Cornell Notes• What are Cornell Notes??• Who came up with Cornell notes?• Why take Cornell notes instead of my

own style of notes?• How do Cornell notes improve my

retention and study habits?• How do I take Cornell notes?

Cornell NotesWhat are Cornell notes??• Cornell note-taking system is a widely used

note-taking system in which your notes are organized in a systematic format.

Cornell NotesWho came up with Cornell notes??• In the 1950’s, Walter Pauk, an educator

professor at Cornell University, devised this note-taking system.• The notes were originally designed for

college students, but over the last decade, this method of note-taking has been used in high schools.

Cornell NotesWhy take Cornell notes instead of my own style of notes?•Cornell notes are a systematic way of effectively organizing your notes without any extra effort.•It is a guide for students to become more organized and to be able to better understand their notes when they go back to study.

Cornell NotesHow do Cornell notes improve my retention and study habits?•Cornell notes are designed to have the student retain the information presented by seeing it at least three times.• First, you write your notes.• Second, you go back, look at the main

sections, and create a unifying question that prompts you to recall the information.

• Last, you write a summary at the end of the page the sums up the key points on that page.

Cornell NotesHow do I take Cornell notes?• First, you draw two lines on your paper

to divide it into sections.• The first line is drawn down the left side with

about a 2 ½ inch margin.• The second line is drawn about 2 inches

from the bottom.

Cornell Notes: How To

First, draw a line on the left hand side. Leave about a 2 ½ inch margin.

Next, draw a line about 2 inches from the bottom.

When you are finished, your paper should look like this:

Put your name and date on the top of the paper with the class subject in the middle.

NameDate

Subject

NameDate

Subject

NOTES SECTION:Record the lecture here,

using:• concise sentences• shorthand symbols• abbreviations• lists• skip spaces between topics

CUES:• main

ideas• questions

that connect points

• diagrams• prompts

you to help you study

SUMMARY:• top level, main ideas• for a quick reference

Cornell Notes: How ToIn the middle of the paper is where you take your notes. This is done during class. Skip lines between topics so you know where one ends and the other begins.

On the left hand side, you put questions and main ideas that prompt the main points in each section. Do not answer the questions!! Each section should be separated by skipped lines. You do this after class.

In the summary section, you put the main ideas and key points of the lecture to show you understand what is important. This is done after class.

• So let’s do an example using this presentation and these notes as an example.

• On your paper, your notes, cue section, and summary section should look something like this:

Cornell Notes

Cornell Notes: ExampleMs. Kovach20 August 2010Physics: Cornell

Notes• What are Cornell Notes??• Who came up with Cornell notes?• Why take Cornell notes instead of my own style of

notes?• How do Cornell notes improve my retention and study

habits?• How do I take Cornell notes?What are Cornell notes??• widely used note-taking system in which your notes

are organized in a systematic format.

Who came up with Cornell notes??• 1950’s, Walter Pauk, at Cornell University

Why take Cornell notes instead of my own style of notes?

• organize your notes without any extra effort.• better understand notes when going back to study.How do Cornell notes improve my retention and study habits?•seeing it at least three times.• First, you write your notes.• Second, create a unifying question• Last, you write a summary

Objectives:• 5 main

points

What are Cornell notes?

Who created them?

What is the purpose?

How will they improve my grade?

Cornell notes are a note-taking system developed by Walter Pauk in 1950. They are used to better organize your notes and promote better retention by seeing the notes at least three times.

What do we notice?

The NOTES (yellow) are abbreviated and NOT word for word.

The CUE section (blue) has questions to remind us of the topics. The answers are NOT given – you should look at the questions when you study and form your own answers.

The SUMMARY section (red) has the main points and the answers to the Cue section. It is very short.

Cornell Notes• This is the format you are expected

to take your notes in.• I will check for your cue sections and

summary sections. This will be a homework grade.

• ANY QUESTIONS??