Cornell Notes

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Cornell Notes

Glenelg High School November 1, 2013 Melissa
Jacobsen Secondary Literacy Coach
Parts adapted from www.clcillinois.edu/depts/vpe/
gened/ppt/Cornell_NoteTaking.ppt?
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Outcomes

• Participants will
• Develop an understanding of the Cornell Note-
  taking method
• Understand scaffolding and extension techniques
  related to Cornell Notes

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Why Cornell Notes?

• Cornell Notes is one tool, it is not the only
  tool
• Some teacher may assume students know how to take
  notes
• By teaching students one method of note taking,
  they have a foundation
• Students see commonality among disciplines

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Cornell Notes

• Help students remember what is said in class
• Help students prepare for tests outside the class
  
• Builds independence

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Cornell Notes

• Help students to organize and process data and
  information
• Visually makes sense to students
• Can support Summarizing SLOs

• Writing is a great tool for learning!

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What is looks like
Topic
Heading
Main ideas/ questions
Notes
Summary of notes- 3-4 sentences at bottom
http//www.youtube.com/watch?v1iolZMTGUpw
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Economics
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Math
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ART
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Health
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Anthropods
Biology
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Physics
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English

• Non-Fiction- note taking on facts, main ideas in
  background information, rhetoric in a speech
• Fiction- Character analysis, sensory details,
  quote analysis, scaffolding towards a
  text-dependent question

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Comparing Texts
Central Question What can passenger lists tell
us about who settled in the New World and where
they settled?
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Rewriting notes in Cornell Format

• Students may take guided notes, fill in an
  outline, or other note taking format that you
  might already use
• Students re-copy their notes in the Cornell
  Format for homework or as an extension creating
  their own questions or main
• ideas
• Automatic review/ Studentt Created Study Guide
• Kinesthetic learning
• Can edit, look-up words
• Prompts higher-level question- Students can come
  up with questions to use as review in class the
  next day

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Scaffolding Cornell Notes

• Model how to use Cornell Notes
• Provide templates
• Provide all main ideas and questions for students
• Provide 2 or 3 main ideas or questions and ask
  students to come up with 2 or 4 on their own

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After Your Notes are Complete

• Synthesize and make connections between note
  sheets
• Highlight, circle and underline most important
  information or details
• Cross out unimportant information
• Use notes for further studying

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Revision Checklist
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Remember

• There are many ways to use Cornell Notes
• Cornell Notes can be used for both non-fiction
  and fiction
• Teachers should model note taking
• Scaffold students toward independence

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Literacy Open Office Hours

• Wednesday, Nov. 6- Media Center