1. NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. CORNELL NOTES Understanding Government Through Effective Note-Taking

2. Cornell Notes  This strategy is about teaching students how to take notes and organize information  Why its good:  It will make reading informational texts easier  It helps you to summarize a large amount of text so you get just the gist of it  Gives you reference notes that you can later use to study…its your study guide

3. How it looks http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Note_Taking/Specific_Formatti ng

4. How it works  Paper must be divided into two columns so that the left column is about a third of the page ONLY http://eet.wikispaces.com/Cornell+Notes

5. To Start  Begin with the first concept, topic, of question that you have been assigned to take notes on  Organize you notes as bullet points with subheadings if you need  Include definitions, explanations, examples Key Concept Or Question Take sufficient notes to understand the concept, be selective, not too much verbiage [words] & accurate paraphrasing Correctly sequence information Include diagrams or tables if you prefer visuals Take sufficient notes to understand the concept, be selective, not too much verbiage [words] & accurate paraphrasing Skip a line between ideas and topics Use bulleted lists and abbreviations Correctly sequence information Include diagrams or tables if you prefer visuals Take sufficient notes to understand the concept, be selective, not too much verbiage [words] & accurate paraphrasing Skip a line between ideas and topics Use bulleted lists and abbreviations Correctly sequence information Include diagrams or tables if you prefer visuals Take sufficient notes to understand the concept, be selective, not too much verbiage [words] & accurate paraphrasing Skip a line between ideas and topics Use bulleted lists and abbreviations Correctly sequence information Include diagrams or tables if you prefer visuals http://eet.wikispaces.com/Cornell+Notes

6. Then…  Draw a line to distinguish between one topic and the next OR skip a line  Write your second topic, take notes on it  Continue until you finish all the notes you have been assigned.

7. Sample Cornell Notes http://1stopbrainshop.com/study-skills/the-split-pagethe-cornell-system/940/ http://enlighteninglearnersweblog.com/blogs/blog2.php?title=cornell-note-taking-examples-math&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1