Avid History Path: Cornell Notes

How did you learn the skill of note taking? How did this skill contribute to your success?

• Good Notes help students organize and process data and information. Cornell Notes promotes recall: Students process their notes at least 3 times. times

• Developed in 1949 at Cornell University by Walter Pauk.

• Designed to be used as a study guide. • Adopted by most major law schools as the preferred note taking method.

Topic Questions, Subtitles, Headings, Etc.

First & Last Name Class Title Period Date

Class Notes

2 1/2”

A 3 to 4 sentence summary across the bottom, in the Summary section.

Topic

First & Last Name Class Title Period Date

Questions, Subtitles, Headings, These are normal class notes: Etc.

Class Notes

2 1/2”

Abbreviations, Indention, Bullets, Diagrams, Outline, etc. A 3 to 4 sentence summary across the bottom, in the Summary section.

Topic Questions, Subtitles, Headings, Etc.

First & Last Name Class Title Period Date

Class Notes

2 1/2”

A 3 to 4 sentence summary across the bottom, in the Summary section.

Questions on left side should reflect: reflect

• Info student doesn’t understand or wants to discuss with teacher/tutor.

• Info students think would go good on an essay test. •Gaps in the notes.

In the space provided at the bottom of the page, students complete a 3 or 4 sentence summary of

what was written in the notes.

The heading goes here: Questions, Name, Class, Period, Date, Topic subtitles, etc. go here, in the left hand column. Higher level critical thinking Questions are encouraged. A 3 to 4 sentence summary down there on the bottom.

Notes go here, in the large right hand column.

Discuss Cornell Notes… • Problems or issues? • There is one big problem… if my son one day heads off to college with a note taking system…

Next – Grade Cornell Notes Example • First read the notes and rubric. • Give it your own grade. • Then we’ll play “Four Corners” to discuss.