Honors Biology: Annotations, Note-taking, and Paraphrasing

• I can annotate articles by highlighting information that will help answer my research questions. 
• I can take Cornell notes over my sources by organizing information under main topics and summarizing at the end. 
• I can avoid plagiarism by paraphrasing and summarizing information effectively, while correctly citing my sources.
• I can use reading strategies to help me understand complex texts.

1. Submit your first article as a PDF to Canvas.

• Canvas link

2. Learn about annotation/Cornell notes requirements.

• Nearpod link (to do as a class)

3. Learn about paraphrasing and summarizing.

• Summarizing and paraphrasing visual

4. Review annotations.

• Article annotations requirement slide
  • Article 1: Annotations exemplar
  • Article 2: Annotations exemplar
    • NOTE: Article 2 was 2 articles to meet the length requirement in this example.
• Annotation visual
• Annotations rubric
• Kami extension
• How to use Kami to annotate
• How to properly export your annotations from Kami
  • FLATTEN YOUR ANNOTATIONS!

​5. Review Cornell notes.

• Cornell notes requirement slide
  • Article 1: Cornell notes exemplar
  • Article 2: Cornell notes exemplar
    • NOTE: Article 2 was 2 articles to meet the length requirement in this example.
• Cornell notes rubric
• Source types graphic

Remember: Use the Cornell notes template located on your teacher's Canvas!

6. Complete the Cornell notes and annotations for your first article!

HOMEWORK:

• Turn in your progress for your annotations/Cornell notes BY THE END OF CLASS!
• Annotated article and Cornell notes #1 DUE AT 11:59 PM on Tuesday, October 8th.
• Annotated article and Cornell notes #2 DUE AT 11:59 PM on Friday, October 18th.
• Annotated article and Cornell notes #3 DUE AT 11:59 PM on Tuesday, October 29th.