Catcher in The Rye One Pager Instructions
Catcher in The Rye One Pager Instructions
A One Pager is a single-page response that shows your understanding of a piece of text you have read, be it a
poem, novel, chapter of a book, or any other literature. It is a way of making representation of your individual,
unique understanding. It is a way to be creative and experimental; it is a way to respond to your reading
imaginatively and honestly.
The purpose of a One Pager is to own what you are reading since we read differently when we know we are going
to do something with the text that we have read. We learn best when we are able to create our own patterns!
• Pull out one or more “notable quotes” or phrases that jump out at you, make you think or wonder, or remind
you of something. Write them down anywhere on your page. Use different colors and/or writing styles to
individualize each “quote” or phrase.
• Use a visual image, either drawn or cut out from a magazine, which creates a visual focus- these pictures need
to illustrate what pictures you have in your mind from reading. This could be of the main character or of a scene in
the text.
Create a visual effect –think about pop-up books or books with flaps like you read when you were a child. You
can also create other 3D effects through layering, using scrapbook techniques, framing, etc.
• Make a personal statement about what you have read--what did it mean to you personally? What is your
opinion, final thought, big question or personal connection?
• Ask a question or two raised through the text and answer it.
Create it in such a way that your audience will understand something about the literature from your One Pager!
FILL THE PAPER UP!