Ellen Raskin response

Refer to the Ellen Raskin website that we were exploring in class today to write a 2 paragraph response about the wonderful author of The Westing Game. In your response, answer the following questions:

 1. What process do author's go through when they write a novel?
2. Why is editing important?
3. Describe some changes that Raskin made in characters and ideas as she wrote the novel.
4. If you could interview Ellen Raskin, what would you want to ask her?


http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/authors/raskin/intro.htm