Information about the strategy:
Cornell notes are very successfully at helping students comprehend what they read. This strategy can be use in any content area. Cornell notes are note making, not note taking. Students write the important information from the text. They create a question that the notes answer. After taking the notes they summaries what they read and make connections to what they read. This strategy must be taught to the students so they understand what information is important to record. Cornell notes can be used with any expository text, but is very helpful when students read detail-rich texts. This strategy is used for students who are in AVID. How this strategy can be used in a classroom: This strategy is a great tool to use when students are reading a text at home. It allows the teacher to know what the students comprehended when reading the text. It also allows the teacher to see where connections were made while the students were reading the text. Another way this strategy could be used in the classroom is by having students write notes while the teaching is having a lecture. The students then would turn those notes into Cornell notes which would allow for the students to remember and better comprehend the notes they took in class. Writing standard:
There is many writing standards this strategy could be used for. The first one is W1. This standard is, write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. Another writing standard could be W2. This standard is, write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. The last writing standard is W7. This standard is, conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. |
Research:
Research shows students who make notes have increased engagement with the text and understanding of the concepts discuss within the text. (Miller, 2011). Taking notes, Cornell notes in particular, helps students stay engaged in what they are reading. Cornell notes also allows the students to review and reflect on what they read. These notes can be used as a study tool as well. (Cornell Notes Taking System, n.d.). Video examples and explanations:
This video explains how to take Cornell notes. It is very descriptive and allows people to understand how to successfully write Cornell notes.
This video is by AVID and goes into great detail about what Cornell notes are. It also explains what to do when you are looking over your notes in order to ensure you are getting the most out of the notes taken.
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Sources:
Cornell Notes Taking System. (n.d.). . Retrieved July 22, 2014, from https://shp.utmb.edu/asa/Forms/cornell%20note%20taking%20system.pdf
Miller, M., & Veatch, N. (2011). Strategies to Increase Comprehension. Literacy in context (LinC): choosing instructional strategies to teach reading in content areas for students grades 5-12 (). Boston: Pearson.
Cornell Notes Taking System. (n.d.). . Retrieved July 22, 2014, from https://shp.utmb.edu/asa/Forms/cornell%20note%20taking%20system.pdf
Miller, M., & Veatch, N. (2011). Strategies to Increase Comprehension. Literacy in context (LinC): choosing instructional strategies to teach reading in content areas for students grades 5-12 (). Boston: Pearson.