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English Skills Practice:
Cornell Note Taking
• Use when:
– You agree with someone
– You understand what’s being said
Cornell Notes
Handouts:
• Note taking symbols
• Cornell notes how to
• Cornell notes example
• Cornell notes template
Prepare
Recall Column
--2 Inches--
Reduce ideas after class into
a few words. After the lecture,
– write questions in this column for each main point in the record column.
Record Column
--6 Inches--
Record the lectures as fully as possible.
Record patterns of main idea and support • in your own words when possible.
Use indentations • to show the relationships between
main ideas and – support.
Reduce/Summary Column
Reduce the main points of this page of
your lecture notes. A 3 to 4 sentence summary down there on the bottom of the
last page of notes
Record Column
--6 Inches--
Record the lectures as fully as possible.
Record patterns of main idea and support • in your own words when possible.
Use indentations • to show the relationships between
main ideas and – support.
Record Column Write main ideas and supporting material in the
right column
– Use signals from the lecture
• Titles & keywords= topics main ideas
• “Transition” words/phrases introduce patterns of support
and/or details
– First, most, some, this is called, there are two types
– Use abbreviations to get the full idea.
– Leave spaces between ideas so you can
• fill in more later.
• see how ideas relate to one another
Recall Column
--2 Inches--
Reduce ideas after class into
a few words. After the lecture,
– write questions in this column for each main point in the record column.
Recall Column Write questions in the left column of your notes
to quiz yourself on the material.
– Write questions in the question column on the same
line as the item the question addresses in the record
column
– Write a question for each new
• Topic
• Main idea
• Significant detail
– Write questions for details on which
you think your professor will quiz you.
Reduce/Summary Column
Reduce the main points of this page of
your lecture notes. A 3 to 4 sentence summary down there on the bottom of the
last page of notes
Reduce/Summary Column
Go back through your notes and write a summary of what your notes are about.
– What did you learn?
– Reference important vocabulary.
– Describe a process learned.
– Reduce the main points of this page of your lecture notes.
– A 3 to 4 sentence summary on the bottom of your notes.
Example Here is the text.
In the “Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” there are four main
characters – including one that may not really exist. The
first and most important character is Ichabod Crane. He is
an ambitious school teacher, who hopes to marry the
second character, Katrina Van Tassel. Katrina is the
handsome daughter of a wealthy farmer. The third
character is Brom Bones. He is Ichabod’s rival for Katrinia,
and he is also well known for his practical jokes. The
fourth and final character is the frightening, ghostly figure
of the Headless Horseman, who terrifies Ichabod into
running away. Irving strongly hints that this might simply
be another of the characters in disguise.
Here are the notes:
1st character?
Job?
Interest?
2nd character?
Description?
3rd character?
Interested in?
Likes what?
4th character
Real or not?
Scares who?
Might be who?
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – 4 Main Characters
1. Ichabod Crane
• Most important
• School teacher
• Wants to marry Katrina
2. Katrina Van Tassel
• Beautiful daughter of wealthy farmer
3. Brom Bones
• Also wants to marry Katrina
• Well known for practical jokes
4. Headless Horseman
• Scary ghost
• Scares Ichabod away
• Might be another character [Brom?] in disguise
Review Notes
and
Quick Tips
Quiz Yourself
Answer your questions in the left column.
– Cover the Record Column.
– Read your questions in the Question Column
– Using your own words, answer your questions out loud.
– Uncover your notes and check what you have said against the facts.
This will help transfer ideas to your long-term memory!
Review your Notes
Review to improve your memory.
– If you spend 10 minutes every week or so in
a quick review of your notes,
• you will retain most of what you have studied
• you won’t have to cram during an “all-nighter”
• you will relate the facts and ideas to
present lectures or readings.
Note Taking Tips
Keep a separate notebook or binder for each course. Take one notepad to classes and then put notes for
each specific class into binder at home.
You wont’ loose your entire term of notes
Notes for each lecture should begin on a new page.
Date and number all pages.
Never use a sentence when you can use a phrase, or a phrase when you can use a word.
Use indentations to distinguish between
major and
minor points.
Put most notes in your own words, except
formulas , definitions, and specific facts
Use abbreviations and symbols wherever
possible.
If you completely don’t understand an idea,
leave a blank space and ask your professor for
help on it.
Note Taking Tips, Cont.
Develop a code system of note-marking to indicate questions, comments, important points. For example:
Mark unfamiliar vocabulary & unclear ideas in unique ways
Highlight vocabulary in pink.
Circle ideas that are still unclear
Make sure you can understand what you have written and if needed, make corrections.
Use drawings, arrows or other organizers to help you see concepts and relationships between them.
Note Taking Tips, Cont.
• In the large, right hand column, take
notes like you normally would.
• You may use any style of note-taking
you wish: – outline format
– narrative format
– symbols
– short hand
Remember...
• Compare notes with a partner.
• Talk about what you wrote and why.
Look for gaps & missed info.
• Feel free to add to your notes.
• Create questions in the left hand
column. – These questions should elicit critical
thinking skills.
Your questions should reflect:
• Info. you don’t understand or
want to discuss with your
teacher/tutor.
• Info. you think would go good on
an essay test.
• Gaps in your notes.
• On your own, in the space provided at
the bottom of the page, complete a 3 or
4 sentence summary of what you wrote
in your notes.
• (the summary…)
Assignment
Today…
• Review Cornell Notes
and practice
• Begin reading Anne
Frank: The Diary of a
Young Girl pages 1-75
Looking Ahead…
• Module 2 Day 8
– Anne Frank: The Diary of
a Young Girl pages 1-75
– 2.01 Journal Assigned
• Due 2/13/15