At this time, they're just copying what I'm writing. At some point, I want to use the text features of their content area textbooks and walk them through note-taking. That's about as far as I've gone right now.

Yes, I talk about it and write it down. I tell students to follow my format. I told them that we needed to practice taking notes about what we're learning. They have a science notebook that we'll use throughout the year.