Cornell Notes

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Cornell Notes

• To help me take organized notes!

Miss Hilary Fisler 6th Grade Science 2007
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The Steps

• Divide
• Document
• Write
• Review
• Summarize

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Divide

• Divide your paper into three sections (using a
  highlighter or a dark colored magic marker)
• One line under the header
• One line 5 lines from the bottom of the page
• One line 2 inches from the left side of the page

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Document

• Write course name, date, and topic at the top of
  each page.

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WRITE

• Write Notes
• The large box to the right is for writing notes.
• Skip a line between ideas and topics.
• Don't use complete sentences. Use abbreviations,
  whenever possible. Develop a shorthand of your
  own, such as using "" for the word "and".

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Review Clarify

• Review the notes as soon as possible after class.
• Pull out main ideas, key points, dates, and
  people, and write these in the left column.

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Summarize

• Write a summary of the main ideas in the bottom
  section.
• You want to get the main idea plus IMPORTANT
  supporting details

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Study Your Notes

• I will only test you on material we talked about
  in class!
• Spend most of your time studying the ideas in the
  left column and the summary you wrote at the
  bottom.