Name:_______________

Date:____________
English Project Tic Tac Toe
Select 3 squares in a row and
follow the directions within the
squares to demonstrate your
skills with
Unit 1: A Long Walk to Water.

or

or

W.7.9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support
analysis, reflection, and research.
RL 7.1
Cite Text Evidence
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what
the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RL 7.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its
development over the course of the text; provide an objective
summary of the text.
RL 7.3
Story Development
Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact
(e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
RL. 7.6
Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view
of different characters or narrators in a text.
L 7. 4
Vocabulary in Context
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiplemeaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and
content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
L.7.4.C
Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g.,
dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to
find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise
meaning or its part of speech.
Neatness, Color Choices, Spelling and Grammar will affect grade.

Advisor Signature:_____________________
Parent signature:_____________________
Planning Draft Due on or before December 16, 2015
Due on or before December 23, 2015

Citations

Plot

Rubric

4
Clearly and
correctly
identifies all 5
plot elements
in the project.

3
Clearly and
correctly
identifies 2-3
plot elements .

2
Somewhat
identifies 1 plot
element.

1
Does not use any
evidence of plot
Elements.

Seamlessly
supported
responses with
3 pieces of text
evidence in
claim, quote,
and
pararaphrase,
explanation

Supported
responses with
3 pieces of text
evidence in
claim, quote, or
pararaphrase
form

Supported
responses with
2 pieces of text
evidence in
claim, quote, or
pararaphrase
form

Supported
responses with 1
pieces of text
evidence in
claim, quote, and
pararaphrase
form
or without any

Theme
Point of View
Spelling / Grammar
Evidence

Seamlessly
supported
central
inference
with 3
pieces of
text
evidence in
claim,

Supported
central inference
with 3 pieces of
text evidence in
claim, quote, or
pararaphrase
form.

Supported central
inference with 2
pieces of text
evidence in claim,
quote, or
pararaphrase
form.

Supported
central
inference 1
piece of text
evidence in
claim, quote,
and
pararaphrase
form

The student
is able to
locate key
words within
a text that
indicate
what point
of view a
passage is
written in
and
Writer
makes no
errors in
grammar or
spelling that
distract the
reader from
the content.

The student is
able to
distinguish
between first
person, third
person limited,
and third person
omniscient.
and
The student is
able to locate

The student is able

to distinguish
between first
person and third
person.

The student
cannot identify
what point of
view the
passage is
written in.

Writer makes 1-2

errors in
grammar or
spelling that
distract the
reader from the
content.

Writer makes 3-4

errors in grammar
or spelling that
distract the reader
from the content.

Writer makes
more than 4
errors in
grammar or
spelling that
distract the
reader from the
content.

Draws the best evidence

and multiple pieces from
literary or informational
texts to support

Draws multiple pieces of

evidence from literary or
informational texts to
support

Little evidence provided.

Written as a summary or
re-telling rather than a
reflection/analysis.

No
evidence
provided.

Student Name:_______________________________________
Student Signature:____________________________________
Create a tweet, no more
than 140 characters, from
Salva to his American
family, his nonprofit
organizations donors, or
one of his drilling crews in
South Sudan.
Present it typed or drawn
artistically on a 3x5 index
card or paper
SQUARE A
Create a painting with
canvas and oil paints
inspired by the theme
Or clay sculpture (made
with flour, water and salt)
of something that
represents the story to
you.
I.e. The tree where Buska
and Salva found honey

SQUARE D

Create a 3 D model or
blueprint of a refugee
camp, with map attached
marking the journey.
Must label where
resources are found within
the camp grounds,
materials used by builders,
and resident numbers.
Show your scale
1in:xmiles.
SQUARE G

Create a Historical
slideshow with captions
explaining The Sudan
Crisis informational text.
5 10 slides, with pictures
and text.

SQUARE B

Create a playlist of 5 songs

to echo, or mimic Salva or
Nyas feelings during the
journey.
Present your choices as a
typed list, with lyrics if
there are words, using
soundcloud, youtube, or
itunes for the audio
Include your explanation
for each choice.
If it is an instrumental,
include song and artist
names.
SQUARE E
Compare and Contrast An
American Childhood and
A Long Walk to Water in 35 paragraphs. Must be
typed.

SQUARE H

Create a small dictionary

highlighting words
necessary to learn when
reading the story A Long
Walk to Water. Must
include word, parts of
speech, definition, images,
and a sentence from the
text with word
SQUARE C
Create a platter or dish
with an authentic recipe
from Sudan. Must not
include peanuts and can
be served cold for a group
of 15.
Attach with recipe and
directions for sampling to
show what Salva or Nya
ate before or after the War.
Include journal entry (at
least 3 paragraphs) on
your experiences crafting
the dish.
SQUARE F
Design a quiz for your
classmates to take.
Include the answers and
your logic for the
questions on a separate
sheet of paper.

SQUARE I

Wild Card, you may swap out any square and replace it with this option: Who do you
hold accountable for the War? Why, and How should the culprit be tried? Please
research and use text evidence to support your claims.

Planning Draft
My name is ____________________________________________
I have selected these three squares
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My back up plan in case I do not like the outcome is:
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