The document provides instructions for Cornell notes on the chapter "One Story" from the book How to Read Literature like a Professor by Thomas Foster. The notes should address the one story theory, why writers reuse stories and readers enjoy familiar tales, intertextuality, and archetypes. Key vocabulary terms are identified and focus areas for the notes include fully answering main questions, defining terms, including key concepts and details from the text, and summarizing major ideas in 6-8 sentences.

1. Jenkins
Eng 12CP
DUE: Friday, October30th
Cornell Notes Focus Questions
“One Story” Chapter
How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster
Instructions: Your Cornell notesshould ultimately address the following questions and concepts articulated below. That said, you
are not just merely sticking to thisinformation alone and your notes should NOT merely be a list of these questions with answers.
You are to use your noteson the entire chapterto address the main idea points presented here.
1. What is the one story theory? Explain in depth.
2. Why do writers keeptelling the same story over and over? Why do readers keepreading
stories if it is merely the same story over and over?
3. Define, offer examples, and explain intertextuality in terms of the theory of one story.
4. Define archetypes and explain their roles & functions in the theory of one story.
KEY VOCABULARY: One Story Theory, intertextuality, parody archetypes
FOCUS CORRECTIONAL AREAS
________/ 30 Total Points
MRS J YOU TOTAL
PTS
10 All main idea questions prompted (above) are fully addressed/answered.
5 Each key vocabulary word appears highlighted/underlined and accurately defined.
5 Key Concepts include a record ofat least 8-10 key ideas expressed directly in the
text (should appear as a balance between direct quoting and key phrases/points).
5 Recorded Notes include thorough and accurate responses to the Key Concepts
section by specifically referencing details from the text.
5 Summary fully and accurately sums up, in 6-8 sentences minimum, at least 5 main
ideas expressed in the chapter.
Requirements:
❏ MLA format; types (unless otherwise approved)
❏ Cornell notes format (must include Key Concepts, Recorded Notes, & Summary sections)
❏ Chapter title in quotation marks and book title in italics/underline
❏ Notes appear in “short-hand” techniques are used in that bullet points, indentation,
highlighting/bolding/underlining appear to organize the chapter in notation form
Sydney Beeman

2. Jenkins
Eng 12CP
Mrs. Jenkins
English 12CP
29 October 2015
How to Read Literature like a Professor: "How'd he do that"
KEY CONCEPTS RECORDED NOTES
Explain in depth what the One
Story Theory is.
Why is it that the same story is being
written over and over again by
writers? Why do readers continue to
read merely the same story?
Define, explain, and give examples
of intertextuality and how it relates
to the one story theory.
Define and explain the roles and
functions of archetypes in the one
story theory.
One story theory- the belief that only one story exists and all
stories are based of each other
“Picked from the air”, writers sometimes think that they are writing
something new but it's in their memory without them knowing
- 1 story stolen from another
● 1 story is all we know
People try to write new stories but can't because its all they know.
- humans love comfortability
Intertextuality: Taking original text and borrowing it for another
"Anything you write is connected to other written things. "
- inter=in/inside
- text=literature
Many book, movies, and other literature take ideas from others and
use them for their own.
Examples-
1. Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate about you
2. The Clockwork Orange to The Simpsons to Final Destination 5
(These can also be considered Parades)
Archetypes: "pattern" or for the mythic original on which a pattern
is based
"When we hear or see or read one of these instances of archetype,
we feel a little frisson of recognition and utter a little satisfied
"aha!" And we get that chance with fair frequency, because writers
keep employing them."
● the character of the story that always has similar
characteristics
Examples:
The hero- Harry Potter
Parody Archetypes: making fun of original characters

3. Jenkins
Eng 12CP
SUMMARY:
When reading the “One Story” chapter from How to Read like a Professor by Thomas Foster we learned a
lot about this one story theory. The one story theory is the belief that only one story exists and all stories
are based of each other. This supports the idea that all stories are merely the same and are just stolen from
others. People continue to write and read stories even though they are roughly the same because it's human
nature to do what makes the comfortable and to stay in that zone. Within this one story theory is
intertextuality, which is taking text from one form of literature and borrowing it for another.For example,
many movies and shows. Lastly there is archetypes, these are patterns within literature that are based off
each other. These patterns are usually characteristics of characters and of the plot of the story.