Cornell Notes: The Details Set up notebook paper for Cornell Notes

Meeting Expectations Follow the directions! DO NOT AIM FOR THE MINIMUM!! Stop trying to cut corners! Quality suffers! Ask very clear, specific questions. If you can’t ask, I can’t answer.

Reminders: RR pass- hold up planner. DO NOT raise your hand and ask to go because the answer will be “no.” Passes to the water fountain, other classes, front office, deans, guidance, WILL NOT BE GIVEN! Late work gets graded at a LATER DATE!

Repeating or “Captain Obvious” DON’T DO IT!! Don’t treat your reader like they are an idiot. Act as if they are smarter and better educated than you are. Don’t state the “duh” stuff.

Proper Heading First and Last Name Period ELA2 Adv Date Title

Proper Typing Format Heading on the right Same information as a proper heading Title should be centered Size 12 Times New Roman font; NOT WINGDINGS!! Double space Margins 1”

Sentence starters Sentence starters are a way to help formulate a response when Why is this important?

Sentence Starters Create sentence starters for the following questions: 1. Explain how Huston’s attitude is humorous in the text. 2. What does baseball have to do with forgiveness? 3. Why does this matter?

Paraphrase vs summary Paraphrase is to reword something written or spoken by someone else. Summary is to make a brief statement about the main points/ideas of something What’s the difference?

Paraphrase vs Summary ““Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” –Albert Einstein Paraphrase Example: Everyone is smart. However, if you view a fish by its capability to crawl up a tree, it will think it is stupid for its entire life. Summary Example: Don’t judge people based on a set of standards that aren’t realistic.

Summarize the following excerpt: Learning new things is an exciting part of life. Learning can happen anywhere. There are kids who learn at a school, kids who learn at home and some kids who learn online. Students who learn this way use their computers and the Internet to connect to online classrooms. They use a camera connected to their home computer to let the teacher and other students see them. They can see their teacher and classmates on their screens because their classmates and teacher use a camera, too.

Paraphrase vs Summary Does yours look like this? Learning online can be exciting! Teachers and students can connect virtually anywhere.

Paraphrase the following excerpt: Online classes can be held whenever is best for the teacher and students. Sometimes, they don’t have to have a class where everyone is together all at once. There are classes where all the materials are posted on the website and students can use them whenever they need to. They can write questions and turn in their assignments. They can check back later to see if the teacher has left answers or comments on their work. No one ever actually “meets” anyone face-to-face, even if it’s just with a web-camera. Many college classes are taught this way.

Paraphrase vs Summary What does yours look like?