 The Cornell note-taking system was created by Walter Pauk, a professor at Cornell University. He wanted to give his students an easy, efficient, and effective method for taking notes in his classes. The popularity of Cornell notes spread quickly through colleges and universities around the country. The Cornell notes format is now being used in middle and high schools as well.

 The Cornell notes format is simply a two-column, note- taking system where a piece of paper is divided by one vertical line making the right side twice the size of the left side. Some teachers and students refer to this format as a t- chart.

 The left column is used for documenting main ideas, headings, and key points.  The right column is used for documenting supporting details and information about the main ideas and keys points in the left column.  A summary of the notes is typically included at the end underneath the t-chart.

Main Ideas, Headings Supporting Details, Key Points of Information Summary Bullets are used to divide the notes. Each note can be written in the form of a sentence or simply a group of words or a combination of both.

 Practice Cornell Note-taking  Complete the notes on “Kids Crossing U.S. Border Fine Safety in Schools” article  The first few entries have been completed for you.