1. NOTETAKING TIPS _

2. 7 STEPS USE CORNELL NOTES 1. Heading 2. Page Numbers 3. Divider
John Doe
8/20/02
Period 7
Page 1
PENGUINS
Ps have flat feet
Better to swim with
Like swim fins
Ps have special blood
circulation system
Counter current flow
Warm blood from heart
warms cold blood from feet
Prevents freezing
Why do Ps
have flat feet?
What is
counter
-current flow?
Penguins are designed for their cold, ocean habitat.
They have flat feet for swimming and counter
-current blood flow to stay warm.
7 STEPS
1. Heading
2. Page Numbers
3. Divider
4. Title
5. Notes
6. Questions
7. Summary

3. GET READY Have materials ready. Get a good seat. Sit up. Concentrate.
Avoid distractions.
Attitude is everything!

4. A GOOD TITLE Never use the class name as a title.
Use the overall topic of the lesson.
Be specific.
MATH
PERIMETER
GEOMETRY

5. IMPORTANT STUFF ONLY! Keywords Main Ideas Important Concepts
New Vocabulary
If you are writing every word
the instructor is saying,
you’re writing way too much!

6. LOOK FOR CUES Repeats Writes on board Changes voice
Emphasizes in any way
If that little voice in your head
thinks it is important, then
write it down!

7. BE QUICK Use symbols and abbreviations. Don’t worry about mechanics.
Write in phrases.
Leave space to add more detail later.
If you fall behind the speaker,
you’re writing too much.

8. QUESTION Always be thinking of questions.
If you don’t understand, ask.
Write questions when you review.
Make them hard.
The only stupid question
is the one you don’t attempt
to answer.

9. REVIEW ASAP! Check accuracy of notes. Write Questions & Summary.
Underline/Highlight important stuff.
Most forgetting happens
in the first 24 hours.

10. SUMMARIZE Tell what you learned. Main ideas, not details.
Don’t give a class play-by-play.
If you can’t explain what you
learned, did you learn anything?

11. STUDY Read over notes. Recite aloud. Self-Test.
Compare with other students.
Waiting until the night before
the test to study is a sure way
to lower your grade.