1. One Pager
Please print this slide show, follow the directions, and staple it to your reading response.

2. What It Does Connects the verbal with the visual.
It connects literature’s thoughts to your thoughts.
It appeals to verbal, visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners.

3. Create a Central Image
Draw, cut-out, download, or insert a picture to create an image that captures the central meaning for what you’ve read.
The image must be the central feature of your One Pager.

4. Brainstorm
Brainstorm around the central image (four statements, three words or less).
Ambition
Fear
Belief in prophesy
Self Doubt

5. Citations
Cite the two most important passages from the text. Use parenthetical citation (author’s last name page).
Format for a play: (author’s last name followed by act#. scene#. line#).
Example: “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player/That struts and frets his hour upon the stage/ And then is heard no more. It is a tale/ Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,/ Signifying nothing” (Shakespeare ).
All citations must be at least two sentences long.

6. Ask Questions Ask two thought provoking, open-ended questions.
Provide two thought provoking answers.
Questions must relate to the image, brainstorm, and citations.

7. Personal Connection Make a personal connection about what you read.
No Judgments.
Do not state whether or not you liked the story or essay.

8. Impact
When a one pager is completed, anyone who looks at it will gain an instant interpretation of how you understood the story.

9. Guidelines Must be Colorful No lined paper
Use color pens, pencils, computer clip-art, photos, pictures from magazine, etc.
Be creative, even unusual

11. For those who want to be more adventurous, consider creating a One-Pager that is three dimensional or something that is created by using a computer.
One pagers can take many forms. When being creative, do not limit yourself to the confines on a single sheet of paper.

12. How to Grade a One Pager

13. Each Entry = 8.33 Points 1 Image
4 Brainstorms (Each must be 3 words or less)
2 Citations (Must be at least 2 sentences)
2 Questions (Must be open-ended)
2 Answers
1 Personal Connection (No judgments)
Write a two sentence evaluation, stating what you did well and what you could do better or differently next time according to the standards of comprehension, analysis, and evaluation for what you read.

14. Printing Directions
On the tool bar, click on “File,” click on “Print.”
In the “Print” dialogue box, in the lower left corner under “Print What,” click on the drop down arrow and select “Handouts.”
Then, under “Color/Grayscale,” select the best on for your printer.
Next, under “Handouts,” click on “Slides per Page,” and choose “9.”
Lastly, click on “OK,” and the file will print.
Staple Directions to your assignment.