1. The standard in note-taking
Cornell Notes
The standard in note-taking

2. Why Take Notes? Minimize your forgetfulness. Don’t take notes =
Forget 60% in 14 days
Minimize your forgetfulness.
Take some notes =
Remember 60%
Take organized notes and
do something with them =
Remember % INDEFINITELY!
Studies show that students who do not take notes are likely to forget at least 60% of the lecture within two weeks.
Those students who take some notes but do not necessarily look at them again may remember up to 60% of what they wrote down.
However, if a student takes organized notes (outlines, graphs, charts, etc.) and then uses those notes to study effectively, he/she can remember % of the information on those notes. This is not just a cram session. Students remember the notes indefinitely!

3. Why Take Cornell Notes?
The Cornell System requires the student to review notes and think critically after learning has taken place.
1. Title
3. Connections
2. Notes
Cornell notes allow the student to stay organized and find information needed at a later date.
There are five sections within C-Notes
Name
Title
Notes
Connections
Summary
4. Summary

4. C-Note Format Step 1 – Get out Notebook
Step 2 –Write title of lecture/topic on first line
Step 3 – Begin taking notes in right-hand column of page
Step 4 – As lecture is being given, write connections you make in left-hand column
Main Ideas
Questions
Reactions
Vocab
Significance
Step 5– Once lecture is finished, write a summary of what you learned at the end of that section of notes
Stella Student
Biology 1
August 15, 2017
C-Note Lecture
Notes help the student remember information
Organized notes help student remember % of information if used correctly
Why take notes?
Summary of C-Note Lecture

5. How Does This Help? Each section is designed to keep you organized.
Section 1 (Title) helps you find the lecture you are looking for quickly and easily.
Section 2 (Notes) allows you to take notes in whatever fashion is easiest for the lecture you are attending. Outlines, lists, charts, graphs, etc. can all be placed into this section regardless of the class type.
Section 3 (Connections) allows you to interact with the notes. You can write questions you may have during a lecture or reading assignment, vocabulary with or without definitions, reactions to the lecture material, etc. They can also be used as a study guide so that a tutor/friend/parent can help you study without having to know the material.
Section 4 (Summary) helps you to go back over the notes. This is a key part of the recall process. Writing down notes during a lecture isn’t enough. You MUST look back over the notes at a later date.

6. How Do I Take Notes? What are some good tips for taking the
notes on the
right?
Write only what is most important:
listen for repetition, change in pace or volume, numbering, explicit clues (“this is important,” or “on the test”);
watch for gestures, or clues to organization;
look for material being written down by instructor or shared in a visual manner

7. How Do I Take Notes? What are some good tips for taking the
notes on the
right?
Write in your own words (paraphrase)
Write using abbreviations (check a dictionary for these and create your own)
Draw a figure or diagram
Leave space where you think you might need to “fill in” info later
Use bullets, arrows, and indenting to list key ideas
Write legibly

8. How Do I Take Notes? What are some good tips for taking the
notes on the
right?
Actively listen
Nod your head at appropriate times
Frown when you do not understand
Ask relevant questions
Answer questions posed by the instructor
Make a written record

9. How Do I Take Notes? What types of connections should I place on the
left side?
Questions which are answered in the notes on the right
Questions you still need the answer to--ask a friend or the teacher after class
Questions the teacher might ask on a test
Higher level thinking questions

10. How Do I Take Notes? What else could I place on the left side?
Key terms, vocabulary words, or dates
Diagrams or figures
Reference pages in a text
Steps in a solution process
Notes to myself about actions I need to take
Why the lecture is important or what you learned from it (significance)
What else could
I place on the
left side?

11. How Do I Take Notes? Set up your page Take notes
Draw your margins
Label clearly
Take notes
Use your best strategies
Actively listen, analyze, ask questions
Review, revise, reflect
Look over notes and highlight, edit, or add info
Write your questions and reflection
What are the
steps to taking
Cornell Notes?