SOLO Noughts and crosses

Noughts and crosses is an learning activity that can be used for a particular text or combination of texts. It can be completed independently, in pairs or as a class activity. Prepare a noughts and crosses grid where each cell represents an element used in making meaning. An example nine cell grid is shown below.

situation/settings	purpose	audience
structure and organisation	theme	language features
point of view	characters	events

Students or student teams make SOLO coded questions for each cell - questions for bringing in ideas -multistructural, questions for linking ideas - relational and questions for looking at ideas in a new way - extended abstract outcomes. These questions can be used for an individual text study or a combination of texts. In the team game - the teacher asks the first question and the winning team (X) selects a cell. The opposing team (0) asks a randomly selected question from this cell. A correct answer marks the cell with a (X). The teams take turns in asking questions until one team creates a horizontal vertical or diagonal line of noughts or crosses. The game can be played with questions from only one SOLO level, e.g. a relational grid - or with questions from across all levels of SOLO - a mixed level grid