1. Cornell
Notes

2. Essential Question:
How can note-taking skills contribute to your success?

3. Cornell Notetaking Why should you take notes?
To minimize your “rate of forgetting”
Don’t take notes = Forget 60 % in 14 days
Take some notes = Remember 60 %
Take organized notes and do something with them=
Remember % !
Why should you
take notes?

4. Cornell Notetaking When should you take notes?
Notes are a record of your learning, so take them when:
You listen to a lecture
You read a text
You watch a film
You work in a group on an activity
You need to recall information about what happened to you in a class--which means always!
When should you
take notes?

5. Cornell Notetaking
Labeling
Dr. Pauk created the Cornell Notetaking System, which is used at many colleges (and high schools)
The Cornell System is a way to take organized notes so that you can remember % of what you study
Questions
Notes
Reflection

6. large right hand column.
What goes where?
Questions,
subtitles,
etc. go here,
in the left
hand column.
Remember,
we want
higher level
critical
thinking
questions.
Don’t forget the heading:
Name, Class, Period, Date, Topic
Notes go here, in the
large right hand column.
A 3 to 4 sentence summary down there on the bottom of the last page of notes

7. Class Notes 1st!!!! Topic Questions, Subtitles, Headings, Etc. 2nd!!
First & Last Name
Class Title
Period
Date
Topic
ESSENTIAL QUESTION???
Questions,
Subtitles,
Headings,
Etc.
2nd!!
Class Notes
1st!!!!
2 1/2”
3 to 4 sentence summary across
the bottom of the last page of the day’s notes

8. Summary is added at the end of ALL
Summary is added at the end of ALL note pages on the subject (not page)
Summary added AFTER questions
are finished
Summary should answer the questions.

9. Tenth Grade Biology Notes
Anthropods
Tenth
Grade
Biology
Notes

10. Cornell Notetaking 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

11. Cornell Notetaking What types of questions 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

12. Cornell Notetaking 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

13. Cornell Notetaking 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?

14. Assignment & Instructions
On your own, in the space provided at the bottom of the page, complete a 3 or 4 sentence summary of what you wrote in your notes.

15. Tips for Studying with Notes
Make use of the format
Cover the right side of your notes; review and answer study questions from the left using the right side as an answer key
Quiz yourself out loud
Cover the right side with blank paper; write out answers to the left column study questions

16. Tips for Studying with Notes
Write!
Write summaries of the most important material in the summary/reflection section
Write a quiz for others using notes; exchange and correct
Write anticipated test questions beyond those already in the left-hand column and write answers

17. Tips for Studying with Notes
Review
Look over notes frequently to keep information and questions still unanswered fresh in mind
Recite information from notes

18. Tips for Studying with Notes
Study in a Group
Exchange notes with others to flesh out information and understanding
Use notes in study groups to provide a common ground of material for reference and review
Rewrite notes if necessary