Name:
Week of:
Independent Reading Tic-Tac-Toe
By the end of the week, you must have four activities x’d or o’d resulting in a
winning Tic-Tac-Toe game!
Describe the most
important event
that has happened
so far in the
story. Explain why
it is so important.
Describe the
setting in your
book. (Setting
includes time and
place).
Find one example of
fig. lang. (simile,
metaphor, idioms…).
Write your example
and explain what the
author is trying to
say.
What lesson could
you learn from the
story?
Describe the
problem (so far) in
the story. Predict
how it will be solved.
Describe one
conflict (problem) in
the story.
Write a one-sentence
summary of the part
you just read.
(Somebody)
wanted/needed ___,
but ___, and so ___.
Did something in the
story remind you of
something in your own
life, another book, or
the world? Share
your connection. (The
part in the story
when ___ reminds me
of __.)
Identify one trait
of your character.
Use details from
the text to prove
your trait.
©Heather Earley, 2012
©Heather Earley, 2012