1. Cornell Note-Taking
The Farlow Way

2. Cornell Notes How to take notes
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Cornell Notes How to take 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).

3. Cornell Notes How to take notes
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Cornell Notes How to take notes
Page setup
Draw a horizontal line about five lines up from the bottom.
Draw a vertical line about 1/3 of the way from the left side.

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Cornell Notes
First step is to complete notes on the right side. These notes may include all or some of the following:
Key concepts & ideas
Important dates/people/places
Repeated/Stressed Info
Ideas/brainstorming written on board / overhead projector
Info from textbook/stories/class discussion
Diagrams & Pictures
Second step is to complete notes on the left side. These notes should include all of the following:
Vocabulary (defined and/or importance explained)
Main Ideas
Key Questions- answered or pointed to.

5. SAMPLE For Social Studies The Origins of Rome
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SAMPLE For Social Studies The Origins of Rome
When and how did Rome begin?
Who lived there and why?
Etruscans-
From N. Italy
Had a long history of harsh rulers
How did geography affect living?
Near Tiber river for watering crops and traveling for trade
Fertile soil for farming
Climate-mild weather for easy crop growing and living
Mountains for protection from weather and invaders
Kings and Govt.
Rome started B.C. and lasted for 500 years.
3 groups of people-
Latins
Greeks
Etruscans
Geography-
1. Tiber River (water)
2. Fertile soil
3. Mountains
4. climate- mild and wet
Government was a kingdom
Last king was Tarquin the Proud- overthrown for harsh ruling.
People then decided they wanted a govt. “by the will of the people”

6. So, what about the third step?
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So, what about the third step?
What belongs in the space underneath when I am done with steps one and two?
Summary - review notes as soon as possible and write a summary in your own words. The Summary should include:
Main ideas from the beginning, middle and end of your notes.
All of your vocabulary words used in context.
New important information you learned or know will be on the test. about the main ideas. Are there any gaps in your understanding? (see next point)
Questions for the teacher.
Doodles - down here they won’t get in the way of the important stuff.
Summary, questions, doodles

7. Cornell Notes Helpful Hints for Straight A Notes Abbrev. , Paraphrase.
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Helpful Hints for Straight A 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.*

8. Teacher Clues How do I know if what the teacher says is important?
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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.”
Questions given as openers or exit slips

9. Abbreviation Exercise 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.

10. Abbreviation Exercise Answers
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Abbreviation Exercise Answers
Hippocrates (Gr.) Father of Med b.Cos 460B.C
G. Wash. Not Am’s 1st Pres.?
Twain - Olivia Langdon m to Hart Conn

11. Practice with text