Build Cornell Notes While Reading
Apply the worked reading procedure to a realistic document.
Mei reads a customer analytics article and ends with six copied paragraphs. Later, none of them help her explain what the team should change. Cornell reading notes: cue column, evidence notes, bottom summary The common trap is to move quickly through the whole document and mistake motion for understanding. Set cues Write left-column questions such as what behavior changed and what evidence supports it. Cue questions turn the article into an active search. Capture evidence Paraphrase the finding and preserve one exact number with a source marker. Paraphrase checks understanding while exact numbers protect precision. Summarize Write two bottom-line sentences…
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