Description
Assign your students a one-pager media analysis and summary project and have them demonstrate their understanding of any speech, TED Talk, or podcast by creatively blending written analysis with visual elements from the media. Teachers can select one broadcast for the entire class or allow students to choose their own speech, TED Talk, or podcast, making this activity flexible and highly adaptable.
This media analysis one-pager activity encourages critical listening, thoughtful reflection, and synthesis as students analyze key ideas, messages, and techniques used in spoken media. The project provides a creative alternative to traditional written summaries while still requiring close attention to content and meaning.
Completed projects result in unique and engaging analyses of media and also make eye-catching bulletin boards and classroom displays that showcase student learning.
This resource includes
Student directions and a rubric for the one-pager project provided in a ready-to-print PDF, an example one pager based on the TED Talk Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator by Tim Urban, ten blank printable templates (optional) in PDF format, and an editable Word document so teachers can modify the instructions or rubric as needed.