. Also I think the bomber is someone who knows all the dirt and has the inside scoop about everyone and what goes on in their life. I have not one guess of who the bomber could be! Well I will chat with you all later.
Sincerely,
ms0618
Dearest Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI think the bomber, who I think is Angela's, motive is to put off getting married. Even though I think Angela is obsessed with looks and glamor and things like that, I think she is a bit glad she won't have to marry Denton. Maybe she is only marrying Denton because his looks, his money, the glamor of getting married, or he could do plastic surgeries on her to make her look more beautiful. I think after all the skin grafts and things are done to Angela, she will make Denton get her plastic surgery and then she will DUMP him.
Appalled,
JO0523
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI will be responding to question number two. The third bomb hurts Angela. It was at her bridal shower. She was opening up presents and Turtle was looking at one. Angela pulled it away from her and it exploded in her face. She was rushed to the hospital and they had to pull glass out of her hands. She also had a cut on her cheek and burns on her hands, arms, and face. They will have to do a skin graph after the tissue heals. That will be in a couple of months. Her doctor is one of the best because Denten Deer set it up that way.
Love,
mb0122
Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI think the bomber's motive was to make a threat and possibly damage. This bomber is trying to say something, but I'm not sure if they are just trying to say something or hurt somebody. They want to make there point across. It could possibly be turtle because of how anxious she was to have Angela open the gift, almost to suspicially anxious. Turtle could also be making a statement to her sister and her mother about her feelings towards them. This is still quite the mysterious book. I hope a lot of these mysteries get solved soon so this story is a little bit more clear! That is just my opinion though, so respond if you feel differently!
Respond to You Bloggers Soon,
PK0913
Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteAccording to Sandy, Angela might be in danger because he thinks Angela was going to hurt herself because she doesn't want to marry Denton. So would that mean she set the bomb instead of Turtle. Turtle took the blame that's why. So if Turtle took the blame, maybe she took the blame instead of Angela because Angela probably didn't want her mother to know that she set the bomb instead of Turtle. Probably because she was her favorite child. Also, Sandy said that Angela looked like Violet too. Violet, well, killed herself so she wouldn't marry the policeman. I think Angela is one of our answers.
From,
bc0318
Salutations technological users of blogspot,
ReplyDeleteI agree with TA1114 because I also think for a lot of money $$$ that somebody would bomb. It is not right, but it could definately happen! A lot of people in the world are cruel and greedy and it is very likely that some people in the Westing game are also greedy and cruel!!!
Concerned about greedy people, cruel people and Swine flu,
JO0523
Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI think the bomber is trying to bomb all of these places or people like ta said. For some money I think that people are paying the person to set off the bombs!
from,mm0104
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteThe person who gets injured is Angela.she gets injured by the bomb. the reason why she gets injured is because she opened a present. The person who is siting right by her is Turtle. Turtle would have been the person who would've gotten hurt if Angela didn't have the present facing her. The injuries that Angela got from the bomb were some burns on her hands, and a cut on her head that was very severe. The gash on her check was bleeding a lot. The blood was trickling down her beautiful face. Text-to-text. One time when i was sleigh riding I hit a tree and put a big gash in my lip and it bled a lot,
From,
Maggie Smith:)
Hey Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteSandy might be saying that Angela is in danger because when the bomber struck the area Angela was distracted with one of the gifts she wantes to see what was inside.And like I siad before she got hurt but Sandy warned her to get out and she did not want to listen or believe her. On my birthday I always want to open my presents or try to sneak a peak at what I am getting but sometimes there is a conseqence for looking ahead before Iget to see what I got. Such as waiting longer it seems because they always say you have to wait and see. I geuss that is when I ask what I got though.I really liked the book I finished it Ican't wait to share with you guys what happened at the end of the book I think you all will like it as much as I did talk to you bloggers later,
from, mm0104
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteThe bombers motive is to keep people from wining the westing game. I also think the bomber is also ding this to get money. The reason why he or she might wait money is because he or she wants to be rich or just because he thinks it is funny when people get hurt. I think the person who is doing the bombing is not trying to blow up the building but is trying to get someone really hurt. Another reason why he or she is doing it is because they want to find out some of the clues to win the game an get $10,000. Which I'm not quiet sure how they are going to find clues unless they are really good about not being seen. I can't wait to figure out who is doing the bombing!
From,
ms1117:)
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI agree with mk0267 about how Angela got injured. She did get injured by the 3rd bomb. Some of her injuries were very server. The injuries the she had were some burns on her hand and a cut on her head. The present was the reason why she dids get hurt. Why do you think the bomb was meant for Turtle an d not someone else in the room? Why do you think that everyone else moved and not Angela when they heard the bomb go off? Are you liking the book mk0267? I am really liking it now that I'm finding out a lot of interesting thing about all of the Characters.
From,
ms1117:)
Hello My Fellow Bloggers!!
ReplyDeleteI will be responding to question number two. When the third bomb went off Angela Wexler got hurt. She got hurt at her mother's home/ her home. When she got hurt was during her bridal shower. Why she got hurt is she took a gift and she was opening it and she saw it was a bomb and she pushed Turtle out of the way so she wouldn't get hurt. I think she bombed herself because she is trying to stall the wedding! I think Angela wants to take her relationship with Docter Denton Deere slower, but her mother is pushing her into it. Angela has some serious scares from the bomb. She is in the hospital and I think she will be in the hospital for a while. Well that is all I have to say. Talk to you all late!
Yours Truly,
ms018
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI will be responding to bc0318. I agree with bc0318 when she answers the question why Sandy says he thinks Angela might be in danger. I agree when she says that Angela might hurt herself because of all the pressure she is under. Also I agree when she says that maybe just maybe Angela doesn't want to marry her mothers idea of Angela's perfect dream guy. I just think Angela should SPEAK UP for herself. Text to self- when I was little I had to speak up for myself not just nod my head or sometimes I had to go with the flow. The problem with Angela is the flow is carring her away! I really don't know why, but I think Turtle and Flora make a good team! They work well together! Chat to you all later!
Sincerely,
ms0618
Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you JO0523. Angela just seems like she doesn't like herself very much. I remember when she asked Turtle in the hospital if her face was ruinned. Turtle said just a couple of scars but she is still pretty. Then Turtle asked her why should she care when she said looks aren't everything. Then Angela thought back about it. Angela thought about what she said and was thinking "maybe looks are everything." I still think Angela is the bomber though!
From,
bc0318
Dear Friends,
ReplyDeleteThe person that got hurt was Sydelle. She got hurt on the second bomb thing. That would hurt a lot if a thing hit you when a bomb put the force on it. It would go pretty fast, it could have really done some damage to Sydelle though. She was very lucky! That could have easily killed her if it would have hit her in the chest or the head. Wonder if the bomb was triggered by something though like a timer of something. Maybe that would help find out the killer.
From,
ta1114
What's up my friends,
ReplyDeleteI'm responding to mk0627 when he said that Angelia got hurt. I hate getting burnt. It really hurts. Even though they are really little, it would kill. One time my cousin got burnt while he was cleaning up his uncles soon to be new house, it's not my uncle, a paint can was thrown into the fire and it exploded while he was standing in front of it. He got a lot of third degree burns. He could barely move it sprayed in his face!!! Getting burns on your arms would hurt a lot to. I'm glad I've never been burnt that bad though.
Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI think the bombers motive was to ilimanate a coule players from the westing game.I think the bomber might be turtle because turtle is very jealous of angela who got hit by the bomb. I think the bomb was suppose to kill angela. I think it is weird that the one name she didn't know was the bomber or maybe she wasn't. Maybe she or he put a fake name on the box and card. The book has me pretty convinced that the bomber is either turtle theo or mr hoo.
sincerly,
greatest of wishes,
enjoy the book,
blog to you later,
talk to you later,
mk0627
Bloggers,
ReplyDeletei agree with jack about who gets injured and why. i did not expect sam to still be alive, that really supprised me. I guessed that but i didn't expect to be right!
mk0627
Dearest Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI am responding to question number one. I think the bombers motive was to seriously hurt the players. That way they wouldn't be able to play. I think they got very greedy and all they thought of was them selves. Money can do that to people. I think the bomber is just going to keep bombing until the majority of the people are hurt. I think it is Mr. Hoo. He is kind of creepy and seems like a person who would do that. I think he bombed his restaurant so that people wouldn't think it was him.
Love, mb0122
Dear bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI am responding to ms1117. When they said they are trying to keep people from winning the game a lightbulb went off in my head. My prediction might not be right, but I think it is pretty close. I thought Sam Westing was the bomber. It makes sense that he wouldn't want people to win his money. He probably just wanted people to turn against eachother. So I take back that I think Mr. Hoo is the bomber. I think Sam was just trying to frame him. This could be right on or way off of what really happens. I don't know.
Blog to ya later,
mb0122
Westing Game Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI will be answering question number two. The person in the third bomb that got hurt was Angela. She was opening up the gift at her bridal shower, when suddenly the present bursted in her face. The third bomb had hit. She and everyone else merely survived. Angela was rushed to the hospital. She had wounds all over. She makes it, but with a lot of damage. This bombing still isn't over though.
Blog to You Soon,
PK0913
Fellow Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteIn responding to MS0618 on April 29, 2009 at 3:18 p.m. I think this blogger makes a really great statement about Angela. Angela may have done the bombing because she wants to stall the wedding. I think this doctor she is engaged to is what her mom likes and not what Angela likes. I think her mom is pushing her into it as well. I feel bad for Angela, but she needs to step up and use her own mind! Text to Life, I think a person needs to use the brain that has been given to them, and not relying on someone else's!
This book really was a mystery! I'm kind of shocked on how how the rest of it unraveled. It was a pretty great book!
Sincerely,
PK0913