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Think about when you are in class Think about when you are in class listening to the teacher or reading listening to the teacher or reading the textbook. What kinds of things the textbook. What kinds of things are you doing while the teacher is are you doing while the teacher is talking or while you or other students talking or while you or other students are reading?are reading?
Make a list. Make a list.
Cornell NotesCornell Notes
Why use it?Why use it?• Used widely at colleges and universitiesUsed widely at colleges and universities• Direct correlation between note-taking Direct correlation between note-taking
and learningand learning• Easy and efficientEasy and efficient
5 R’s of note taking: record, reduce, 5 R’s of note taking: record, reduce, recite, reflect, reviewrecite, reflect, review
Cornell Notes (cont.)Cornell Notes (cont.) Activity One: Create a Activity One: Create a
Cornell Note sheetCornell Note sheet• Take a sheet of Take a sheet of
notebook papernotebook paper• Take the left hand side Take the left hand side
of paper and fold it of paper and fold it over until the edge is over until the edge is at the center point of at the center point of the paperthe paper
• Unfold the paper and Unfold the paper and draw a line all the way draw a line all the way across the paper across the paper horizontally, leaving 3 horizontally, leaving 3 or four lines below the or four lines below the line.line.
Cornell Notes (cont.)Cornell Notes (cont.) HEADINGHEADING On The Top On The Top
Write:Write: Name*Name* Date Date Subject*Subject* TopicTopic
NameDate
Topic Subject
Cornell Notes (cont.)Cornell Notes (cont.) Here, in the Cue Column, you might write Here, in the Cue Column, you might write
one or more of the following:one or more of the following: CategoriesCategories
• • • Causes of WW IICauses of WW II• • • Parts of a CellParts of a Cell
• • QuestionsQuestions• • • What caused WW II?What caused WW II?• • • What are the parts of a cell?What are the parts of a cell?
• • Vocabulary wordsVocabulary words• • • HolocaustHolocaust• • • synthesissynthesis
• • Review/test alerts!Review/test alerts!• • • WW II causes and names of allies will WW II causes and names of allies will
definitely be on exam!definitely be on exam!• • • Parts of a CellParts of a Cell
• • ConnectionsConnections• • • check the Owens poem for his comments on check the Owens poem for his comments on
war • similar to process we studied in last unitwar • similar to process we studied in last unit • • RemindersReminders
• • • Be sure to check the meaning of variant.Be sure to check the meaning of variant.
Cornell Notes (cont.)Cornell Notes (cont.) Here, in the Note Here, in the Note
Taking Area:Taking Area:• Write down only Write down only
important important informationinformation. .
• How can we tell if How can we tell if information is information is “important?”“important?”
Cornell Notes (cont.)Cornell Notes (cont.) Here, in the Note Taking Area:Here, in the Note Taking Area:
• Write down only Write down only important informationimportant information. . Look for:Look for:
• bold, underlined, or italicized wordsbold, underlined, or italicized words• Information or definitions in a PowerPoint Information or definitions in a PowerPoint
presentationpresentation• information in boxes or with an information in boxes or with an
icon/symbolicon/symbol• headers/subheaders on the pageheaders/subheaders on the page• information the book or teacher repeatsinformation the book or teacher repeats• words, ideas, or events that might be on a words, ideas, or events that might be on a
testtest• quotes, examples, or details you might be quotes, examples, or details you might be
able to use later in a paper or presentationable to use later in a paper or presentation• abbreviate familiar words/use symbols (+, abbreviate familiar words/use symbols (+,
-->, #)-->, #)• take notes in bullets and indents; not take notes in bullets and indents; not
formal outlinesformal outlines• cut out unnecessary wordscut out unnecessary words• use telegraphic sentences: “America use telegraphic sentences: “America
enters war 12/44”enters war 12/44”
Cornell Notes (cont.)Cornell Notes (cont.)At the bottom, write one of the following; At the bottom, write one of the following;
1.1.summary of what you read or heard in a summary of what you read or heard in a lecture lecture
2.2.the five most important points of the the five most important points of the article/chapter/lecturearticle/chapter/lecture
3.3.questions you still need to answer.questions you still need to answer.
Cornell Notes (cont.)Cornell Notes (cont.)
Activity One: Activity One: Model it! Model it! Science Science Article Article ExampleExample
Cornell Notes (cont.)Cornell Notes (cont.) Activity One: Take NotesActivity One: Take Notes
• As you read, take notes in As you read, take notes in the right hand section of the right hand section of your paper.your paper.
• Once you’ve finished Once you’ve finished reading, review the notes reading, review the notes and reduce the facts into and reduce the facts into 3-5 main points in the left 3-5 main points in the left hand column (summarize)hand column (summarize)
• Share your main points Share your main points with your partner and with your partner and come up with a 1-2 come up with a 1-2 sentence summary.sentence summary.
• Write the summary in the Write the summary in the bottom section.bottom section.
Cornell Notes (cont.)Cornell Notes (cont.) Exit Activity: ReflectExit Activity: Reflect
• With your partner, With your partner, discuss how you could discuss how you could use Cornell Notes in use Cornell Notes in the following classes:the following classes:
Social StudiesSocial Studies Language ArtsLanguage Arts ScienceScience MathMath ElectivesElectives
• Write down your two Write down your two best ideas.best ideas.
ResourcesResources
www.eleven21.com/notetaker/ - - downloadable Cornell Notes formsdownloadable Cornell Notes forms
