The Farlow Way Cornell Notes How to take

The Farlow Way

Cornell Notes How to take notes Name Date Class Period • Write your name, date, class, and period in the upper right hand corner (see above). • Write the topic of the notes (ex. WWII, Cells, Nouns, etc. ) on the top line (see above).

Cornell Notes How to take notes • Page setup Name Date Class Period • Draw a horizontal line about five lines up from the bottom. • Draw a vertical line about 1/3 of the way from the left side.

Cornell Notes • Name Date Class Period Second step is • First step is to complete notes on to complete the right side. These notes may notes on the include all or some of the following: left side. These • Key concepts & ideas notes should include all of • Important dates/people/places the following: • Vocabulary • • Main Ideas Key Questions - answered or (defined and/or importance explained) pointed to. • Repeated/Stressed Info • Ideas/brainstorming written on board / overhead projector • Info from textbook/stories/class discussion • Diagrams & Pictures

Name Date Class Period SAMPLE For Social Studies • • The Origins of Rome When and how did Rome begin? Who lived there and why? Etruscans– – How did geography affect living? – – • From N. Italy Had a long history of harsh rulers Near Tiber river for watering crops and traveling for trade Fertile soil for farming Climate-mild weather for easy crop growing and living Mountains for protection from weather and invaders Kings and Govt. • • • Rome started 700 -500 B. C. and lasted for 500 years. 3 groups of people– – – Latins Greeks Etruscans Geography- • • 1. Tiber River (water) 2. Fertile soil 3. Mountains 4. climate- mild and wet • Government was a kingdom – – Last king was Tarquin the Proud- overthrown for harsh ruling. People then decided they wanted a govt. “by the will of the people”

So, what about the third step? What belongs in the space underneath when I am done with steps one and two? Name Date Class Period • Summary - review notes as soon as possible and write a summary in your own words. The Summary should include: • Main ideas from the beginning, middle and end of your notes. • All of your vocabulary words used in context. • New important information you learned or know will be on the test. about the main ideas. Are there any gaps in your understanding? (see next point) • Questions for the teacher. • Doodles - down here they won’t get in the way of the important stuff. Summary, questions, doodles

Cornell Notes • Helpful Hints for Straight A Notes Name Date Class Period • 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 Period • Repetition or stressed inflection • Voice gets louder/softer or faster/slower • Writing on the board or overhead • “This will be on the test. ” • Gestures (hand/arm movements) • “This is important. ” • Questions given as openers or exit slips

Abbreviation Exercise Abbreviate the following lines so they still make sense • Hippocrates, a Greek who is considered to be the Father of Medicine, was born on the island of Cos in 460 B. C. • George Washington was not, in a sense, America’s first president. • Mark Twain fell in love with Olivia Langdon. They married in 1870 and moved to Hartford, Connecticut.

Abbreviation Exercise Answers Name Date Class Period • Hippocrates (Gr. ) Father of Med b. Cos 460 B. C • G. Wash. Not Am’s 1 st Pres. ? • Twain - Olivia Langdon m. 1870 to Hart Conn

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