Assignment

• Take notes (however you usually do) on the information.

• Cornell note taking stimulates critical thinking skills.

• Note taking helps students remember what is said in class.

• A good set of notes can help students work on assignments and prepare for tests outside of the classroom.

• Good notes allow students to help each other problem solve.

• Good Notes help students organize and process data and information.

• Helps student recall by getting them to process their notes 3 times.

• Writing is a great tool for learning!

• Developed in 1949 at Cornell University by Walter Pauk.

• Designed in response to frustration over student test scores.

• Meant to be easily used as a test study guide.

• Adopted by most major law schools as the preferred note taking method.

First & Last NameClass Title

PeriodDate

Topic

Questions,Subtitles,Headings,Etc.

Class Notes

2 1/2”

3 to 4 sentence summary across the bottom of the last page of the day’s notes

Notes go here, in the large right hand column.

Questions, subtitles,etc. go here,in the left hand column.Remember,we wanthigher levelcritical thinkingquestions. A 3 to 4 sentence summary down there on

the bottom of the last page of notes

Don’t forget the heading:Name, Class, Period, Date, Topic

USE CORNELL NOTES

7 STEPS1. Heading2. Page Numbers3. Divider4. Title5. Notes6. Questions7. Summary

John Doe8/20/02Period 7

Page 1

PENGUINSPs have flat feet•Better to swim with

•Like swim finsPs have special blood

circulation system •Counter current flow

•Warm blood from heart

warms cold blood from feet

•Prevents freezing

Why do Pshave flat feet?

What iscounter-current flow?

Penguins are designed for their cold, ocean habitat.

They have flat feet for swimming and counter

-current blood flow to stay warm.

GET READY

•Have materials ready.•Get a good seat.•Sit up.•Concentrate.•Avoid distractions.

Attitude is everything!

A GOOD TITLE

•Never use the class name as a title.•Use the overall topic of the lesson.•Be specific.

MATH

GEOMETRY

PERIMETER

IMPORTANT STUFF ONLY!

•Keywords•Main Ideas•Important Concepts•New Vocabulary

If you are writing every word the instructor is saying,you’re writing way too much!

LOOK FOR CUES

•Repeats•Writes on board•Changes voice•Emphasizes in any way

If that little voice in your headthinks it is important, thenwrite it down!

BE QUICK

•Use symbols and abbreviations.•Don’t worry about mechanics.•Write in phrases.•Leave space to add more detail later.

If you fall behind the speaker,you’re writing too much.

QUESTION

•Always be thinking of questions.•If you don’t understand, ask.•Write questions when you review.•Make them hard.

The only stupid questionis the one you don’t attemptto answer.

REVIEW

•ASAP!•Check accuracy of notes.•Write Questions & Summary.•Underline/Highlight important stuff.

Most forgetting happens in the first 24 hours.

SUMMARIZE

•Tell what you learned.•Main ideas, not details.•Don’t give a class play-by-play.

If you can’t explain what youlearned, did you learn anything?

STUDY

•Read over notes.•Recite aloud.•Self-Test.•Compare with other students.

Waiting until the night before the test to study is a sure way to lower your grade.

Subject: Why take Cornell notes? Date: 11/20/01 PPRROOCCEESSSS

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How can Cornell notes help me organize my ideas? Which side for diagrams?

Why use concept maps?

What are the benefits to me?

Can be used to provide an outline of chapter or lecture. Organized by main ideas and details. Can be as detailed as necessary.

Sequential-- take notes as they are given by instructor or text in an orderly fashion.

After class, write a summary of what you learned to clarify and reinforce learning and to assist retention.

Can be used as study tool: 1. Define terms or explain concepts listed on left side.

2. Identify the concept or term on the right side.

Can be used to provide a "big picture" of the chapter orlecture.

Organized by main ideas and sub-topics Limited in how much detail you can represent.

Simultaneous - you can use this method for instructors who jump around from topic to topic.

After class, you can add questions to the left side Can be used as a study tool -- to get a quick overview and to determine whether you need more information or need to concentrate your study on specific topics.

Practice• Read through the packet

• Take 1 page of Cornell Notes on any material you have right now form a core class (English, math, AVID, science, Humanities if you have it)

• Set up correctly

• Summarize