Tic Tac Toe Assignment
- 1. Tic Tac Toe Assignment: “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto Directions: Choose any three activities horizontally or vertically to complete. You must select three in a row. You must complete the activity in the center block relating to theme. Although Victor is the protagonist in “Seventh Grade,” other characters’ thoughts and feelings impact the story in significant ways. Analyze how the author develops and contrasts the points of view of the different characters, citing textual evidence to support your analysis. Create a plot diagram, and trace Victor’s actions at each stage of the plot. Write a short story using all of your vocabulary terms correctly (page 15). Underline/ highlight the terms in your story. Imagine that many years after this story takes place, Victor is invited to speak to his son’s seventh-grade class. He is asked to focus on the importance of seventh grade and to give advice about how to make it a successful year. Write the speech that the adult Victor might give as he looks back over his experience. Identify the central idea that you want to communicate and to develop it with specific details. Humor is appropriate, as are short anecdotes relating to Victor’s own experiences in seventh grade. Your speech must be neat (final copy) and error free. Complete a theme graphic organizer using complete sentences. You need to really analyze what the theme is. Choose two vocabulary words (page 15), and create 2 poems using the following format: Line 1- 5 syllables Line 2- 7 syllables Line 3- 5 syllables ***Your vocabulary word should be the title for each poem. Sometimes people go through great lengths to impress those that are important to them In “Seventh Grade,” Victor acts in a variety of ways to impress Teresa. Interpret Victor’s motives and actions throughout the story. Do you believe that Victor was successful at achieving his goals? Justify your response with at least three pieces of textual evidence from the selection. Identify one central idea in the selection, and create a comic strip sequencing the development of the idea. Make sure that your comic strip includes at least six panels. It needs to have well done drawings and words/ dialogue. Take on the role of Teresa. Write a letter to a friend who moved away before the school year started. Describe Victor’s behavior and your reactions to it. Use specific details to show Teresa’s thoughts and feelings.