Ready for a fun, engaging way to reflect what you are reading within your book clubs? Then, get ready for ONE PAGERS!
A One-Pager is a single-page response of artwork, words, and thoughts that reflects your understanding of a piece of text you have read. This can be anything from a poem, novel, chapter of a book, etc. It is a way of displaying your individual, unique understanding and response to your reading, imaginatively and honestly. The purpose of a One-Pager is to own what you have read. We learn best when we are able to create our own patterns, you it is best to make it your own.
Draw or create images that represent evidence of big ideas (themes) you are discovering, characters and their traits, conflicts and/or inciting force, and the setting of the text. These should be strongly connected to the text to where, if it doesn't tie directly into the protagonist and the drive of the plot, it should not be included.
Include a border that encloses the work of the page and reflects what you are perceiving as the developing big ideas. This can include words, pictures, symbols, or quotes from the text. Fill the paper to the edges.
Include the title of the text and the author.
Select at least THREE notable quotes, phrases or passages that are important to the understanding of the text. Include quotation marks where you have directly taken the words from the text (not just the dialogue within the text--if you use ANY part of the text, you must put it in quotation marks)
Draw at least THREE images that stand out and represent big ideas, characters, conflict and/or the setting of the text.
Write ONE personal statement or connection about what you have read thus far. These are not simple opinions or book review type statements. (Ex: NOT this: “I can relate to the main character feeling lost because I've been lost before." But LIKE this: “I can relate to the main character feeling lost in the text because it reminded me of when I got to middle school and didn’t know where anything was.” Do you see how much more in depth it is? Go for it!)
Write and answer TWO Level 2 or Level 3 questions. (Click here for a review on Reading Levels.)
When you finish, your audience should be able to understand and relate to something about the literary text from reviewing what you wrote and illustrated.
The more colorful, self-reflective, and imaginative you are, the stronger your one-pager will be!
Use a lot of color, patterns, fonts, drawings, and text-related ideas to illustrate your work clearly and creatively. Be neat to make it pleasing to the eye, but fill up your entire page.
If you find you have extra room, you probably don't have enough information. Quick checklist again: title, author, three quotes/phrases/passages, three images, border, one in-depth personal statement or connection.
No space should be blank or left in pencil (unless you’re using colored pencils to sketch).
Your name should be on the back of the page.
Do NOT use both sides.
Do NOT use notebook paper.
Don’t merely summarize—you’re not retelling the story.
Don’t think half a page will do—it won’t be accepted. Period. Make the paper rich with “quotes” and images. FILL THE PAPER UP!
*Your answers must cite textual evidence using a citation (page number/s). If your passage/quote is a part of dialogue, include the character's name who said it.
***Your one-Pagers are Always due one week after they are assigned.