Literacy Team Full Day PDSeptember 25, 2013 & October 3, 2013Melissa Jacobsen & Katie Quinn

Parts adapted from www.clcillinois.edu/depts/vpe/gened/ppt/Cornell_NoteTaking.ppt

Outcomes

Participants will be able to Participants will be able to • Understand the purpose of using a note taking strategy Understand the purpose of using a note taking strategy

• Develop an understanding of the Cornell Note- taking Develop an understanding of the Cornell Note- taking methodmethod

• Understand scaffolding techniques related to Cornell Understand scaffolding techniques related to Cornell NotesNotes

• Brainstorm ways to use Cornell Notes using content Brainstorm ways to use Cornell Notes using content specific text specific text

• Cornell Notes is one tool, it is not the only tool

• Some teacher may assume students know how to take notes

• By teaching students one method of note taking, they have a foundation

• Students see commonality among disciplines

Why Cornell Notes?

Cornell Notes

• Stimulate Stimulate critical thinking skillscritical thinking skills

• Help students Help students remember what is said remember what is said in classin class

• Help students work on assignments Help students work on assignments and and prepare for tests prepare for tests outside the class outside the class

• Writing is a great tool for learning!

Cornell Notes

• Help students to organize and process Help students to organize and process data and information data and information

• Help students recall by getting them to Help students recall by getting them to process their notes process their notes

What is looks like…HeadingTopic

Main ideas/ questions Notes

Summary of notes- 3-4 sentences at bottom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtW9IyE04OQ

Main Idea/Question Record Column

Propaganda Techniques in Advertising Define "Propaganda"

Intro Propaganda used by politicians, writers. Also by advertisers. Def: Messages intended to persuade audiences to adopt a certain opinion.

List 4 common tech. used by advertisers

Advertisers use propaganda. 4 techniques common.

1. Testimonial Def: Celebrities used to pitch idea, sell product; Audience associate star qualities of celebrity w/ product. Define & explain "testimonial" technique

Ex. Michael Jordan sells Nike shoes

2. Bandwagon Def: Encourages people to buy b/c e'one is doing it. Ads urge you to get on board; don't get left out. Define & explain "bandwagon" technique

Ex. "All over America, people are switching to...."

3. Plain Folks Def: Product associated with ordinary folks like you & me. Ads use "regular", next-door-neighbor types to sell product. Define & explain "plain folks" technique

Ex. New mother in hospital uses Tylenol.

4. Transfer Product associated with s'thing that is attractive or respectable. Car ads show gorgeous model - audience transfer feelings about model to car. Ads use patriotic symbols like bald eagle - audience transfers patriotic feelings

to product, company. Define & explain "transfer" technique

Ex. Wal-Mart claims to sell only made-in-USA products.

SUMMARY: Advertisers use propaganda. Propaganda = Messages intended to persuade audiences to adopt a certain opinion. 4 common propaganda techniques used by advertisers: 1. Testimonial: celebrity endorses product. 2. Bandwagon: everybody is buying product. 3. Plain Folks: ordinary, non-glamorous people like us use it. 4. Transfer: transfer feelings of admiration to product.

Anthropods

• Non-Fiction- note taking on facts, main Non-Fiction- note taking on facts, main ideas in background information, ideas in background information, rhetoric in a speech rhetoric in a speech

• Fiction- Character analysis, scaffolding Fiction- Character analysis, scaffolding towards a text-dependent question, towards a text-dependent question, sensory details, quote analysis sensory details, quote analysis

After Your Notes are Complete

• Synthesize and make connections

• Highlight, circle and underline most important information or details

• Use notes for further studying

Scaffolding Cornell Notes

• Model how to use Cornell Notes

• Provide templates

• Provide all main ideas and questions for students

• Provide 2 or 3 main ideas or questions and ask students to come up with 2 or 4 on their own

Scaffolding- example

Main Idea/Question Notes

1. How is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn different from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?

2. Details from Twain’s childhood that influenced the novel

3. Major themes in the novel

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SUMMARY:

An informational article on Mark Twain and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Students are given three questions/main ideas on which to take notes.Students need to take notes and identifying two more questions or main ideas

Remember

• There are many ways to use Cornell Notes

• Cornell Notes can be used for both non-fiction and fiction

• Teachers should model note taking

How can you use Cornell Notes?

1)1) Take out the text you brought with you Take out the text you brought with you today today

2)2) Think about how you might be able to Think about how you might be able to use Cornell Notes with this textuse Cornell Notes with this text

3)3) Discuss with someone near you Discuss with someone near you