Apr 28, 2011 include specific examples at least 3 from the text, 2. Choice boards can be a key motivator and this thanksgiving writing tic tac toe offers students many choices of writing genres. Many students also enjoy adding their own hashtags related to the title of the book or the theme of their tweet. Tictactoe book report effingham county school district. Think tac toe choice board with the think tac toe choice boards, students are given a choice of nine items printed in a 3 by 3 grid to look like tic tac toe. Fiction book of choice book report santee school district. This counts for the novel study portion of your weekly checklist, so make sure you have a total of 5 news articles and 5 responses for the week. Ela tictactoe choice board by chris pinkney on prezi. For example, the top row of the thinktactoe board would allow students to choose from three possible graphic assignments, such as making a comic book of an important event in the revolution, creating a computer graphics presentation including their original artwork, or creating an american revolution board game. After reading the novel out of the dust by karen hesse, this tic tac toe project will allow students freedom and choice in demonstrating their comprehension of the text.
Poor the assignment chosen is incomplete or missing. With thinktactoe, you could give the students nine different possibilities. In addition to offering nine choice activities, novel thinktactoe is a differentiation strategy designed for students to explore character, setting, and theme in novels of their choice. Each must relate to something we study in each area southwest asia, africa and southern and eastern asia.
Completely fill out the sections below and include this handout with your final project. Tictactoe extension menu free choice fill out your proposal form before beginning the free choice. Techerentiated assessment projects for to kill a mockingbird this spring my eighth grade students read to kill a mockingbird. End of literature circle novel tic tac toe choice board. Students seem to enjoy be able to choose which activities they will do. The tictactoe board is a method that does all this. Tic tac tome is a book thats smart enough to play tictactoe with you no batteries required. Then you must complete your tic tac toe book report.
This book project is your response to the book that you read for literature circles. Mark your choices with xs or os and staple your completed work together. Include specific examples at least 3 from the text, 2. For the boards labeled tictactoe, instruct students to select 3 or 4 choices in a straight line across, diagonally, or down. Your tictactoe can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal. Tictactoe choice boards give students the opportunity to participate in. Around the artwork, add words that explain what you think is special or. Novel think tac toe another choice board which is a variation of the tic tac toe board is called novel think tac toe developed by carol ann tomlinson. You be the historian reading lessons, reading classroom. Student choice allows for differentiation by interest andor learning style. Book report project options for multiple intelligences in middle school 6th. Use to allow students to chose their own final project.
Find the top 10 web sites a character in your book would most frequently visit. Since we are over halfway through the book, you have. Choice boards can be organized so students need to finish one square before moving to the next, they can be random, or can be organized in a specific way. Books of the bible tictactoe devotional thought by lucinda j. Ells will also create a research project on earthquakes, volcanoes or tsunamis. For my example, we were studying changes to the earth slow and fast changes that can be both constructive and destructive. Learning menus or choice boards are a form of differentiated learning. In order to complete an activity he would enjoy, a student may have to also complete one with which he is not so comfortable.
For years i have used a tic tac toe board as a way to give students a choice with their weekly spellingword study words, so i decided to apply the same concept to reading response. Students lose points for failing to include any of these elements in their final project. The bulletin board shows examples of all of your choices. Better than book reports, these ideas will have your students think more complexly about the characters, themes, nuances, and connecti final projects for literature groups novel study project project based learning lit circles. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Include 23 sentences for each on why your character likes each of the sites. Better than book reports, these ideas will have your students think more complexly about the characters, themes, nuances, and connecti final projects for literature groups novel study project projectbased learning lit circles. So i placed several pictures in my 9 block related to this. Students choose 3 activities to complete making a tictactoe, and then cut out the corresponding cards to glue int. Students must complete three tasks in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal tic tac toe row. Please choose 3 novel response activities from the chart below to make tic tac toe. Thinktactoe boards for different levels of readiness can also be created and given to different groups of students.
Conclusion and recommendations of project feh xoxo gamer. Choices are arranged in a manner that allows students to work from a different level of thought, and include a character sketch, character journal, miniature scrap book, a plot map, poems, etc. Be sure to put the title of the book and your name on each activity your complete. To learn more about hyperdocs, visit their site or read the amazing book by lisa highfill, sarah. Its a chunkie little book that you play tic tac toe against, and more often than not far more often it will either end in a tie or defeat. You will need to choose a program on the computer to complete the third activity. Extension menus come in all different shapes and sizes from tictactoe boards to baseball. In order to complete an activity he would enjoy, a. Tictactoe boards and menus are two different types of choice boards.
Boomtown tictactoe reading choice board directionsdirections. Tic tac toe book project bracken steam academy fourth. Address the question of whether or not the novel is a good story, 4. Students make a tictactoe pattern on the paper which shows their activity choices. Because the activities chosen must be in a row, students must weigh one activity against another. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading tic tac toe. This book report fits in line with nonfiction and fictional books. The tic tac toe board is a method that does all this. Dozens of prompts for responding to the text are included, meeting many different learning styles and covering blooms taxonomy. Nine commands or questions, arranged like a tic tac toe board.
You start on the first page by deciding which of the 9 spots to place your x. You will actively participate with your group during your discussion day. The tictactoe game is played on a 3x3 grid the game is played by two players, who take turns. Please choose 3 novel response activities from the chart below to make tictac toe. Students should use one of the kba novels from their advanced reading class. Our teachers use tictactoe style boards where they offer choices of activities, and each student must choose a set number of activities to complete. After reading the strongest one, complete three activities to complete a tictactoe.
In forsyth, one of the ways we do this is by using choice boards. Nine commands or questions, arranged like a tictactoe board. This will be your 3rd quarter book project grade, which is 15% of your quarter grade. You must choose three 3 activities from the tictactoe board on the back of this sheet. Struggling learners or those that need more structure can work on one project a day from the 3x3 boards, more advanced or independent learners can choose their topics and work at a selfguided pace on the 4x4. In this activity, you would place 9 pictures on your board in a tictactoe type board.
After reading the novel out of the dust by karen hesse, this tictactoe project will allow students freedom and choice in demonstrating their comprehension of the text. Meaningful menus for creating choice in your classroom. Click here to use the novel study tictactoe template. For every ten chapters read, pick one of the sentence starters from the tic tac toe chart below that you think best reflects your thoughts as you read that section. The level of difficulty of the activities can vary or stay consistent. Due date for this project is wednesday, september 26, 2012 1. Free 8 great final projects for any novel study 8 great ideas that can be used with any novel study at any grade level. As an assessment of their reading and understanding i gave my students a think tac toe board with nine different technology based, differentiated project choices. The tic tac toe game is played on a 3x3 grid the game is played by two players, who take turns.
In fact there is only one way to beat this book and you have to. Be sure to put the title written correctly, the author, and your name. The autonomous tic tac toe playing book by willy yonkers isbn. Create a 10question, multiple choice quiz of the book. The more good choices we make, the better our blessings. Just like the game tic tac toe, you need to choose three squares horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to each other to get credit. Book report tictactoe this year in social studies you are required to read three books. Students choose three to complete, creating a row vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. Tic tac toe book activities use this grid to choose 3 activities for your book.
Book report tictactoe thomas county school district. This is also a great project for students at different learning levels. Mar 18, 2019 with think tac toe, you could give the students nine different possibilities. Rehberg has a list of books that you may check out of the school library. Create 3 separate assignments to create the tictactoe, 3. After reading boomtown, complete three activities to complete a tictactoe. Cell assignment choice boards easy differentiation in the. Students must pick three prompts in a row to write about. Just like the game tictactoe, you need to choose three squares horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to each other to get credit. Tic tac book est une chaine youtube qui vous propose des lectures, analyses, critiques, debats, presentations etc. Conclusion and recommendations of project feh xoxo gamer girl. You will have time inside and outside of class to complete your activities.
Laurie westphal you can win all of her books over at extend a menu. The player who has formed a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal sequence of three marks wins. This project does not have a rubric, but i have created rubrics for these projects in the past using rubistar. Visualspatial draw or paint your favourite character. Loser choice board novel study activities menu book project tic. A menu of items, tips, ideas, activities, and support where teachers take. Think tac toe boards for different levels of readiness can also be created and given to different groups of students. A function could have been utilized to decide when someone had won the game. Overall, we are happy with the outcome of this project and the functioning tic tac toe game we created.
From the board, students either choose or are assigned three adjacent or diagonal tasks to complete. Using different levels of understanding, teachers create a threebythree grid a total of nine squares and insert activities into each. Reading tic tac toe book report is designed for students to complete a fun project after they finish reading a chapter book. We belife that the event that has occured a while ago is not that much of a big deal anymore. Create an imperative or required assignment or project that reflects the minimum. Create a timeline for the important events in your book. Novel thinktactoe another choice board which is a variation of the tictactoe board is called novel thinktactoe developed by carol ann tomlinson. For code written in the future, we would recommend using more functions within the program to simplify the main function. Its a chunkie little book that you play tictactoe against, and more often than not far more often it will either end in a tie or defeat.
Read the following directions and complete by the required due date. Differentiated novel study choice boards literature circles. Spelling tic tac toe choice board with considerations for multiple intelligences. Each box is worth 10 points and each presentation is worth 10 points. This is a threepart project, but it does allow you some choice. However, when we make bad choices, we have to pay the.
Overall, we are happy with the outcome of this project and the functioning tictactoe game we created. In fact there is only one way to beat this book and you have to get every move correct or it wont work. Tic tac toe choice grids because the activities chosen must be in a row, students must weigh one activity against another. Tic tac toe book project paper bag book project rubric use this rubric for grading book projects.
Lay your tic tac toe board fusible webbing side down onto your quiet book page. Choose one activity to complete in addition to your book summary. Tic tac toe extension menu free choice fill out your proposal form before beginning the free choice. Given a tictactoe lesson plan all students will be able to. Tic tac toe book activities use the grid to choose 3 activities for your book. Differentiated novel study choice boards literature circles two differentiated choice boards for students reading any novel or participating in a literature circle.
Loser choice board novel study activities menu book project tic tac toe. The first player marks moves with a circle, the second with a cross. If you choose activities that make a tictactoe, either diagonally or straight across and show me when you turn in you may receive extra extra credit now turn this paper over and get started on the number the stars novel study tictactoe choice board. For years i have used a tictactoe board as a way to give students a choice with their weekly spellingword study words, so i.
Extension menus pajaro valley unified school district. Jun 4, 2018 shiloh choice board novel study activities menu book project tic tac toe. Story elements tictactoe rachelle morgan portfolio. These choice boards are perfect for centers, homework, novel studies, book clubs, and literature circles. Jun 12, 2014 tic tac tome is a book thats smart enough to play tictactoe with you no batteries required. The boards need to have a variety of activities that include different types of learning. In addition to offering nine choice activities, novel think tac toe is a differentiation strategy designed for students to explore character, setting, and theme in novels of their choice. Novel choice board that offers 3 options each for content, process and product. The 3 activities you choose must be in a row, across, down, or diagonally. The bloom ball, novel newspaper, and tictactoe through literature are some of my favorite book project ideas due to student engagement and the success i have seen. This could be used in all gradesdisciplines and can use a tic tac toe approach or number of boxes. Student selections can consist of different small activities or.
I will stamp the squares as you complete the assignments. Tic tac tome is not my normal read, mostly because there is no reading involved. Use your scissors to cut out the tic tac toe board and then peel off the paper backing. Cover with a scrap piece of fabric and use your iron to adhere the board to the page. Moorewilliams we the students of lindley middle school, are getting tired of carrying our books to school everyday. Logicalmathematical create a timeline that describes the important events of the story. Heather hills es 4th grade number the stars choice board. Lay your tictactoe board fusible webbing side down onto your quiet book page.
Multiple intelligences novel study tictactoe verballinguistic create a poem about the events of the story or a main character. Differentiated instruction choice boardsthink tac toe. These choice boards were created to get students thinking at a higher level. This fiction reading response choice board is perfect for literature circles. You will have completed three tic tac toe board choices they need to be three in a row just like the game. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. All parts of your book report project are due tuesday, april 23rd. You must choose 3 boxes, and they have to create a line just like in tic tac toe 3. Historical fiction, poetry, comparative, opinion, persuasive, personal n. See if you can mark off three in a row like in tic tac toe. Use your scissors to cut out the tictactoe board and then peel off the paper backing.
Tictactoe choice grids are one of my favorites because they give students choices in a structured format. For example, the top row of the think tac toe board would allow students to choose from three possible graphic assignments, such as making a comic book of an important event in the revolution, creating a computer graphics presentation including their original artwork, or creating an american revolution board game. Student selections can consist of different small activities or options within a larger project or presentation. Using the tictactoe strategy to differentiate instruction. I suppose when you play that game, you alternate with a partner, but nonetheless, it is a fun activity to get students to use critical thinking, and hey, you do pick three in a row.
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