1. Cornell Notes
Please copy these notes into the “Cornell Notes” section of your notebook.
Please print this slide show, follow the directions, and staple it to your reading response.

2. Divide Paper into Two Sections and Format
Last Name Page Number
On the first page, use MLA format to layout the page. Then, draw a vertical line from top toward the bottom that is a few inches from the left margin. Leave six to seven spaces at the bottom of the page.
First Name Last Name
Teacher Name
Complete Class Name, Class Period
Day Month Year
Title of Notes

3. Formatting All Other Pages
Last Name Page Number
On all other pages, draw a horizontal line across the title line; then, draw a vertical line toward the bottom that is a few inches from the left margin. Leave six to seven spaces at the bottom of the page. Put last name and page number on page two and all following pages.

4. Notes About Key Points Creating Notes
Write all main ideas/concepts on the right side of the page.
Be sure to skip one line between ideas and several lines between topics.
Mark ideas that go together with an asterisk*.
Last Name Page Number
First Name Last Name
Teacher Name
Complete Class Name, Class Period
Day Month Year
Title of Notes
Notes
About
Key
Points

5. Review and Clarify Notes
Review the notes soon after the discussion, explanation, or what you’ve read.
Make sure your notes are clear; that the information makes sense.
Last Name Page Number
First Name Last Name
Teacher Name
Complete Class Name
Day Month Year
Title of Notes
Notes
About
Key
Points

6. Pull Out Main Ideas, Topics, Terms, Places, Dates, etc.
Get the main ideas and information from the right column of your notes.
Write the main ideas in the left column, matching it with the details.
Write any questions you may have.
Last Name Page Number
First Name Last Name
Teacher Name
Complete Class Name, Class Period
Day Month Year
Title of Notes
Main Ideas
Questions
Notes
About
Key
Points

7. Evaluation Evaluation Notes About Key Points
Write an evaluation explaining what you’ve learned for the page of notes you created (50 words or more).
Write the evaluation at the bottom of your page.
Mention all key points, incorporating the main ideas and answering your questions. Make connections beyond the subject.
Last Name Page Number
First Name Last Name
Teacher Name
Complete Class Name, Class Period
Day Month Year
Title of Notes
Main Ideas
Questions
Notes
About
Key
Points
Evaluation

8. Study
Use both columns of your notes and the evaluation to study in depth.
Last Name Page Number
First Name Last Name
Teacher Name
Complete Class Name, Class Period
Day Month Year
Title of Notes
Main Ideas
Questions
Notes
About
Key
Points
Evaluation

9. Cornell Notes Overview
Last Name Page Number
Notes Section
100+ Words
Margins Section
5+ Bulleted Main ideas or Questions
Evaluation Section
50+ Words
First Name Last Name
Teacher Name
Complete Class Name, Class Period
Day Month Year
Title of Notes
Main Ideas
Questions
(5+ Bullets)
Notes About
Key Points
(100 + Words)
Evaluation
(50+ Words)

10. Here’s an example from an English class.

11. Cornell Notes Grading Criteria
75 words or more in notes section
Put spaces between concepts, use asterisks, and brainstorms to connect ideas
Five or more bulleted main ideas and/or questions in left column that are aligned with notes
50 word or more evaluation
No grade earned unless all three parts completed
Each page is graded separately.
Add up grade points earned and divide by number of pages

12. Secondary Literacy Summit X December 2010
Creativity
California Department of Education
Write one sentence explaining what you did well according to the skill being learned using the language of Bloom’s taxonomy. Then, write one more sentence explaining what you could do better or differently next time and how you could move up one level on Bloom’s Taxonomy.
Higher Order Thinking Skills
4.5 to 5/A
3.5 to 4.4/B
2.5 to 3.4/C
1.5 to 2.4/L
.1 to 1.4/K
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Student Directions for Written Evaluation
Lower Order Thinking Skills
0 Errors = 4.5/A to 5/A 3 Errors - = 1.5/L to 2.4/L
1 Errors = 3.5/B to 4.4/B Errors = .1/K to 1.4/K
2 Errors = 2.5/C to 3.4/C
Brian Jeffrey mrjeffrey.com (909)

13. Printing Directions
1. On the tool bar, click on “File,” click on “Print.”
2. In the “Print” dialogue box, in the lower left corner under “Print What,” click on the drop down arrow and select “Handouts.”
3. Then, under “Color/Grayscale,” select the best on for your printer.
4. Next, under “Handouts,” click on “Slides per Page,” and choose “6.”
5. Lastly, click on “OK,” and the file will print.