Skip to Main Content

DP: Tracking a Columnist: Note-taking Tools and Tips

Resources for Lang & Lit "Tracking a Columnist" project

How to Annotate

1) Skim & Scan

2) Read & Think

3) Critique: Annotate with symbols, underline, circle

4) Highlight and add explanatory notes, questions in margin

Screen Shot 2015-11-16 at 8.18.00 AM.png

Annotation Key

* This passage contains a main idea; it seems central to the author's thesis and/or purpose.

! This passage really resonated with me ... it made me sit up and pay attention, made me cheer, made me shiver, got my blood boiling etc. It's a passage I think especially worth sharing with others.

? This passage raised an important question, one that could lead to an important discussion or debate if shared with other readers.

?? Something is unclear or confusing to me. I'd like the chance to ask other readers about this passage.

<3 I appreciated this passage for the way in which the author expressed herself/himself. It was the writing itself that attracted my attention.

Note-taking Videos

Sketch-noting Video (3:02) and Examples of Sketch-noting

Crash Course: The brain research behind good note-taking

 

Cornell Cool Badge

Complete the lessons for the "Cornell Cool" badge HERE

Go through the tabs at the top of the "Cornell Notes" box, complete the quiz, and come by the library to collect your sticker.

Cornell Notes Template (make a copy)

Symbols & Abbreviations for Note-taking

Full site HERE