Description
With this one-pager reading comprehension project, students demonstrate their understanding of any novel by creatively blending written analysis with visual elements. This activity works well as an after-reading assignment, creative assessment, or culminating task for a novel study.
The novel one-pager format encourages close reading and critical thinking as students synthesize ideas from the text into meaningful illustrations and written responses. Students analyze key aspects of the novel while presenting their understanding in a creative and engaging way.
Completed projects result in unique literary analyses and also make eye-catching bulletin boards and classroom displays that showcase student learning.
This resource includes
Student directions for the one-pager project provided as a ready-to-print PDF, a holistic rubric in PDF format, one example one pager based on the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, ten blank printable templates (optional), and an editable Word document so teachers can modify the directions or rubric as needed.
Students are encouraged to incorporate a range of literary elements into their final projects, including theme, main idea, point of view, foreshadowing, symbolism, conflict, mood, tone, irony, characterization, and imagery.