How did you learn

the skill of note

taking?

How did this skill

contribute to your success?
• Good Notes help students organize
and process data and information.

Cornell Notes promotes recall:

Students process their notes
at least 3 times.
times
• Developed in 1949 at Cornell
University by Walter Pauk.
• Designed to be used as a study guide.
• Adopted by most major law schools
as the preferred note taking method.
 First & Last Name
Topic Class Title
Period
Date
Questions,
Subtitles,
Headings,
Class Notes
Etc.

2 1/2”

A 3 to 4 sentence summary across

the bottom, in the Summary section.
 First & Last Name
Topic Class Title
Period
Date
Questions,
Subtitles,
Headings,
Class Notes
Etc. These are normal class notes:
Abbreviations, Indention, Bullets,
2 1/2” Diagrams, Outline, etc.

A 3 to 4 sentence summary across

the bottom, in the Summary section.
 First & Last Name
Topic Class Title
Period
Date
Questions,
Subtitles,
Headings,
Class Notes
Etc.

2 1/2”

A 3 to 4 sentence summary across

the bottom, in the Summary section.
Questions on left side should reflect:
reflect
• Info student doesn’t understand
or wants to discuss with
teacher/tutor.
• Info students think would go
good on an essay test.
•Gaps in the notes.
In the space provided at the
bottom of the page, students
complete a 3 or 4 sentence
summary of
what was written
in the notes.
Questions, The heading goes here:
subtitles, Name, Class, Period, Date, Topic
etc. go here,
in the left
hand column.
Higher level
critical
Notes go here, in the
thinking large right hand column.
Questions
are
encouraged.
A 3 to 4 sentence summary down there
on the bottom.
 Discuss Cornell Notes…
• Problems or issues?

• There is one big

problem… if my son
one day heads off to
college with a note
taking system…
 Next – Grade Cornell Notes
Example

• First read the notes and rubric.

• Give it your own grade.
• Then we’ll play “Four Corners” to discuss.