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Professional Development

Note-Taking

Literacy Design Collaborative

Table of ContentsOverviewCourse ObjectivesCourse RequirementsTypes of Note-TakingCornell Note-Taking System: Article & VideoReading with a PencilWhy Take Notes?CitationsAppendixBibliography

#WWW.COLEGACY.ORG2OverviewNote-taking (NT) may be considered the underpinning for reading comprehension and for developing writing products.It is the foundation for both.

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS), as well as the Colorado Academic Standards (CAS), include NT as one of its core elements in Reading & Writing standards, as well as in the accompanying Grade Level Expectations (GLE).

#WWW.COLEGACY.ORGCourse ObjectivesUnderstand expectations of CCSS/CAS in NT & to be able to develop these in creating an LDC mini-task on note-taking

Understand & be able to use various forms of NT (from individual close reading, to research, informational, and explanatory writing)

Understand & be able to use different formats of NT for different purposes. These include, but are not limited to: Cornell Note-Taking Systems, Monroe Note-Taking, Graphic Organizers, Outlining, Listing, Paraphrasing & Summarizing

Understand how to use conventions in NT as quotations and citations to avoid plagiarism & to give credit where credit is due

#WWW.COLEGACY.ORGCourse RequirementsRead material on note-taking

View the video link on note-taking

Develop a LDC note-taking mini-task that is differentiated by grade level expectations

#WWW.COLEGACY.ORGTypes of Note-TakingNote-taking is not a mechanical process. Rather, it is a process that involves intentional, on-going engagement with text to interpret & evaluate material. Readers must be able to determine the importance & meaning of the text for use in their own writing.

There are an abundance of note-taking strategies used. One will be highlighted here: The Cornell Note-Taking System.

#WWW.COLEGACY.ORG6The Cornell Note-Taking System offers a compilation of NT styles. For example, columns are used to support notes. The right column is used for the bulk of note-taking. The left column is set aside for annotations. These include, but are not limited to, key words, vocabulary (not known, and words that may be used for a specific purpose important to the levels of meaning in text) and so forth.

Cornell Note-Taking System: The Abbreviated System#WWW.COLEGACY.ORGIf your students cannot write in the margins of the text, a template can be made to accommodate note-taking. The template would surround the chosen text, and should have delineation between the right and left column. The text would be between the 2 columns. This strategy should be used as a student support in early lessons on NT and employed in ones where text rigor requires it.

An example of this method is included in The Cornell Note-Taking System at http://www.solida.net/notes/.Cornell Note-Taking System (continued)

#WWW.COLEGACY.ORGRead The Cornell Note-Taking System and view the video entitled Dr. Digitals Advice on Note-Taking.

http://www.solida.net/notes/

Assignment 1

#WWW.COLEGACY.ORGAlternative to Cornell: Reading with a PencilTaking a pencil to paper and annotating texts is a strategy that can be used for achieving comprehension for reading informational, explanatory, persuasive or narrative texts. It is up to the individual to devise ones own system. This can be used with The Cornell Note-Taking System, or it can simply be a pencil to paper task.

#WWW.COLEGACY.ORGHighlighting and underlining text allows note takers to return to text to provide evidence for answering text dependent questions. This is also true for supporting ones own thesis statement and includes other reasons to return to text to answer questions.

Watkins, Dillingham and Martin. Practical English Handbook. (Houghton Mifflin, 1970).

Reading with a Pencil (continued)

#WWW.COLEGACY.ORGReading with a Pencil (continued)To get started, the following may support students new to the NT process.

Use a question mark for anything that needs understanding

Use a check mark for something important

Use a circle for words not understood

Use underlining to depict important concepts & phrases

Use all margins as a place for personal notes

Use listing to indicate all important concepts

Use outlining for important topics & sub-topics

#WWW.COLEGACY.ORGWhy Take Notes, Anyway?Note-taking helps in a variety of ways.

Keeps the learner focused

Helps to define important ideas, new vocabulary, and nuances of wording

Helps to define the important evidence for text and other media sources

Helps to summarize, prioritize, analyze and evaluate relevant content and inferences drawn from these sources

Helps present findings for individual comprehension of ideas

#WWW.COLEGACY.ORGNote-taking is embedded in the CCSS/CAS and is delineated by grade level expectations.

Educators should read their respective grade level note-taking expectations and also read the expectations for note-taking beyond the grade level taught.

Example from 9-10 GLE for note-taking: RH 9-10.1, RH 9-10.5, W9-10.2

Why Take Notes, Anyway?(continued)#WWW.COLEGACY.ORGCitationsTo avoid plagiarism, citations must be used

The MLA style sheet is commonly used for English and literature

The APA citation style sheet is commonly used for the social sciences

APA and MLA citation style sheets are located on the web at Owl Purdue Online Writing Lab. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

The Purdue Owl. Purdue University Writing Lab, April 2010.web

#WWW.COLEGACY.ORG15In completing this module on note-taking, develop a note-taking mini task of your own using the LDC template.

Conclusion#WWW.COLEGACY.ORGTemplate of the summation of The Cornell Note-Taking System

Template to use in creating a support for students in using Cornell Note-Taking System

Sample of Note-Taking 7th Grade Level Instructional Ladder (Grade Level Expectation) for Argumentation Skills

Sample of Note-Taking 7th Grade Level Instructional Ladder (Grade Level Expectation) for Informational SkillsAppendix#WWW.COLEGACY.ORG

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#WWW.COLEGACY.ORGJudi Kesselman-Turkel and Franklynn Peterson. Note-Taking Made Easy. (Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2003).

Watkins, Dillingham and Martin. Practical English Handbook. (Houghton Mifflin, 1970).

The Purdue Owl. Purdue University Writing Lab, April 2010.web.

Bibliography#WWW.COLEGACY.ORGCornell Note-Taking System. http://www.solida.net/notes/

Reach Associates. http:// r-groupspace.goingon.pro/home. 2013. (Samples of templates for Ladders/Grade Level Expectations on Note-Taking for 7th grade argumentation skills.Reach Associates. http:// r-groupspace.goingon.pro/home. 2013. (Samples of templates for Ladders/Grade Level Expectations on Note-Taking for 7th grade information skills.Bibliography#WWW.COLEGACY.ORGCUES

Main Ideas Questions that connect points Diagrams Prompts to help you study

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Summation of Cornell Note Taking System

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