1. Taking Cornell Notes from Text

2. Cornell Note Format
Heading
Essential Question
Questions
Notes
Summary

3. Write Your Heading
John Doe
Government
Period 1
8/22/11
Heading

4. Essential Question
Chapter titles or sections make great essential questions.
Write the essential question at the top of your notes.
Hint: The essential question is just the topic written in question form.

5. Essential Question
How are Candidates Nominated?
Essential Question

6. Notes
On the right hand side, write main ideas and details in the “notes” section.

7. How are Candidates Nominated?
Notes
John Doe
Government
Period 1
8/22/11
How are Candidates Nominated?
Caucuses – private meetings
of party leaders
Nominating Conventions – meeting of party to choose candidate for office

8. Questions Turn the main ideas into questions.
Write the questions on the left side of the notes.

9. How are Candidates Nominated?
Questions
John Doe
Government
Period 1
8/22/11
How are Candidates Nominated?
What are Caucuses?
Caucuses – private meetings
of party leaders

10. Summary Answer the essential question for your topic sentence.
Answer the questions on the left side of your notes for the supporting sentences.

11. Summary Summary Caucuses – private meetings What are Caucuses?
John Doe
Government
Period 1
8/22/11
How are Candidates Nominated?
What are Caucuses?
Caucuses – private meetings
of party leaders
What are Nominating Conventions?
Nominating Conventions – meeting of party to choose candidate for office
Summary
Nominating candidates occurs in four different ways. The first way is caucusing. The second is by nominating conventions…
Summary

12. Practice What would your questions be?
What main ideas would you write on the right side of your notes?

13. Practice What would your essential question be?
What would your questions be?
What main ideas would you write on the right side of your notes?

14. Practice

15. On Your Own