Act. 1 Catalyst: 1/11 How are Cornell Notes different than other ways of taking notes? Agenda: Act.1- Warm Up 1/11 Act.2- Notes: What are Cornell Notes? Homework: Complete todays Cornell Notes

Taking Cornell Notes

What do Cornell Notes Look Like?

The Value of Cornell Notes Students who take no notes or some notes retain less than 59% of what was learned. What grade would this get you on a test? Students who take and use Cornell Notes as a study tool retain 90%-100% of what was learned. What grade would this get?

Table Talk With your table group, discuss when you should take notes in class. Make a list. Write this IN YOUR NOTES FOR TODAY! Be prepared to share with the class!

Examples of when to take notes The teacher says to take notes The teacher says something you don’t already know The teacher presents using Powerpoint The speaker writes on the board The teacher says, “This will be on the test.”

The steps: S.T.A.R. Set up your paper Take the notes Apply your thinking to the notes Reflect on Revise and Review your notes.

Set Up Your Paper Put a proper heading in the top right corner. Date Activity Number Save 1/3 of the left hand side of paper for questions by folding or drawing a vertical line. Write the topic of the lecture, powerpoint, etc in the form of an essential question.

Set Up Your Paper Date: Act.___

Take Notes Write notes on the right side of the page Abbreviate words Paraphrase Skip at least 2 lines between each slide/main idea Use symbols, pictures, or diagrams

Take Notes Date: Act.___

Apply Your Thinking Date: Act.___ Within 24 hours of taking notes, review your notes and write questions on the left side of the page. I expect ONE question per slide from our notes. This is why I assign this as homework!

Reflect on Notes Date: Act.___ Add a summary to your notes by answering the essential question Summaries should be between 3 and 5 sentences long

Revise Notes Date: Act.___ Review notes with a partner and add details that you each missed. v v

Revise Notes Date: Act.___ Look in your textbook and add details from the book to your notes. v v

Review Notes Fold your notes so that the questions show, but the notes do not. Quiz yourself or work with another student to quiz each other. It’s like built in flash cards!