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Differentiation Differentiate 3 Ways with Any Text Using

Tic-Tac-Toe Card Sets

Readiness
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Each card set has three color-coded levels of difficulty. Once you know your students’ reading abilities, assign
them a card—you’ll know what the color means but your students won’t.
2 Interest

Students choose which three adjacent activities they want to complete.
3 Learning Preference
Activities target a variety of reading skills and accommodate a variety of learning styles and student strengths.

Literary Tic-Tac-Toe: Students Choose Comprehension,

Writing, or Literary Device Activities

Middle School High School
Lower Level 8 Tic-Tac-Toe Cards Lower Level 8 Tic-Tac-Toe Cards
Average Level 19 Tic-Tac-Toe Cards Average Level 19 Tic-Tac-Toe Cards
Higher Level 8 Tic-Tac-Toe Cards Higher Level 8 Tic-Tac-Toe Cards

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4E2051 Literary Tic-Tac-Toe Middle School
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   directly from the text, but use the to describe the character. that are used to represent
 E\ XVLQJ ƓJXUDWLYH ODQJXDJH LQ \RXU WR KHOS \RX ƓOO LQ WKH EODQNV \RX events in the book to inspire your different ideas. Then write a brief
   creative writing. Your writing explanation of your choices and
 should be in script form. how they relate to the book.
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4E2050 Literary Tic-Tac-Toe High School
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4E2050F23 Tic-Tac-Toe Cards Literary Set (High School) $55.99 $47.99 ea. $42.99 ea. $38.99 ea. More &
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