Summer Reading Cornell Notes Template printable pdf download

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Directions: As you read your book, pause and write Cornell notes.

For Cornell notes, divide your paper in half. At the top, write your essential question; the essential

question is the chapters you are covering in the Cornell notes. On the left, write the literary elements

plot, characters, setting, and theme, as well as any questions you have about each of them. On the

right, list the facts and information from the chapters about each of the literary elements. Then, at the

bottom or on the back of the paper, write a 3-5 sentence summary of what occurred in the chapters.

The notes need to be legibly written in pencil or blue or black ink. They can be on notebook paper as

long as everything is stapled together, or you can print Cornell notes pages from the RMS website, the

internet, or you can pick up copies from the RMS front office.

Here is an example of the format:

Book Title:

Your Name

Essential Question: What happened in Chapters ____ through ____?

What is the plot?

List the major events from the chapters here

List any questions you

See if you can find the answers to your questions as you read

have about the plot here

Who are the characters?

List the characters in the chapters and describe each

List any questions you

See if you can find the answers to your questions as you read

have about the characters

here

What is the setting?

List the time and place where the events in the chapters occur. There

may be more than one time and place.

List any questions you

See if you can find the answers to your questions as you read

have about the setting here

What is the theme?

What is the author’s message? What is he/she trying to tell the reader by

writing this book? What lessons are being learned by the main

characters in these chapters?

List any questions you

See if you can find the answers to your questions as you read

have about the theme here

Summary: In 3-5 sentences, summarize the main ideas/ events of these chapters.

Summer Reading Cornell Notes Template