2. Taking Cornell Notes

3. Step 1 HEADING John Doe 9/24/13 Period 7 A nameless masterpiece is a big, fat ZERO in the gradebook. 1

4. Step 2 PAGE # John Doe 9/24/13 Period 7 Remember to add page numbers to new pages. Usually only 1-2 pages of notes in my class. Page 1 2

5. Step 3 DIVIDER John Doe 9/24/13 Period 7 Your notes will go on the right of the divider. Page 1 3

6. Step 4 TITLE John Doe 9/24/13 Period 7 The name of the class is NOT a good title for notes. Be specific! Page 1 Geography & Early Americans 4

7. Step 5 NOTES John Doe 9/24/13 Period 7 Don ’ t worry about spelling. Abbreviate. Use bullet points. Text message skills. Write part of words if you are listening to a fast-talking speaker! Page 1 Geography & Early Americans *The geo. of N. and S. America varied.. Far N is cold/ice and gets warmer going S. *Mesoamerica=Central Am. *Early people (Land Bridge/Ice Age? Hunter-gatherers. 12,000 BC *Maize=1 st Crop 3500 BC *Olmec 1200BC-400BC Big Head Sculptures. Gods, writing, trade *Potatoes in SA. 5

8. Step 6 QUESTION John Doe 9/24/13 Period 7 Try to come up questions your teacher will ask on tests or quizzes. Ask a question you DON’T know the answer to! Ask if you can’t read your writing! Page 1 Geography & Early Americans *The geo. of N. and S. America varied.. Far N is cold/ice and gets warmer going S. *Mesoamerica=Central Am. *Early people (Land Bridge/Ice Age? Hunter-gatherers. 12,000 BC *Maize=1 st Crop 3500 BC *Olmec 1200BC-400BC Big Head Sculptures. Gods, writing, trade *Potatoes in SA. When did the 1 st people come to Americas? How do we know about the Olmec? What is “SA?” 6

9. Step 7 SUMMARY John Doe 9/24/13 Period 7 Explain what you learned at the end of your notes in a brief, well- written and correctly spelled paragraph. Page 1 Geography & Early Americans When did the 1 st people come to Americas? How do we know about the Olmec? What is “SA?” The earliest people arrived in the Americas during the last Ice Age. Over time, these hunter-gatherers began to settle down. Geography affected what they could grow; in North America early farmers grew maize, or corn, and in South America they grew potatoes. 7 *The geo. of N. and S. America varied.. Far N is cold/ice and gets warmer going S. *Mesoamerica=Central Am. *Early people (Land Bridge/Ice Age? Hunter-gatherers. 12,000 BC *Maize=1 st Crop 3500 BC *Olmec 1200BC-400BC Big Head Sculptures. Gods, writing, trade *Potatoes in SA.