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Cornell Notes

Cornell Notes. Literacy Team Full Day PD September 25, 2013 & October 3, 2013 Melissa Jacobsen & Katie Quinn. Parts adapted from www.clcillinois.edu/depts/vpe/gened/ ppt / Cornell _ Note Taking. ppt ‎. Outcomes. Participants will be able to

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Cornell Notes

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  1. Cornell Notes Literacy Team Full Day PD September 25, 2013 & October 3, 2013 Melissa Jacobsen & Katie Quinn Parts adapted from www.clcillinois.edu/depts/vpe/gened/ppt/Cornell_NoteTaking.ppt‎

  2. Outcomes Participants will be able to • Understand the purpose of using a note taking strategy • Develop an understanding of the Cornell Note- taking method • Understand scaffolding techniques related to Cornell Notes • Brainstorm ways to use Cornell Notes using content specific text

  3. Why Cornell Notes? • Cornell Notes is one tool, it is not the only tool • Some teacher may assume students know how to take notes • By teaching students one method of note taking, they have a foundation • Students see commonality among disciplines

  4. Cornell Notes • Stimulate critical thinking skills • Help students remember what is said in class • Help students work on assignments and prepare for tests outside the class

  5. Cornell Notes • Help students to organize and process data and information • Help students recall by getting them to process their notes • Writing is a great tool for learning!

  6. What is looks like… Topic Heading Main ideas/ questions Notes Summary of notes- 3-4 sentences at bottom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtW9IyE04OQ

  7. Economics

  8. Anthropods Biology

  9. Physics

  10. English • Non-Fiction- note taking on facts, main ideas in background information, rhetoric in a speech • Fiction- Character analysis, scaffolding towards a text-dependent question, sensory details, quote analysis

  11. English- Fiction

  12. After Your Notes are Complete • Synthesize and make connections • Highlight, circle and underline most important information or details • Use notes for further studying

  13. Scaffolding Cornell Notes • Model how to use Cornell Notes • Provide templates • Provide all main ideas and questions for students • Provide 2 or 3 main ideas or questions and ask students to come up with 2 or 4 on their own

  14. Scaffolding- example An informational article on Mark Twain and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Students are given three questions/main ideas on which to take notes. Students need to take notes and identifying two more questions or main ideas

  15. Remember • There are many ways to use Cornell Notes • Cornell Notes can be used for both non-fiction and fiction • Teachers should model note taking

  16. How can you use Cornell Notes? • Take out the text you brought with you today • Think about how you might be able to use Cornell Notes with this text • Discuss with someone near you

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