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1. Cornell Notes

2. Essential Question: • How can note-taking skills contribute to your success?

3. Why should you take notes? To minimize your “rate of forgetting” Don’t take notes = Forget 60 % in 14 days Take some notes = Remember 60 % Take organized notes and do something with them= Remember 90-100% ! Cornell Notetaking

4. When should you take notes? Notes are a record of your learning, so take them when: You listen to a lecture You read a text You watch a film You work in a group on an activity You need to recall information about what happened to you in a class--which means always! Cornell Notetaking

5. Cornell Notetaking • Dr. Pauk created the Cornell Notetaking System, which is used at many colleges (and high schools) • The Cornell System is a way to take organized notes so that you can remember 90-100% of what you study Labeling Questions Notes Reflection

6. What goes where? Don’t forget the heading: Name, Class, Period, Date, Topic Questions, subtitles, etc. go here, in the left hand column. Remember, we want higher level critical thinking questions. Notes go here, in the large right hand column. A 3 to 4 sentence summary down there on the bottom of the last page of notes

7. First & Last Name Class Title Period Date Topic ESSENTIAL QUESTION??? 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

8. Summary is added at the end of ALL note pages on the subject (not page) • Summary added AFTER questions • are finished • Summary should answer the questions.

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10. What are some good tips for taking the notes on the right? Write in your own words (paraphrase) Write using abbreviations (check a dictionary for these and create your own) Draw a figure or diagram Leave space where you think you might need to “fill in” info later Use bullets, arrows, and indenting to list key ideas Write legibly Cornell Notetaking

11. What types of questions should I place on the left side? Questions which are answered in the notes on the right Questions you still need the answer to--ask a friend or the teacher after class Questions the teacher might ask on a test Higher level thinking questions Cornell Notetaking

12. What else could I place on the left side? Key terms, vocabulary words, or dates Diagrams or figures Reference pages in a text Steps in a solution process Notes to myself about actions I need to take Cornell Notetaking

13. What are the steps to taking Cornell Notes? Set up your page Draw your margins Label clearly Take notes Use your best strategies Actively listen, analyze, ask questions Review, revise, reflect Look over notes and highlight, edit, or add info Write your questions and reflection Cornell Notetaking

14. Assignment & Instructions • On your own, in the space provided at the bottom of the page, complete a 3 or 4 sentence summary of what you wrote in your notes.

15. Tips for Studying with Notes Make use of the format • Cover the right side of your notes; review and answer study questions from the left using the right side as an answer key • Quiz yourself out loud • Cover the right side with blank paper; write out answers to the left column study questions

16. Tips for Studying with Notes Write! • Write summaries of the most important material in the summary/reflection section • Write a quiz for others using notes; exchange and correct • Write anticipated test questions beyond those already in the left-hand column and write answers

17. Tips for Studying with Notes Review • Look over notes frequently to keep information and questions still unanswered fresh in mind • Recite information from notes

18. Tips for Studying with Notes Study in a Group • Exchange notes with others to flesh out information and understanding • Use notes in study groups to provide a common ground of material for reference and review • Rewrite notes if necessary