Cornell Notes are a great way for students to learn how to record, process, and summarize information. It is also a great way for students to interact with their own learning while developing other meta-cognitive skills.
Since the classroom set of Island of the Blue Dolphins is to remain in the classroom, I have included a link to a PDF copy of the same text. Simply click the link above and it should take you right to it.
The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens by Sean Covey
We may or may not be using this book for our unit on Informational Texts later in the year. Even if we do not, I highly encourage you to read this book.