One Page SummaryInternational Baccalaureate Biology

You will create a one page summary to represent the information for each unit of the IB Biology class. Summarizing will help you learn to determine essential ideas and consolidate important details that support them. It is a technique that enables you to focus on key words, phrases and images of the unit that are worth noting and remembering.

One Page Summary Logistics

● The One Page Summary for each unit

will be due on the day of the unit quiz.

● The One Page Summary can include

tabs, flaps, taped on pictures, sticky

notes and/or stickers.

● The One Page Summary will be scored

for completion as part of your

classwork grade. Periodically, you may

be asked to record a short screencast

of you explaining your notes. The purpose

of the assignment is your learning; you should do

the assignment because it will help you learn, not

because it’s worth a grade.

● The One Page Summary must be

just one page. You can pick between

an 8.5X11 page or an 11X17 page.

● The One Page Summary must be

handwritten, not typed.

One Page Summary Brick Road Style

One idea per rectangle

Each rectangle as tall and wide as

it needs to be

Each rectangle is placed next to

once already in place

Each rectangle is filled with either:

● Image and text

● Image only

● Text only

● Digram

One Page Summary Sketch Note Style

Sketch notes use both

words and visuals to

represent information.

Sketchnotes don't

require high drawing

skills, but do require a

skill to visually

synthesize and

summarize via

shapes, connectors,

and text.

One Page Summary Table or Chart Style

Tables and charts can be used to summarize

information. The table or chart provides a framework for

the organization of graphic and text information.

One Page Summary Outline Style

Outlining organizes

your notes in a

structured, logical

form.

Outlines typically

have the main topics

on the far left of the

page and related

subtopic in bullet

points below using

indents.

One Page Summary Mind Map Style

Mind Maps are often created

around a single concept, drawn

as an image in the center of a

blank page, to which associated

representations of ideas such

as images, words and parts of

words are added. Major ideas

are connected directly to the

central concept, and other ideas

branch out from those major

ideas.

One Page Summary Cornell StyleThe Cornell system divides the paper

into three sections.

● Notes from the unit are written

in the right hand column. Long

sentences are avoided; symbols

or abbreviations are used

instead.

● Relevant questions and/or key

words are written in the left hand

column.

● A summary or reflection is

placed along the bottom of the

page.

One Page Summary Your Own Style

Play around and find your

own style!

Have another idea? Go for it!

The examples provided here

are not meant to be limiting.

There are lots of ways to

meet the objective of the

assignment ... to create a

one-page summary of the

information from a unit.

One Page Summary Tips and Tricks

● Less can be more! You don’t need to write everything!

Focus on the main ideas and connections.

● A picture is worth a thousand words! Use simple drawings

and graphs as much as possible - not only does this save

space, but it helps in your longer term learning too!

● Color is cooler! Use color to highlight, group or distinguish

ideas.