1. CORNELL NOTETAKING Systematic format for condensing and organizing notes Summer Learning 2016 Systematic format for condensing and organizing notes Summer Learning 2016

2. FORMAT  Divide the paper into three sections:  Draw a dark horizontal line about 5 or 6 lines from the bottom. Use a heavy magic marker so that it is clear.  Draw a dark vertical line about 2 inches from the left side of the paper from the top to the horizontal line.  Document:  Write your name, date, topic, and class/subject at the top.  Divide the paper into three sections:  Draw a dark horizontal line about 5 or 6 lines from the bottom. Use a heavy magic marker so that it is clear.  Draw a dark vertical line about 2 inches from the left side of the paper from the top to the horizontal line.  Document:  Write your name, date, topic, and class/subject at the top.

3. NAMEDATE TOPIC CLASS/SUBJECT

4. THE STUDENT SHOULD...  Write Notes  The large box to the right is for writing notes  Skip a line between ideas and topics  Don’t use complete sentences. Use abbreviations, whenever possible. Develop a shorthand of your own, such as using “&” for the word “and,” “rt” for “right”—much like texting!  Review and Clarify  Review the notes as soon as possible after class  Pull out main ideas, key points, dates, and people, and write them in the left column  Summarize  Write a summary of the main ideas in the bottom section.  Write Notes  The large box to the right is for writing notes  Skip a line between ideas and topics  Don’t use complete sentences. Use abbreviations, whenever possible. Develop a shorthand of your own, such as using “&” for the word “and,” “rt” for “right”—much like texting!  Review and Clarify  Review the notes as soon as possible after class  Pull out main ideas, key points, dates, and people, and write them in the left column  Summarize  Write a summary of the main ideas in the bottom section.

5. NAMEDATE TOPIC CLASS/SUBJECT Cues Notes WHEN: After class, during During class Review Main Ideas Concise/telegraphic sentences (“America enters war 12/33”) Categories Shorthand symbols (&, #, ) Questions Abbreviations Vocabulary words Lists Review/test alerts Skip space between ideas Connections Write important info: Diagram Bold, underlined or italicized words Prompts to help you Info in boxes or with an icon study Headers/subheaders on the page Info the teacher or book repeats Quotes, examples, or details you might be able to use later in a paper or presentation Summary WHEN: After class during review Summarize what you have read or heard (most important points of chapter/lecture).

6. BEFORE ANY ASSESSMENT/CLASS, THE STUDENT SHOULD...  Study your notes  Reread your notes in the right column  Spend most of your time studying the ideas in the left column and the summary at the bottom. These are the most important ideas and will probably include most of the information that will be tested.  NOTE: To review, cover your notes with a card, leaving the cues exposed. Say the cue out loud, and then say as much as you can of the material that is covered. IF YOU CAN SAY IT, YOU KNOW IT?  Study your notes  Reread your notes in the right column  Spend most of your time studying the ideas in the left column and the summary at the bottom. These are the most important ideas and will probably include most of the information that will be tested.  NOTE: To review, cover your notes with a card, leaving the cues exposed. Say the cue out loud, and then say as much as you can of the material that is covered. IF YOU CAN SAY IT, YOU KNOW IT?

7. NAME John Q. StudentDATE 5/20/16 TOPIC CLASS/SUBJECT Biology Cues Notes phylum Arthropods subphylum Chelicerata prosoma (first pair of chelicerata 2 parts: (appendages are opisthoma (for feeding examples scorpions, spiders, mites, ticks prosoma & opisthoma sensory, feeding, and locomotor tagma pincerlike or chelae chelicerae used for feeding first pair of appendages pedipalps second pair of appendages used for sensory purposes feeding locomotion reproduction Summary Phylum arthropods—made up of subphylum chelicerata. Subphylum chelicerata— characterized by 2 parts called prosoma & opisthoma—both are sensory, feeding and loco- motor tagma. Chlicerae—1 st appendage & refers to pincerlike. Pedipalps—2 nd pair of appendages—used for sensory purposes: feeding, locomotion, and reproduction.

8. CORNELL NOTETAKING IS JUST A TYPE OF GRAPHIC ORGANIZER There are many, many really useful graphic organizers from A-V (academic; ie., Cornell, to Venn diagrams). The following are just a handful that will help students organize their thoughts and their notes. CAUSE AND EFFECT There are numerous types of Cause and Effect organizers that use different formats for tracing causes and their effects. There are many, many really useful graphic organizers from A-V (academic; ie., Cornell, to Venn diagrams). The following are just a handful that will help students organize their thoughts and their notes. CAUSE AND EFFECT There are numerous types of Cause and Effect organizers that use different formats for tracing causes and their effects.

9. MORE GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS CHARACTER STUDY Graphic organizers for studying the methods of characterization, character traits, and the relationship between character development and conflict. COMPARE/CONTRAST A way of examining the similarities and differences between and among different ideas or concepts, including the traditional Venn diagram. EVENT MAPPING A web for charting the who, what, where, when, and how of a particular event. CHARACTER STUDY Graphic organizers for studying the methods of characterization, character traits, and the relationship between character development and conflict. COMPARE/CONTRAST A way of examining the similarities and differences between and among different ideas or concepts, including the traditional Venn diagram. EVENT MAPPING A web for charting the who, what, where, when, and how of a particular event.

10. WEBSITES FOR GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS  www.greececsd.org/academics.cfm?subpage=478 www.greececsd.org/academics.cfm?subpage=478  http://freeology.com/graphics http://freeology.com/graphics  www.teach-nology.com (go to Printable Worksheets and then to Graphic Organizers) www.teach-nology.com  www.greececsd.org/academics.cfm?subpage=478 www.greececsd.org/academics.cfm?subpage=478  http://freeology.com/graphics http://freeology.com/graphics  www.teach-nology.com (go to Printable Worksheets and then to Graphic Organizers) www.teach-nology.com