1. Cornell Note-Taking
The AVID Way

2. Name
Date
Class
Period
Cornell Notes
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).

3. Cornell Notes Page setup
Name
Date
Class
Period
Cornell Notes
Page setup
Draw a horizontal line about five lines up from the bottom.
Draw a vertical line down
the page about one third of
distance from the left.

4. Cornell Notes Why should you take notes?
Name
Date
Class
Period
Cornell Notes
Why should you
take notes?
Remember what is said in class.
Can help you work on assignments and prepare for tests outside of the classroom
Helps you and other classmates problem solve
Helps you organize and process information.

5. Cornell Notes Why should you take notes?
Name
Date
Class
Period
Cornell Notes
Why should you
take notes?
To minimize your “rate of forgetting”
Don’t take notes = Forget
60% in 14 days
Take some notes = Remember
60 %
Take organized notes and do something with them=
Remember % indefinitely!

6. Cornell Notes Key words & ideas Main Idea
Name
Date
Class
Period
Cornell Notes
Key words & ideas
Important dates/people/places
Repeated/Stressed Info
Ideas/brainstorming written on board / overhead projector
Info from textbook/stories
Diagrams & Pictures
Formulas
Main Idea
Key Question (after notes are completed)

7. SAMPLE For English What is a noun? What are the two types of nouns?
Name
Date
Class
Period
SAMPLE For English
What is a noun?
What are the two types of nouns?
What is a compound noun?
Noun - person, place, thing, idea
Types - concrete & abstract
concrete - taste, touch, smell, see
abstract - ideas (emotions)
compound - two or more words combined to create one thing; ex: fireman, bedroom

8. SAMPLE For Science Name Date Class Period
How do the ticks find the cattle?
Why don’t the ticks usually kill their host?
How could tick infestations in cattle impact humans?

9. Cornell Notes Helpful Hints for Useful Notes Name Date Class Period
Leave space where you think you might need to “fill in” info later
Write neatly
Actively listen:
Use SLANT
Maintain eye contact with the speaker, group, or presentation source
Nod your head at appropriate times
Frown when you do not understand
Ask relevant questions
Answer questions posed by the instructor
Helpful Hints for Useful Notes

10. Cornell Notes Sit up & in front of classroom Lean forward
Name
Date
Class
Period
Cornell Notes
Sit up & in front of classroom
Lean forward
Ask questions
Nod your head
Talk to teacher
What does SLANT stand for?

11. Cornell Notes Helpful Hints for Useful Notes Abbrev. , Paraphrase.
Name
Date
Class
Period
Cornell Notes
Helpful Hints for Useful Notes
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.*

12. Teacher Clues How do I know if what the teacher says is important?
Name
Date
Class
Period
Teacher Clues
How do I know if what the teacher says is important?
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.”

13. So, what about the bottom of my paper?
Name
Date
Class
Period
So, what about the bottom of my paper?
What belongs in the bottom space?
Summary - review notes as soon as possible after class and write a summary in your own words about the main ideas.
Use an IVF sentence
Only 1-2 sentences long
Think mini skirt (short but covers the important stuff)
Summary

14. Cornell Notes How do you study Cornell notes? Make use of format:
Name
Date
Class
Period
Cornell Notes
How do you study Cornell notes?
Make use of format:
Cover the right side of your notes; review and answer study questions from the left using the right side as an answer key
Quiz yourself out loud
Cover the right side with blank paper; write out answers to the left column study questions

15. Cornell Notes How do you study Cornell notes? Write:
Name
Date
Class
Period
Cornell Notes
How do you study Cornell notes?
Write:
Write summaries of the most important material in the summary/reflection section
Write a quiz for others using notes; exchange and correct
Write anticipated test questions beyond those already in the left-hand column and write answers

16. Cornell Notes Review: How do you study Cornell notes?
Name
Date
Class
Period
Cornell Notes
How do you study Cornell notes?
Review:
Look over notes frequently to keep information and questions still unanswered fresh in mind
Recite information from notes

17. Cornell Notes Study in a group: How do you study Cornell notes?
Name
Date
Class
Period
Cornell Notes
How do you study Cornell notes?
Study in a group:
Exchange notes with others to flesh out information and understanding
Use notes in study groups to provide a common ground of material for reference and review
Quiz each other with notes

18. Abbreviation Practice: Directions: 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.

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

20. Highlighting Practice: Directions: Highlight the most important words
Name
Date
Class
Period
Highlighting Practice: Directions: Highlight the most important words
Hippocrates (Gr.) Father of Med b.Cos 460B.C
G. Wash. Not Am’s 1st Pres.?
Twain - Olivia Langdon m to Hart Conn

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