Cornell Note-Taking The AVID Way

Name Date Class Period Cornell Notes Write your name, date, class, and period in the upper right hand corner (see above). Write the topic of the notes (ex. WWII, Cells, Nouns, etc.) on the top line (see above).

Cornell Notes Page setup Name Date Class Period Cornell Notes Page setup Draw a horizontal line about five lines up from the bottom. Draw a vertical line down the page about one third of distance from the left.

Cornell Notes Why should you take notes? Name Date Class Period Cornell Notes Why should you take notes? Remember what is said in class. Can help you work on assignments and prepare for tests outside of the classroom Helps you and other classmates problem solve Helps you organize and process information.

Cornell Notes Why should you take notes? Name Date Class Period Cornell Notes 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% indefinitely!

Cornell Notes Key words & ideas Main Idea Name Date Class Period Cornell Notes Key words & ideas Important dates/people/places Repeated/Stressed Info Ideas/brainstorming written on board / overhead projector Info from textbook/stories Diagrams & Pictures Formulas Main Idea Key Question (after notes are completed)

SAMPLE For English What is a noun? What are the two types of nouns? Name Date Class Period SAMPLE For English What is a noun? What are the two types of nouns? What is a compound noun? Noun - person, place, thing, idea Types - concrete & abstract concrete - taste, touch, smell, see abstract - ideas (emotions) compound - two or more words combined to create one thing; ex: fireman, bedroom

SAMPLE For Science Name Date Class Period How do the ticks find the cattle? Why don’t the ticks usually kill their host? How could tick infestations in cattle impact humans?

Cornell Notes Helpful Hints for Useful Notes Name Date Class Period Leave space where you think you might need to “fill in” info later Write neatly Actively listen: Use SLANT Maintain eye contact with the speaker, group, or presentation source Nod your head at appropriate times Frown when you do not understand Ask relevant questions Answer questions posed by the instructor Helpful Hints for Useful Notes

Cornell Notes Sit up & in front of classroom Lean forward Name Date Class Period Cornell Notes Sit up & in front of classroom Lean forward Ask questions Nod your head Talk to teacher What does SLANT stand for?

Cornell Notes Helpful Hints for Useful Notes Abbrev. , Paraphrase. Name Date Class Period Cornell Notes Helpful Hints for Useful Notes Abbrev. , Paraphrase. Use symbols (arrows, circles, underlining) or highlighting to emphasize important ideas and relationships. Skip lines between ideas. Within 24 hours, review notes and develop study questions on the left side. Be aware of teacher clues.*

Teacher Clues How do I know if what the teacher says is important? Name Date Class Period Teacher Clues How do I know if what the teacher says is important? Repetition or stressed inflection Voice gets louder/softer or faster/slower Writing on the board or overhead “This will be on the test.” Gestures (hand/arm movements) “This is important.”

So, what about the bottom of my paper? Name Date Class Period So, what about the bottom of my paper? What belongs in the bottom space? Summary - review notes as soon as possible after class and write a summary in your own words about the main ideas. Use an IVF sentence Only 1-2 sentences long Think mini skirt (short but covers the important stuff) Summary

Cornell Notes How do you study Cornell notes? Make use of format: Name Date Class Period Cornell Notes How do you study Cornell notes? Make use of 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

Cornell Notes How do you study Cornell notes? Write: Name Date Class Period Cornell Notes How do you study Cornell 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

Cornell Notes Review: How do you study Cornell notes? Name Date Class Period Cornell Notes How do you study Cornell notes? Review: Look over notes frequently to keep information and questions still unanswered fresh in mind Recite information from notes

Cornell Notes Study in a group: How do you study Cornell notes? Name Date Class Period Cornell Notes How do you study Cornell 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 Quiz each other with notes

Abbreviation Practice: Directions: Abbreviate the following lines so they still make sense Hippocrates, a Greek who is considered to be the Father of Medicine, was born on the island of Cos in 460 B.C. George Washington was not, in a sense, America’s first president. Mark Twain fell in love with Olivia Langdon. They married in 1870 and moved to Hartford, Connecticut.

Abbreviation Practice: Answers Name Date Class Period Abbreviation Practice: Answers Hippocrates (Gr.) Father of Med b.Cos 460B.C G. Wash. Not Am’s 1st Pres.? Twain - Olivia Langdon m. 1870 to Hart Conn

Highlighting Practice: Directions: Highlight the most important words Name Date Class Period Highlighting Practice: Directions: Highlight the most important words Hippocrates (Gr.) Father of Med b.Cos 460B.C G. Wash. Not Am’s 1st Pres.? Twain - Olivia Langdon m. 1870 to Hart Conn

Highlighting Practice: Answers Name Date Class Period Highlighting Practice: Answers Hippocrates (Gr.) Father of Med b.Cos 460B.C G. Wash. Not Am’s 1st Pres.? Twain - Olivia Langdon m. 1870 to Hart Conn