Cornell Notes

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Cornell Notes
Honors World History
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Cornell University

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• Founded in 1865
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• In the top 7 of the 3600 colleges and
  universities in the nation.

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History

• Developed in 1949 at Cornell University by Walter
  Park
• Designed in response to frustration over student
  test scores
• Meant to be easily used as a test study guide
• Adopted by most major law schools as the
  preferred note taking method

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Set Up
First Last Name Teacher Class Title Period Date
Last name pg
Topic
Class Notes
Higher level questioning (Blooms Taxonomy)
Corresponding Notes 2 to 4 sentence summary
across the bottom of the last page of the days
notes
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Higher Level Questioning

• Arthur Costas levels of questioning
• Marzanos Model for Higher Level Thinking Skills
• Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)
• Blooms Taxonomy

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Blooms Taxonomy

• Classification of Higher-level questions coined
  by Benjamin Bloom in 1956
• Taken from the book "Taxonomy of Educational
  Objectives, Handbook 1 Cognitive Domain"
• Consists of a pyramid of questions that involve
  differing degrees of critical thinking.
• Provides the foundation for all Cornell Notes in
  the Honors Block

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Blooms Taxonomy
Original Pyramid Redefined Pyramid
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Defined Pyramid

• Remembering can the student recall or remember
  the information?
• Examples define, duplicate, list, memorize,
  recall, repeat, reproduce state
• Understanding can the student explain ideas or
  concepts?
• Examples classify, describe, discuss, explain,
  identify, locate, recognize, report, select,
  translate, paraphrase
• Applying can the student use the information in
  a new way?
• Examples choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ,
  illustrate, interpret, operate, schedule, sketch,
  solve, use, write.
• Analyzing can the student distinguish between
  the different parts?
• Examples how, appraise, compare, contrast,
  criticize, differentiate, discriminate,
  distinguish, experiment, question, test.
• Evaluating can the student justify a stand or
  decision?
• Examples how, appraise, argue, defend, judge,
  select, support, value, evaluate
• Creating can the student create new product or
  point of view?
• Examples why, predict, assemble, construct,
  create, design, develop, formulate, write.

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Low/Unacceptable Example
John Smith Smith 1 Mr.. Thomas Honors
World History Period 1 September 18, 2006 Cornell
Notes Ch.20 Sec. 4 Questions Reading Notes
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Low/Unacceptable Example
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Acceptable Example
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Acceptable
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Summary
Note Taking Area Record notes as meaningfully as
possible. Questioning Column As youre taking
notes, keep this column empty. Soon after the
lecture or reading, create higher level questions
that connect the notes and allow for synthesis of
the material. Summaries Sum up the section of
your notes on the last page in two-four sentences
(only 1 summary)
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Question column
Note Taking Area
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Summary (last page only)
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