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Bell-ringer:. Please get out a sheet of notebook paper and divide it as shown. Cornell Notes. United States History. A. Write the topic on the left side and class heading on the right.
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Bell-ringer: • Please get out a sheet of notebook paper and divide it as shown.
Cornell Notes • United States History
A. Write the topic on the left side and class heading on the right. B. Leave this side blank until all your notes are done. Go back and list your main ideas, vocab., and questions in this section. C. In this section record your notes from the lecture or reading. D. At the end of the notes write a short summary of the day of notes, only 2-3 sentences
Why take notes? • 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 help students organize and process data and information • Helps student recall by getting them to process their notes 3 times.
History of Cornell Notes • 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.
Examples: Example without the summary section
Examples Continued... Anthropology example with all three parts What is missing on this example?
Activity: • Get with a partner sitting next to you. • Compare your notes with each other. • Together fill out the left hand column. Put the main ideas or any questions you can think of for review. • When you are complete, the class will share their answers and complete the summary sections together as a class.