1. NOUNS A CORNELL NOTE TAKING ACTIVITY

2. RULE #1 A NOUN NAMES SOMETHING PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS, AND IDEAS

3. RULE #2 CONCRETE AND ABSTRACT NOUNS CONCRETE: NAMES SOMETHING YOU CAN RECOGNIZE USING THE 5 SENSES (SIGHT, SMELL, TOUCH ETC.) ABSTRACT: NAMES SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE RECOGNIZED USING THE 5 SENSES

4. RULE #3 COLLECTIVE NOUNS COLLECTIVE NOUNS: NAMES A GROUP OF PEOPLE OR THINGS.

5. RULE #4 COUNT AND NON COUNT NOUNS COUNT NOUNS: NAME THINGS THAT CAN BE COUNTED NON-COUNT NOUNS: NAME THINGS THAT CANNOT BE COUNTED.

6. RULE #5 COMPOUND NOUNS: NOUNS MADE UP OF TWO OR MORE WORDS. LIKE: CLASSROOM THREE TYPES: SINGLE WORD (CLASSROOM), HYPHENATED WORDS (BY-PRODUCT), AND SEPARATE WORDS (DINNER JACKET).

7. RULE #6 COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS COMMON NOUNS: NAME ANY ONE OF A CLASS OF PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS, OR IDEAS. PROPER NOUNS: NAMES A SPECIFIC PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA.