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.