Description
Have your students demonstrate their understanding of “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry by creatively blending written analysis with visual elements drawn from the text using this one-pager reading comprehension project. Students use evidence from the short story to transform key ideas into meaningful illustrations and written responses.
This short story one-pager activity encourages close reading and critical thinking as students analyze important literary elements such as theme, allusion, setting, foreshadowing, figurative language, and mood. The creative format allows students to synthesize their understanding while still demonstrating strong comprehension and analytical skills.
Completed projects result in thoughtful and creative interpretations of the literature and make beautiful bulletin boards and classroom displays that showcase student learning.
This resource includes
Student directions for the one-pager project provided in PDF format, a rubric for assessment in PDF format, an example one pager based on “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry in PDF format, twelve blank printable templates (optional), and an editable Word document containing the student directions and rubric so teachers can make modifications as needed.