CORNELL NOTES GCSE AQA (A) CHRISTIANITY AQA BELIEFS AND PRACTICES

I have put together a set of Notes for the GCSE AQA A Christianity Specification using pupil friendly language.

• These notes can be used sheet by sheet or as a booklet.
• In larger departments, each teacher could have a set of them which they can use across their teaching groups.
• The Notes are in two column form
• Key words are highlighted for questioning, linking, cold calling and prompting
• Each point is numbered and teachers can select content for different abilities
• Quotes/teachings are paraphrased in line with the specification
• These can be used for other specifications from OCR/EDEXCEL and Eduqas
• The Questions are kept as simple as possible to support teacher questioning
• Pupils can write additional points and summarise at the end of each set of notes
• There are opportunities for evaluative questioning e.g. Is belief in resurrection the most important?
• Teachers are free to add further knowledge where appropriate through lesson delivery. They can also be used as knowledge organisers.
• Teachers can use the Cornell Notes to promote links and I have included linked beliefs and practices where appropriate.
• These notes can be used to support scaffolding for exam style questions
• These notes have been organised for easy retrieval and reducing cognitive load per topic.
• The headers can be used as ‘Titles’
• Pupils can write out their notes in similar form so their exercise books can be used as revision guides.
• Use the notes to easily locate knowledge and apply it (I do, we do, you do)
• Printer and white board friendly - where copying is an issue, they can be used on the interactive whiteboard to scroll as appropriate.
• Where there are errors use them as a learning activity to correct.
• I hope it supports colleagues and departments to raise progress as it has been really helpful for our pupils to attain well across the ability range.