Cornell Notes and Marking Your Text Warm Up: What is the purpose of notes? CW: Monday 8/25 1)Warm Up 2)How to take Cornell Notes 3)Flea Article HW: 1.Finish Cornell Notes on Flea Article

Cornell Notes What you’ve always wanted to know about… Oh, you know you do!...

Introduction How did you learn to take notes? How skilled are you at note-taking? How do you think taking good notes can contribute to your success as a student in middle school? Are there any other benefits to note- taking skills?

Sometimes you take notes while listening to your teacher in class.

Sometimes you take notes while you read (a textbook, or a poem, etc.)

Sometimes you take notes when watching a film, or a PowerPoint presentation.

Where did this technique come from? Developed in 1949 at Cornell University by Walter Pauk. Designed in response to frustration over student test scores. Meant to be easily used as a test study guide. Adopted by most major law schools as the preferred note taking method. Used by A.V.I.D. students world-wide!

Cornell notes Start by drawing a 2.5 inches column to the left-hand edge of each paper.

The right-hand side is used for facts, details, examples, graphic organizers and pictures. Remember to skip a line between import ideas to help with organization. The left-hand side is used to write questions about the notes on the right. You can also use symbols, pictures or memory clues on the left- hand column to help you remember the notes on the right hand side.

A 2 inch summary section is made after the notes have been taken for the day. Here you will reflect and summarize the days note taking information.

Re-read your notes….look for places you may need to clarify… You can work with a partner! Use a highlighter or can underline important points in your notes. After Lecture…

After taking your notes… fill in the left hand column with questions, symbols pictures or any other memory clues. Why do you do this? Finally…

You can always cover the right-hand column with a piece of paper…and by reading your questions or looking at your pictures, symbols or memory clues you can see if you can remember the right-hand side information. Because…... Put paper over the right-hand side. Use memory clues to remember your notes on the right side..

How take out a piece of paper.. Set up your Cornell note format….. Now lets take notes on how to mark text.... – You will be taught several strategies on how to make your text to improve your understanding of the text.

Marking the Text when you read… Why mark your text? – To hel p you identify what is important. – Provides a quick reference to information within the text. – Read for a purpose… have question and or concepts you want answers for … – Normally, you may need to read each paragraph twice …. First, to get the bid idea and second to mark the text.

Strategy 1 Number your paragraphs if you are able to write on the text! How would this help? – The paragraph numbers will act as a reference so you can easily refer to specific sections of the text. – So number your paragraphs…..start with the number one and continue numbering sequentially until you read the end of the text, write the number by the beginning of each paragraph.

Strategy 2 key terms, and other essential words or numbers within the text. – You might circle…. Key concepts Vocabulary words Units of measurements Variables Percentages Circle

Strategy 3 Underline claims and other information relevant to the reading purpose. – You might underline… Claims Data Definitions Descriptions Evidence Examples Main Ideas Methods Processes

More strategies to identify important information. Read the introduction to the chapters, labs or articles prior reading the text. Scan the text for visuals, vocabulary, italicized words, comprehension questions, or other reading aids. Preview chapter or unit headlines. If you can not write in the text what could you do?

FLEAS

Mark your text….. As you mark your text… could you also take cornell notes? How could note taking be another strategy to help you learn the text?

Questions Why do fleas jump? Fleas eat animal’s? What must fleas have in order to stay alive? How much blood does a flea drink each day? How high can fleas jump? How many times can a flea jump in an hour? Summarize how fleas are amazing insects.

Cognitive exercise. 1) How did this strategy improve your comprehension (remembering the information? 2)Why would readers want to use these strategies? 3) Should you use these strategies just for reading science?