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
• Annotation example
• 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
• Cornell notes exemplar
• 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 Friday, October 6th.
• Annotated article and Cornell notes #2 DUE AT 11:59 PM on Tuesday, October 20th.
• Article #3 INCLUDING 3rd subquestion at the top (no annotations or Cornell notes required) DUE AT 11:59 PM on Tuesday, October 24th.