Aesthetic v Efferent /Effective Note-taking

What is the purpose of aesthetic reading?

• For pleasure or to make an emotional connection

• For knowledge or information or to learn

• To guide others in how to take notes

• To build relationships between what you are reading and what you are writing

An example of aesthetic reading is:

• Reading Thomas the Tank Engine to your little brother

• Reading a train schedule to determine when the next train arrives

• Reading the instructions for your assignment

• Reading the recipe on a box of cake mix.

What is the purpose of efferent reading?

• For pleasure or to make an emotional connection

• For knowledge or information or to learn

• To guide others in how to take notes

• To build relationships between what you are reading and what you are writing

An example of efferent reading is:

• Reading a magazine article about Kanye West

• Reading a play by William Shakespeare.

• Reading a chapter in your textbook about the life cycle of a plant.

• Reading a short story by Edgar Allen Poe.

What is the purpose of effective note-taking

• For pleasure or to make an emotional connection.

• For knowledge and information or to learn

• To guide others in how to take notes

• To build relationships between what you are reading and what you are writing

One of the reasons Cornell notes are an effective note-taking strategy is:

• They can be folded in half and used to quiz yourself to study

• They address the main ideas of a topic or chapter

• They can be independently created by students

• All of the above

When making Cornell notes, what information goes in section 1?

• Name, date, period

• Topic or title

• Essential or guiding questions

• Summary

When making Cornell notes, what information should be written in Section 2?

• Name, date, period

• Topic or title

• Essential or guiding questions

• Summary

When taking Cornell notes, what information should be written in section 5?

• Name, date, period

• Topic or title

• Essential or guiding questions

• Summary

What are essential or guiding questions?

• Questions the students create and put in section 3

• The first 2 questions of a chapter in a textbook?

• Questions that when answered address the main ideas of the topic or chapter.

• Questions you should not leave home without.