Name: ___________________________________________________ Fiction Choice Book Reports Tic-Tac-Toe Student Choice Activities Choose one activity to complete in addition to your book summary 1. 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 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. Make an information cube about your book with the following on the 6 different sides of the cube: -Title & Illustration -Characters & Illustrations -Setting & Illustrations -4 rising action events -Climax -Resolution Resource: Cube outline Make an illustrated time line sequencing 10 important events that happened in the book. 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 Fiction Book of Choice Tic Tac Toe 1. -Ten Websites (10) ______ -Neatly written or typed: 2-3 sentence explanation-fully detailed why character would visit the site (30) _____ -Creativity (10) _____ 2. -Appropriate ending for characters and setting (15) ____ -Ending creative & possible (15) ___ -Correct grammar, usage & punctuation (10) _____ -Neatly written or typed (10) _____ Possible Points (50) _____ 4. -Includes details about the book (10) _____ -Uses persuasive language (20) ___ -Neatness/Creativity (10) _____ -Illustrations (10) _____ Possible Points (50) _____ 7. -Title & Illustration (5) _____ -Characters & Illustration (5) ___ -Setting & Illustrations (5) _____ -4 Rising Action Events (10) ___ -Climax (5) _____ -Resolution (5) _____ -Neat, legible & visually attractive (15) _____ 3. -Events accurately portrayed (follows plot line) (15) ______ -Realistic Dialogue (15) _____ -Neatness (color) (10) _____ -Creativity (10) _____ Possible Points (50) _____ Possible Points (50) _____ 5. -5 songs appropriate for novel (25) _____ -Typed paragraph explaining how each song relates to the novel (25) _____ 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) _____ 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) _____ 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) _____ Possible points (50) _____