Lesson plan for introducing the zettelkasten to secondary ELA students

What
How I introduce the zettelkasten to my students
Why
Give students a better way to take notes

The zettelkasten is a tool for thought that encourages and scaffolds higher-order thinking while remaining 100% student centered.

I’ve introduced the zettelkasten to several classes, and through those experiences I’ve refined a ~50 minute introductory lesson to the method, which I’m sharing with you here:

Materials:

  • Lesson plan: Introducing the zettelkasten
  • Student video watch guide (Answers)
  • Zettel template

If you’re interested in learning more about my more theoretical basis for using the zettelkasten with my students, I wrote about that here.