Name ____________
Topic Reading Task
8.9
Above Grade Level Work
No Credit Below Level 2
4
100
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94
3
76
85
Use of space shows hierar
chical organization of ideas.
Main ideas are distinct from
supporting details. Skillful se
lection of supporting details to
include.
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Notes are complete. All information is sufficiently elaborated, including information not 
displayed in lecture visual aid.
Good questions at various
levels cover all material for
study. Each page has an abstract of content.
Use of space shows organiza- 
tion of ideas, but may be inconsistent.
Minor omissions, some ideas
under-developed.
Errors selecting supporting
details—too little or too much.
Questions may be of inconsistent quality—may not quite
cover all content. Each page
has an abstract of content.
2
65
55
Use of space does not support 
hierarchical organization of
ideas, but some basic effort to
organize is evident. Notes ap
pear as lists or blocks of text.
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Elements copied from source
verbatim.
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Serious omissions and gaps;
important ideas not elaborated
enough; Errors, maybe serious,
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selecting supporting details
and key terms.
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Questions / abstracts are weak
or insufficient.
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Notes appear as lists or blocks
of text without obvious organization.
Notes limited to elements copied verbatim from source
Serious omissions, may be
inaccuracies; serious errors
selecting supporting details
and key terms.
Around half of required content is present.
May not be in Cornell format.
Notes may have been revised
and updated after note taking.
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Notes in this range are good enough to use to study for tests.
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Homework Reading Topics To Be Assigned
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Civil Rights Legislation
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Malcom X and Black Power
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Women’s Rights Movement
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Conservative Movement, ‘70s-’80s
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Not available for topic
The length of the reading task is measured in inches. Tasks average
around 50 inches per topic. Students reading at their grade level
should be able to complete Cornell notes on 50 inches of source
text within 2 class periods.