Cornell Note Form

We take Cornell Notes often, therefore it is very necessary that you become comfortable with them. I gave a handout about Cornell Notes, if you need another copy, see me. It is SIMILAR to this one:

Be a STAR note-taker, check out this helpful handout: Star_Note_Taking_Handout

Set up paper, Take notes, After class, Review notes

Here are some helpful links for Cornell Note Taking:

http://www.anoka.k12.mn.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=280567

Questioning Techniques for the Left Column of Notes

We will be writing in different “levels” of questions into the left column of our Cornell Notes. This will help us use the notes as a study guides for tests and in-the-moment processing of the information.

In this class and many other classes at our school the question levels come from the “Depth of Knowledge” system. I gave a handout to the class to help with this that is supposed to be kept in the front of the binder. You may have heard of other question level systems, such as Bloom’s Taxononmy. Take a look at how they compare:

In your notes you must have at least: 1 Level One Question, 2 Level Two Questions, and 2 Level Three/Four Questions

Examples:

Recall and Reproduction DOK Level 1

List animals that survive by eating
other animals
Locate or recall facts found in text
Describe physical features of
places
Determine the perimeter or area of
rectangles given a drawing or labels
Identify elements of music using
music terminology

Skills/Concepts: DOK 2 Examples

Compare desert and tropical environments

Identify and summarize the major events,
problems, solutions, conflicts in literary text
Explain the cause-effect of historical events
Predict a logical outcome based on
information in a reading selection
Explain how good work habits are
important at home, school, and on the job

Classify plane and three dimensional
figures

DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Compare consumer actions and analyze how
these actions impact the environment

Analyze or evaluate the effectiveness of
literary elements (e.g., characterization, setting,
point of view, conflict and resolution, plot
structures)

Solve a multiple-step problem and provide
support with a mathematical explanation that
justifies the answer

Extended Thinking: DOK 4 Examples

Gather, analyze, organize, and interpret

information from multiple (print and non
print) sources to draft a reasoned report

Analyzing authorᾼs craft (e.g., style, bias,

literary techniques, point of view)

Create an exercise plan applying the ᾿FITT

(Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type) Principle῀

Here of some question starters for you to use: DOK Question Stems