Cornell NoteTaking AVIDs mission is to close the

Cornell Note-Taking AVID’s mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.

C-Note Paper Samples 2

Let’s Practice… 3

Heading… Learning to Take Cornell Notes Name AVID/ FYS How is taking Cornell Notes different from how I have taken Notes in the past? 4

During the Lecture Only Write In This Section 5

During the Lecture q Listen & take notes in your own words q Paraphrase what you hear q Skip lines between ideas q Abbreviate q Use symbols q Write in phrases q Use bullets/lists q Recognize cues q Use outline style, diagrams, pictures, graphs 6

Review and Revise Notes 7

Note Key Ideas • Identify first “chunk” or “big idea” of the notes and number 1 • Write a question about the main idea of that “chunk” • Repeat until all “chunks” are identified with corresponding questions 8

Link to Learning Summary • Review notes • Synthesize and combine main ideas • Address the essential question • Link the answers from the questions on the left 9

Using your notes to Study Cover the notes on the right Rework/Answer questions on the left 10

Learning Tool • Review notes, questions and summary in study groups • Make meaning of notes and form connections in longterm memory 11

First & Last Name Class Title Period Date Topic Essential Questions, Subtitles, Headings, Etc. Class Notes 2 1/2” 3 to 4 sentence summary across the bottom of the last page of the day’s notes 12

Tonight’s homework Take Cornell Notes in at least 2 academic classes 13