1. How to take notes like a 21 year-old
Cornell Notes
How to take notes like a 21 year-old

2. Disclaimer Directions are the way I tell you how to be successful.
I expect you to ask questions if you do not understand my directions.
If you follow my directions, you will earn an “A” in the class.

3. Cornell Notes You will be taking notes on this presentation
You are responsible for knowing all the information presented
You will be tested on this information

4. Cornell Notes (format)
Without tearing out the holes, take out a clean sheet of paper.
Format the paper for Cornell Notes (see right)

5. Cornell Notes (heading)
Write a proper heading at the top of your paper on the right hand side.
Your first and last name should be at the top; both should be on the same line
The date should be under your name, written without any abbreviations (for example-February 7, 2007)
The period should be under the date, written without any abbreviations

6. Cornell Notes (heading)
John Doe

7. Cornell Notes (heading)
Write a proper heading at the top of your paper on the right hand side.
Your first and last name should be at the top; both should be on the same line
The date should be under your name, written without any abbreviations (for example-February 7, 2007)
The period should be under the date, written without any abbreviations

8. Cornell Notes (heading)
John Doe
February 7, 2007

9. Cornell Notes (heading)
Write a proper heading at the top of your paper on the right hand side.
Your first and last name should be at the top; both should be on the same line
The date should be under your name, written without any abbreviations (for example-February 7, 2007)
The period should be under the date, written without any abbreviations

10. Cornell Notes (heading)
John Doe
February 7, 2007
Period 1

11. Cornell Notes (Title)
Above the first line on your paper, in the center, write “Cornell Notes Example”
This is your title. Underline it.

12. Cornell Notes (Title) Cornell Notes Example John Doe February 7, 2007
Period 1
Cornell Notes Example

13. What to Write
When taking notes, only include information that you don’t already know
Write down facts such as numbers and locations
Write down rules
Write down cause and effect

14. What to Write If a teacher says: Write in your planner:
Your first project, the campus map, will be due on February 15th. It will take one week to do a good job. Do the best you can, since it is your first assignment.
Feb 15th
Campus map due

15. What to Write If a teacher says: You write:
After 6th period you will be going to lunch. This is when we eat and use the restroom. You may also talk to all your Orangeview friends
(You don’t write anything, since you already know this)

16. What to Write
When taking notes, only include information that you don’t already know
Write down facts such as numbers and locations
Write down rules
Write down cause and effect

17. What to Write If a teacher says: You might write:
If a student is tardy three times, this shows that they are irresponsible. That student will receive one detention, even if the tardies are excused.
3 tardies = detention

18. What to Write
When taking notes, only include information that you don’t already know
Write down facts such as numbers and locations
Write down rules
Write down cause and effect

19. What to Write If a presentation says: You might write:
You are not allowed to run
any program on the
computer unless it is
specifically listed in the
assignment’s directions.
Need permission to use any program

20. What to Write
When taking notes, only include information that you don’t already know
Write down facts such as numbers and locations
Write down rules
Write down cause and effect

21. What to Write If a teacher says: Write in your notes:
If you look up websites that are inappropriate, you will be taken off the computer for the rest of they year
If I look up bad stuff, then I can’t use the computer anymore.

22. If You Don’t “Get It” A book says: What do you do?
The rationalization of maintaining a bus analyzer in a retail clothing vendor’s downtown shop defies logistics.
Raise your hand.
Summarize what you know.
Quote the parts that you don’t know, and ask for an clarification.
You don’t understand!

23. Quiz Question #1: What are the three types of information you
should write in your notes?

24. Facts you don’t already know
Quiz
Question #1:
What are the three types of information you
should write in your notes?
Answer:
Facts you don’t already know

25. Quiz Rules Question #1: What are the three types of information you
should write in your notes?
Answer:
Rules

26. Quiz Cause and effect Question #1:
What are the three types of information you
should write in your notes?
Answer:
Cause and effect

27. Back to Your Notes Look at your Cornell Notes
There are three sections (left, right, bottom)
Statements you should know go on the right
Questions that could be on a test go on the left
A summary of the information goes on the bottom

28. Cornell Notes (format)
Left
Right
Bottom

29. Back to Your Notes Look at your Cornell Notes
There are three sections (left, right, bottom)
Statements you should know go on the right
Questions that could be on a test go on the left
A summary of the information goes on the bottom

30. Cornell Notes (Title) Example Cornell Notes Example
John Doe
February 7, 2007
Period 1
Cornell Notes Example
When you take Cornell Notes, you should write the information you want to remember over here on the right side of the paper
Example

31. Back to Your Notes Look at your Cornell Notes
There are three sections (left, right, bottom)
Statements you should know go on the right
Questions that could be on a test go on the left
A summary of the information goes on the bottom

32. Cornell Notes (Title) Example Computer Skills Intro
John Doe
February 7, 2007
Period 1
Computer Skills Intro
Where do you write questions that could be on a test?
When you take Cornell Notes, you should write the information you want to remember over here on the right side of the paper
Example

33. Back to Your Notes Look at your Cornell Notes
There are three sections (left, right, bottom)
Statements you should know go on the right
Questions that could be on a test go on the left
A summary of the information goes on the bottom

34. Cornell Notes (format)
How long do I have to follow directions?
Which web-sites can we look at?
When you take Cornell Notes, you should write the information you want to remember over here on the right side of the paper
Example
Down here is where you write a summary, or the
general message of the information you wrote on
the right hand side above