Taking Cornell Notes from Text

Cornell Note Format Heading Essential Question Questions Notes Summary

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

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

Essential Question How are Candidates Nominated? Essential Question

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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