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Cornell System of Notes

Cornell System of Notes. Based on Powerpoint by W. Hawley at Los Amigos High School, Fountain Valley, CA and Essential Study Strategies by Walter Pauk, H&H Publishing, Clearwater, FL, 2000. What is the Cornell System?.

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Cornell System of Notes

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  1. Cornell Systemof Notes Based on Powerpoint by W. Hawley at Los Amigos High School, Fountain Valley, CA and Essential Study Strategies by Walter Pauk, H&H Publishing, Clearwater, FL, 2000

  2. What is the Cornell System? The Cornell System is a method for note taking that was developed by Walter Pauk more than fifty years ago at Cornell University.

  3. Basic Note Taking Skills: Allotment of Time During a lecture: 80% of the time listening to the speaker, 20% of the time writing notes While reading: 80% of the time reading the text, 20% of the time writing notes

  4. Basic Note Taking Skills: Telegraphic Sentences Lecturer’s Actual words: At Gettysburg, was fought the most decisive battle of the Civil War, marking the turning point of the struggle between North and South. Student’s Telegraphic Sentence: Gettysburg-most decisive battle-turning point

  5. How does it work? The secret of the Cornell System is the cue/question column, a 2½ inch margin at the left-hand side of each notebook page. It can be drawn in fairly easily with a ruler and pencil.

  6. The Cue/ Question Column

  7. The 5 Phases of the Cornell System • Record • Reduce • Recite • Reflect • Review 5 “Rs”

  8. In the note-taking column, record as many meaningful facts and ideas as you can. Use telegraphic sentences. This occurs during the lecture or reading.

  9. 12-3-04 Write the date at the top of the note-taking column. Gettysburg-most decisive  battle-turning point  Lee’s army-many casualties Vicksburg-Union controls  Mississippi River-rise  of Grant/Sherman Leave spaces between key ideas. At least three lines. Gettysburg Address-  Lincoln’s new vision of  America-”…a new birth of  freedom…”

  10. 12-3-04 After class,reduce your notes to short cues or questions and place these in the cue/question column. Gettysburg-most decisive battle-turning point Lee’s army-many casualties Gettysburg Why was the  Vicksburg  victory  important? Vicksburg-Union controls Mississippi River-rise of Grant/Sherman How and why questions are better. Think at higher levels! Gettysburg Address- Lincoln’s new vision of America-”…a new birth of freedom…” Transcendent  moment at Gettysburg

  11. 12-3-04 Cover the note-taking column with a planner or piece of paper. Looking at the cue/ question column, recite aloud and in your own words the full lecture or reading. Gettysburg Why was the Vicksburg victory important? Transcendent moment at Gettysburg

  12. 12-3-04 Reflect upon the significance of the information in the lecture or reading. What principles are they based on? How can I apply them? What’s beyond them? Place the reflection in the reflection/summary area at the bottom of the page. Gettysburg-most decisive battle-turning point Lee’s army-many casualties Gettysburg Why was the Vicksburg victory important? Vicksburg-Union controls Mississippi River-rise of Grant/Sherman Gettysburg Address- Lincoln’s new vision of America-”…a new birth of freedom…” Transcendent moment at Gettysburg In the summer and fall of 1863, the military  initiative dramatically shifted in favor of the North.  A broader vision of freedom begins totake hold.

  13. Reviewall notes every week. The chances of remembering instruction for the AP Exam or for a lifetime greatly diminish without review. The review consists of again covering the note-taking column and reciting the lecture or reading using the cues or questions.

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