Taking Cornell Notes from Text

Cornell Note Format

Write Your Heading John Doe Government Period 1 8/22/11

Essential Question Chapter titles or sections make great essential questions. Write the essential question at the top of your notes. Hint:Hint: The essential question is just the topic written in question form.

Essential Question How are Candidates Nominated?

Notes On the right hand side, write main ideas and details in the “notes” section.

Notes John Doe Government Period 1 8/22/11 Caucuses – private meetings of party leaders Nominating Conventions – meeting of party to choose candidate for office How are Candidates Nominated?

Questions Turn the main ideas into questions. Write the questions on the left side of the notes.

Questions John Doe Government Period 1 8/22/11 What are Caucuses ? Caucuses – private meetings of party leaders How are Candidates Nominated?

Summary Answer the essential question for your topic sentence. Answer the questions on the left side of your notes for the supporting sentences.

Summary John Doe Government Period 1 8/22/11 How are Candidates Nominated? What are Caucuses ? Caucuses – private meetings of party leaders Nominating Conventions – meeting of party to choose candidate for office Summary Nominating candidates occurs in four different ways. The first way is caucusing. The second is by nominating conventions… What are Nominating Conventions?

Practice What would your questions be? What main ideas would you write on the right side of your notes?

Practice What would your essential question be? What would your questions be? What main ideas would you write on the right side of your notes?

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