TAKING NOTES Modified Cornell Method TAKING NOTES Why

TAKING NOTES Modified Cornell Method

TAKING NOTES Why take notes? What are “notes”? When should you take notes?

WHY TAKE NOTES?

A METHOD TO AVOID THIS:

CORNELL VS. TRADITIONAL Organized in a specific way Different parts to the page Summary at the end Continue after the class is over Both from the teacher and the student

PARTS TO CORNELL NOTES At the top: Heading Topic for the Notes On the right: Notes from the class On the left: Your questions, thoughts, etc… At the bottom: Summary of the notes and topic

THE RIGHT SIDE Take down the class notes in the right hand side.

TIPS FOR TAKING NOTES Write only what is most important: § Listen for repetition, change in pace or volume, numbering, explicit clues (“this is important, ” or “on the test”) § Watch for gestures § Watch for clues to organization § Look for material being written down by the teacher or shared in a visual manner

TIPS, CONTINUED… Write in your own words (paraphrase) Write using abbreviations Draw a figure or diagram Leave space where you think you might need to “fill in” information later Use bullets, arrows, and indenting to list key ideas Write legibly

TIPS, CONTINUED… Actively listen Maintain eye contact with the speaker, group, or presentation source Nod your head at appropriate times Frown when you do not understand Ask relevant questions Answer questions posed by the teacher Make a written record

THE LEFT SIDE

THE LEFT SIDE, CONTINUED… Questions which are answered on the right Questions you still need the answer to- ask a friend or the teacher during morning break Questions the teacher might ask on a test Higher level thinking questions Questions you wonder about the topic

THE LEFT SIDE, CONTINUED… Other Options Key terms, vocabulary, or dates Diagrams or figures Cartoons or illustrations relating to the notes Reference pages in a text Numbering of steps in a process or series of events Notes to yourself about actions you need to take Your thoughts about the notes

THE OBJECTIVE SUMMARY Your own words Added at the end of all the note pages on the topic or section, not at the end of each page Added after the questions are finished and the left hand side is filled out Not your opinion The facts summing up the central ideas Just a few sentences long

SO, DON’T BE THIS:

WHEN YOU CAN BE THIS:

TAKE CORNELL METHOD NOTES