Cornell NotesCornell Note Taking Guide for AR Books

Everyone, think for just a moment…

How many of you find school easy?

Are all subjects easy?

Are some subjects trickier?

If you think school is easy, do you think it will be easy

for the rest of your academic career?

How would you like a way, a system to make school

easier?

Cornell Notes Format Recite with me:

I will…use the Cornell Note taking

strategy while reading my AR book.

Name: ___________________________________

Class: ___________________________________

Period: ___________________________________

Date: _____________________________________

Topic: AR Notes for Fiction

Objective:I will use CN to identify the main feature to each AR book

Questions/Main IdeasTitle of the Story

Author

What is the exposition of the story?

SettingTimePlace

Who are the main characters?

Some of their traits?

What is the main problem of the story?

What is the climax of the story?

Notes:

Questions Continued:What is the falling action?

What is the resolution?

What is the theme or life lesson?

Note Continued:

Summary: Write a short summary of the story you read. Abbreviations are encouraged. However, make sure you’ll understand them later.

Wrap UpOn the paper provided answer these questions…

1) What is easy about Cornell Notes?

I think _____________ is easy about Cornell Notes because____________________.

2) What is hard about Cornell Notes?I think ______________ is hard about Cornell Notes

because _______________________.

3) What do I have questions about?One question I have about CN is

____________________________________?

Name: ___________________________

Period: _____________________________

Answers are complete sentences ONLY!