Name:​
___________________________________________________ Tic-Tac-Toe Summer Reading Project
1.
Choose ​
ONE​
activity to complete in ​
ADDITION​
to your cube outline
2.
3.
Find the Top 10 web sites a
character in your book
would most frequently visit.
Include 2-3 sentences for
each on why your character
likes each of the sites.
Write a different ending
(1 page) to your story. This
should change what
happened in the last
chapter of the book.
Create a comic strip to
highlight the important
events in the book. Make
sure the dialogue is
realistic for the
characters.
4.
5.
6.
Design a poster persuading
others to read the book.
Include interesting details
about the book that would
make other people want to
read it.
Develop a soundtrack to
accompany your novel. It
must include 5 songs and
have a paragraph for each
song (5 total) to explain
why you chose each song.
Draw and label a map of the
setting (or settings) of your
book. Describe the setting
and how it affected the
story.
7.
8.
9.
Create a bag of 4 artifacts
that show significant
aspects of the novel. Use
small objects or pictures
that relate the most
important ideas of the
novel. Place items in a
baggie and include an
explanation of each artifact
on an index card
Make an illustrated time
line sequencing 10 important
events that happened in the
book. The 10 events should
be important events that
helped move the plot move
forward. Give an
explanation of each event.
Write a 1-page letter to
the author telling him/her
why you liked the book or
why you didn‛t like the book.
Give 3 valid reasons for
your opinion with text
evidence for support.
Include what you think
should have been done
differently in the story, or
how the author could have
written it differently.
All assignments must reflect the time and attention to details that each box
requires. Sloppy or incomplete work will not be graded. If any box asks for an
illustration, please note that all illustrations must include color. You may use
computer clip art &/or graphics (please cite the source they came from).
Scoring Rubric for Tic Tac Toe Summer Reading Project
1.
-Ten Websites (10) ______
2.
3.
-Neatly written or typed: 2-3
sentence explanation-fully
detailed why character would
visit the site (30) _____
-Creativity (10) _____
Possible Points (50) _____
4.
-Includes details about the book
(10) _____
-Uses persuasive language (20)
___
-Neatness/Creativity (10) _____
-Illustrations (10) _____
Possible Points (50) _____
7.
-Artifact 1 & explanation (10)
-Artifact 2 & explanation (10)
-Artifact 3 & explanation (10)
-Artifact 4 & explanation (10)
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-Correct grammar, punctuation, &
spelling (5)_____
-Neat, legible & visually
attractive (5) _____
Possible points (50) _____
-Appropriate ending for
characters and setting (15) ____
-Ending creative & possible (15)
___
-Correct grammar, usage &
punctuation (10) _____
-Neatly written or typed (10)
_____
-Events accurately portrayed
(follows plot line) (15) ______
-Realistic Dialogue (15) _____
-Neatness (color) (10) _____
-Creativity (10) _____
Possible Points (50) _____
5.
-5 songs appropriate for novel
(25) _____
-Typed paragraphs (5 ) explaining
how each song relates to the
novel (25) _____
Possible Points (50) _____
6.
-Picture shows natural setting
(20) _____
-Written & visual details of
setting (10) _____
-Explains ways the setting
affected the story (10) _____
-Correct grammar, punctuation &
spelling (10) _____
Possible Points (50) _____
8.
-10 events (10) _____
-Each event contains illustration
(10) _____
-Each event is described in
complete sentences (10) _____
-Correct grammar, punctuation &
spelling (10) _____
-Neat, legible & visually appealing
(10) _____
Possible Points (50) _____
9.
-Neatly written or typed (5)
_____
-Likes or dislikes clearly stated
(10) _____
-3 or more reasons given to
support your opinion (15) _____
-Reasons supported by facts or
example (15) _____
-Correct, grammar, punctuation &
spelling (5) _____
Possible Points (50) _____
Possible Points (50) _____
Summer Reading Novel
Make an information cube about your book with the following on the 6 different sides of the
cube:
-Title & Illustration
-Major Characters & Illustrations
-Setting & Illustrations
-4 rising action events
-Climax
-Resolution
**Note: CUBE can be created using paper or a preexisting box covering the sides. **
Scoring Rubric For Cube Outline
-Title & Illustration (5) _____
-Characters & Illustration (5) ___
-Setting & Illustrations (5) _____
-4 Rising Action Events (10) ___
-Climax (5) _____
-Resolution (5) _____
-Neat, legible & visually attractive (15) _____
Possible points (50) _____
Characters
The people,
animals, or
creatures in the
story.​
​
Major
characters are
the most
important
characters
involved in the
story.
Cube Outline
Setting
Time and place
of the action in
the story.
Rising Action
Rising action in a
plot is a series of
significant events
that create
suspense,
interest, and
tension in a story.
The rising action
includes all
decisions,
characters‛ flaws,
and background
circumstances
that together
create turns and
twists leading to​
a
Climax
Climax is a part
of a plot and is
at times
referred to as a
crisis. It is a
decisive moment
or a turning
point in a
storyline. The
climax is the
point at which a
conflict or crisis
reaches its peak.
climax.
(Example of how to create a cube)
Resolution
The part of the
story in which
the problems are
solved and the
action comes to
a satisfying end.