This insturctional strategy has student using a one-page report to synthesize information from multiple concepts or texts.
PREPARATION:
Review Educator Resource: One-Page Report Guidelines and, based upon the academic purpose of the report, determine the guidelines that students should follow in terms of design, content, and assessment.
To complete this instructional practice, students will need to have already engaged in the reading of the texts that will be referenced to create the f inal product.
STEPS:
READ TEXTS: After students have read the various texts that will inform this instructional practice, clarify the guidelines of the one-page report for students.
COLLABORATION: Provide students with the materials and time to create their reports individually, in partners, or in small groups.
SHARE: After students have completed their one-page reports, ask a few students to present to the class so that everyone can see a variety of models and interpretations of the texts.
REFLECT: Debrief by asking students to reflect on how this process helped them deepen their understanding of the texts.
EXTENSIONS:
The one-page report can be used as a scaffold for a larger assignment. In this scenario, students would use their work on the report to inform the creation of a more formal final product.