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Within 5 minutes of the bell ringing: Take out your notebooks.

Within 5 minutes of the bell ringing: Take out your notebooks. Turn to your journal section. Be sure to write today’s date! Answer the following questions in complete sentences:

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Within 5 minutes of the bell ringing: Take out your notebooks.

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  1. Within 5 minutes of the bell ringing: • Take out your notebooks. • Turn to your journal section. Be sure to write today’s date! • Answer the following questions in complete sentences: • a. How would you describe your note-taking skills? Do you try to write down every word you hear or do you have specific strategies you use? • b. What do you think is the most important thing to remember when taking notes?

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

  3. All Students at CCHS are trained in Cornell Note Method

  4. Why take notes? • Good notes allow students to help each other problem-solve.

  5. Why take notes? • Cornell note taking stimulates critical thinking skills. • Note taking helps you remember what is said in class. • A good set of notes can help you work on assignments and prepare for tests outside of the classroom.

  6. Why take notes? • Good Notes help you organize and process data and information. • Helps you recall by getting you to process your notes 3 times. • Writing is a great tool for learning!

  7. John Doe Date Period 7 Page 1 PENGUINS Why do Ps have flat feet? What is counter -current flow? • Ps have flat feet • Better to swim with • Like swim fins • Ps have special blood • circulation system • Counter current flow • Warm blood from heart • warms cold blood from feet • Prevents freezing Penguins are designed for their cold, ocean habitat. They have flat feet for swimming and counter -current blood flow to stay warm. 7 STEPS 1. Heading 2. Page Numbers 3. Divider 4. Title 5. Notes 6. Questions / Key Points 7. Summary USE CORNELL NOTES

  8. Have materials ready. • Get a good seat. • Sit up. • Concentrate. • Avoid distractions. GET READY Attitude is everything!

  9. Set Up Your Notes • In a new section of your notebook, write Cornell Notes Template and put it in your Table of Contents. Set up the page according to the picture: Dividers

  10. Never use the class name as a title. • Use the overall topic of the lesson. • Be specific. A GOOD TITLE MATH PERIMETER GEOMETRY

  11. Title and Heading

  12. Key Points • Keywords • Main Ideas • Important Concepts • New Vocabulary • Questions IMPORTANT STUFF ONLY!

  13. Notes http://coe.jmu.edu/learningtoolbox/cornellnotes.html

  14. Repeats • Writes on board • Changes voice • Emphasizes in any way LOOK FOR CUES If that little voice in your head thinks it is important, then write it down!

  15. Use symbols and abbreviations. • Don’t worry about mechanics. • Write in phrases. • Leave space to add more detail later. BE QUICK If you fall behind the speaker, you’re writing too much.

  16. Always be thinking of questions. • If you don’t understand, ask. • Write questions when you review. • Make them hard. QUESTION The only stupid question is the one you don’t attempt to answer.

  17. ASAP! • Check accuracy of notes. • Write questions & summary. • Underline/Highlight important stuff. REVIEW Most forgetting happens in the first 24 hours.

  18. Tell what you learned. • Main ideas, not details. • Don’t give a class play-by-play. SUMMARIZE If you can’t explain what you learned, did you learn anything?

  19. Summary

  20. A-B Partner Teach • Stand up. • With a partner, go back and forth and tell what the 7 steps are to Cornell Notes, in order. • Help the other person if he/she gets stuck. • When you are finished, have the other person start and do it again. • Sit down when you are finished.

  21. Read over notes. • Recite aloud. • Self-Test. • Compare with other students. STUDY Waiting until the night before the test to study is a sure way to lower your grade.

  22. Thumbs Up-Thumbs Down • You should write down every word your teacher says. • You should put key terms on the left side of your paper. • A summary of the notes on that page goes at the bottom. • A good title for your Cornell Notes should be Math or ELA.

  23. Why Take Notes at All?? • Set up a new piece of paper to take notes on the following video. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l98Kqwm1koY

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