Cornell Notes Name Date Class Hour Assignment Write

Cornell Notes Name Date Class Hour Assignment • Write your name, date, class, and class hour in the upper right hand corner (see above). • Write the topic of the notes (ex. Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, Panama Canal, Types of Government) on the top line (see above – Topic “Cornell Notes”).

Cornell Notes • Page setup Name Date Class Hour Assignment • Draw a horizontal line about five lines up from the bottom. • Draw a vertical line down the page about one third of distance from the left.

Cornell Notes Name Date Class Hour Assignment • Key words & ideas • Main Idea • Important dates/people/places • Key • Repeated information from Question teacher (after notes • Ideas/brainstorming written on are white board or promethean completed) board • Info from textbook/stories • Diagrams & Pictures

SAMPLE Types of Government • What is a government? Name Date Class Hour Assignment > the system or form by which a community of people is governed • Dictatorship > absolute rule by one person • Monarchy > individual head of state of a noble family • Totalitarianism > rule by single political person, faction, or class which recognizes no limits to its authority

Cornell Notes • Helpful Hints… Name Date Class Hour Assignment • Abbrev. , Paraphrase. • Use symbols (arrows, circles, underlining) or highlighting to emphasize important ideas and relationships. • Skip lines between ideas. • Within 24 hours, review notes and develop study questions on the left side. • Be aware of teacher clues. *

Teacher Clues • How do I know if what the teacher says is important? Name Date Class Hour Assignment • Repetition of information • Writing on the white board or promethean board • “This could be on a test. ” • “Make sure you remember/study this. ” • “This is important. ”

So, what about the bottom of my paper? What belongs in the bottom space? Name Date Class Hour Assignment • Summary - review notes as soon as possible at the end or after class and write a summary in your own words about the main ideas. Are there any gaps in your understanding? (see next point) • Questions for the teacher. • Doodles/Pictures - down here they won’t get in the way of the important stuff. Summary, questions, doodles

Abbreviation Exercise Abbreviate the following lines so they still make sense • The Civil War started in 1861 with the North versus the South. • A Monarchy is when a head of state is chosen to rule the people, typically from a wealthy/noble family and rules until death.

Abbreviation Exercise Answers Name Date Class Hour Assignment Civil War • 1861 North vs. South Monarchy • 1 noble ruler until death