Lesson Plan

Materials

Cornellnotepapercan

beprovided

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Asmallprizecanbe

giventoastudent

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LessonPlan

AVID‐anyGradeLevel

StandardandEssentialQuestion:

• UnderstandhowtouseCornellnotesasaneffectivestudytool

• EQ:HowcanCornellnoteshelpmemakebettergradesinmyclasses?

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Lesson

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1. Preparation

a. HaveeachstudentgetoutpapertotakeCornellnotes;Iftheydon’thave

pre‐printedCornellnotepaper,havethemdraworfoldlinestosetup

thepaper

b. Havestudentsgetout3‐5samplesoftheirownCornellnotes

2. OnDemandModule(Cornellnotevideo)

a. Tellstudentsthatthefirstpersontofigureoutthewordofthedaywill

getaprize

b. Startthevideo,remindingthestudentstobetakingnotesinthenotes

section

c. Afterslide7(“RateofForgetting”)pausethevideoandasktheclass:

i. Whatareotherexamplesofthingswelearnbyrepetition?Tryto

havethemmakeconnectionstonon‐academicaspectsoftheirlife

ii. HaveonestudentverballysummarizewhattheCurveofForgetting

statesinregardstorepetitionsandretention

d. Afterslide14(“C.S.I.”)pausethevideoandhavestudentspairwithan

elbowpartner,thenexplainwhatevidenceofrepetitiontheyseeintheir

ownCornellnotesamples;Iftheydon’thavemuchevidence,thiscould

leadtoagoodclassdiscussion

e. Afterslide17(“CSICase#3”)pausethevideoandhavestudentswork

withanelbowpartnertochooseoneoftheirpagesofsamplenotestogo

backandprocesslikewedidwithDai’Shai’snotes

f. Finishthevideo

3. Homework/Test(*Testshouldbegivenaboutoneweekafterthevideo)

a. Makesuretheclassisclearontheexpectationsforhowtheyshould

processtheirnotesfromthevideooverthenextweek

b. Iftimeallows,youcanhavethemcompletestep1now(Comparenotes

withapartnerandfillingaps;Addrevisionnotations)

c. Havestudentswriteintheirplanner:

i. Thedatethattheywillbetakingthetestovertheirnotes

ii. Whattheyshouldbedoingeachdaytoprepareforthetest

Name_____________ ___

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TakeNote…(ofWhatyouWrote)

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Multiplechoice:Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence,accordingtotheAVIDOn

Demandmodule:(Eachquestionisworth5points)

1. Theinstructionsforwashinghairor洗头,isatypicalexampleof:

a. Repetition

b. Physicalhygiene

c. Somethingthatwillleadtobeingthevaledictorian

d. Initialinteraction

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2. TheCurveofForgettingstatesthat:

a. Tenrepetitionsofmateria lareessentialtoacademicsuccess

b. Withoutrepetition,withinoneweekretentionisbelow5%

c. Thefirstrepetitionofinformationshouldhappenwithin24hours

d. Rateofmemorysignificantlydecreasesovertime

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3. TheSummarysectionofCornellnotesshould:

a. Alwaysbe3‐5sentences

b. Bewrittenwithin24hoursoftheinitialinteraction

c. Becolorcodedtomatchthehighlighting/underlining

d. Matchthenumberofquestions, includingtheEssentialQuestionandthequestionsin

theleftcolumn

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4. Backwardsmappingisanexampleof:

a. Timemanagement

b. Cartography

c. Inquiry

d. Aninitialinteractionwithinformation

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True/False:Writetheword“True”or“False”onthelinenexttoeachquestion:

5. Questionmarksareutilizedtoindicatepointsofconfusioninnotes. _________

6. CornellnotesshouldbeusedbeforeandduringAVIDtutorials. __________

7. Potentialtestquestionsshouldbecircledinthenotes. __________

8. Repetitionstrategiescann otbeusedwithnotetakenelectronically. __________

9. Questionsontheleftsideofthenotesshouldcorrespond

 withtheinformationontheright.___________

10. Acreaseinthepaperisevidenceforchunkingofnotes.____________

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Name_____________ ___

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ShortAnswer:(Eachquestionisworth10points)

11. Listthe10optionsforrepetitionsmentionedinthevideo.(1pteach)

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12. SummarizeEbbinghaus’sRateofForgettingusingcompletesentences.

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13. Basedonthevideo,explainhowyoucouldgetrepetitionsorinteractionsforapageofmath



notes.

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14. Imagineyouareexplainingtheeffectthatrepeti tionscouldhaveongradestoanelementary

student.Whatinformationfromthevideoisessentialtoconvincetheyoungstertointeractwith

his/hernotes?Why?

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15. Usingevidencefromthevideo,decideiftheCornellNotesguyisreallyajerkandjustifyyour

answerincompletesentences

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Name_____________ ___

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TakeNote…(OfWhatyouWrote)

ANSWERKEY

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Multiplechoice:Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence,accordingtotheAVIDonDemand

module:(Eachquestionisworth5points)

1. Theinstructionsforwashinghairor洗头,isatypicalexampleof:

a. Repetition

b. Physicalhygiene

c. Somethingthatwillleadtobeingthevaledictorian

d. Initialinteraction



2. TheCurveofForgettingstatesthat:

a. Tenrepetitionsofmateria lareessentialtoacademicsuccess

b. Withoutrepetition,withinoneweekretentionisbelow5%

c. Thefirstrepetitionofinformationshouldhappenwithin24hours

d. Rateofmemorysignificantlydecreasesovertime



3. TheSummarysectionofCornellnotesshould:

a. Alwaysbe3‐5sentences

b. Bewrittenwithin24hoursoftheinitialinteraction

c. Becolorcodedtomatchthehighligh ting/underlining

d. Matchthenumberofquestions, includingtheEssentialQuestionandthequestionsin

theleftcolumn



4. Backwardsmappingisanexampleof:

a. Timemanagement

b. Cartography

c. Inquiry

d. Aninitialinteractionwithinformation



True/False:Writetheword“True”or“False”onthelinenexttoeachquestion:

5. Questionmarksareutilizedtoindicatepointsofconfusioninnotes. __

TRUE_____

6. CornellnotesshouldbeusedbeforeandduringAVIDtutorials. __

TRUE________

7. Potentialtestquestionsshouldbecircledinthenotes. ___FALSE_______

8. Repetitionstrategiescann otbeusedwithnotetakenelectronically. ___

FALSE_______

9. Questionsontheleftsideofthenotesshouldcorrespond

 withtheinformationontheright.__

TRUE_____

10. Acreaseinthepaperisevidenceforchunkingofnotes.____FALSE________



Name_____________ ___



ShortAnswer:(Eachquestionisworth10points)

11. Listthe10optionsforrepetitionsmentionedinthevideo.(1pteach)

1. Circlekeywords

2. Highlight/underlinemainideas

3. Putaquestionmarkbyanypointsofconfusion

4. Asteriskpossibletestquestions

5. Chunkandquestion

6. Summarythatlinkseverythingtogether

7. FoldOverMethod

8. BringPointsofConfusiontotutorials

9. UseCNotesasaresourcedurin gtutorials

10. Study,revise,comparenoteswithafriend

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12. SummarizeEbbinghaus’sRateofForgettingusingcompletesentences.



13. Basedonthevideo,explainhowyoucouldgetrepetitionsorinteractionsforapageofmath



notes.



14. Imagineyouareexplainingtheeffectthatrepeti tionscouldhaveongradestoanelementary

student.Whatinformationfromthevideoisessentialtoconvincetheyoungstertointeractwith

his/hernotes?Why?



15. Usingevidencefromthevideo,decideiftheCornellNotesguyisreallyajerkandjustifyyour

answerincompletesentences