The document outlines a mini-lesson on note taking skills. Students will activate prior knowledge on concepts through a concept map. They will then watch a video and take notes, organizing their written notes into main topics and subtopics. Finally, students will present their organized notes to explain how and why they sorted information into main and sub topics.

1. OBJECTIVE:
Mini-Lesson:
Activator:
Wrap up:
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT:
DEFINE IT.
MODEL IT.
PARTNER.
INDEPENDENT.
You will understand how to take general notes and organize them into topics
and sub topics. You will be able to defend why information is sorted into main
and sub topics. You will analyze abstract content in a nonfiction presentation.
Concept Map on Prior Knowledge and Questions
Using the concept map, outline prior knowledge vs. questions.
Define a Concept Map, Prior Knowledge and how and why to ask
questions prior to learning a new idea.
Try and answer a question on the concept map together.
Ask Yourself: how does this topic relate to and effect your life?
Using the Note Taking Skills worksheet, write notes
while listening to the video. After the video, sort
those notes into main ideas and sub topics in the
right column. (25 min).
Student Groups present to whole group their notes and are able to
explain why they organized their written content into main or sub
topics and complete the After You Learn Concept Map together.

2. Activator
prior knowledge questions
They are similar because:
They are different because:
Ask Yourself:
What is your attitude about the idea?
SUMMARY:
Ask Yourself:
What is your attitude about the idea?
BEFORE YOU LEARN

3. Wrap Up
key pt 2
They are similar because:
They are different because:
Ask Yourself:
What is your attitude about the idea?
SUMMARY:
Ask Yourself:
What is your attitude about the idea?
key pt 1
AFTER YOU LEARN

4. VIDEO
Student Engagement
TED Ed Watch. Think. Discuss TOPic.
BIO
VIDEO
Excerpt
VIDEO
Computers & Human Language
VIDEO
Robots & Creativity

5. Worksheet/Handout