1. Cornell Notes
Virgil Middle School

2. Cornell Notes (STARS) 2

3. Why learn how to take notes?
Note taking helps you remember what is said in class.
A good set of notes can help you work on assignments and prepare for tests outside of the classroom.
Good notes allow you to help each other problem solve.

4. About Cornell Notes . . .
Developed in 1949 at Cornell University by Walter Pauk.
Meant to be easily used as a test study guide.
Adopted by most major law schools as the preferred note taking method.

5. STARS Set up your paper Take the notes Apply your own thinking
Reflect and summarize
Study your notes! 5

6. STARS: Set up your paper
Draw a vertical line from top to bottom that is a few inches from the left margin.
Draw a horizontal line just below the top.
Leaving about a third of the page from the bottom, draw a horizontal line.

7. STARS: Set up your paper
Name
Period
Date
Topic: Cornell Notes (STARS)
Write the topic of the lecture or reading
Write your name, date and period number at the top of right of the page

8. STARS: Take the notes
Name
Period
Date
Topic: Cornell Notes (STARS)
Notes
STARS
Set up paper
Take notes:
Write on the right 2/3 of the page, abbreviate, paraphrase and use symbols, skip lines between ideas
While you read the text, the teacher lectures, or you watch the film…
Write on the right 2/3 of the page
Abbreviate, paraphrase and use symbols
Skip lines between ideas 8

9. STARS: Apply your thinking
Name
Period
Date
Name
Period
Date
Topic: Cornell Notes (STARS)
Main Ideas/
Questions
Notes
Identify the main ideas in the left margin
Write questions in the margin
Highlight, star, or underline particularly important information
What is
STARS?
What is S?
How do I take notes?
What are 3 things I can do to apply my thinking?
STARS
Set up paper
Take notes:
Write on the right 2/3 of the page, abbreviate, paraphrase and use symbols, skip lines between ideas
Apply your thinking: identify main ideas, write questions, highlight important info 9

10. STARS: Reflect
Name
Period
Date
Name
Period
Date
Topic: Cornell Notes (STARS)
Main Ideas/
Questions
Notes
Summarize what is important from the notes. Include as many main ideas as you can
Explain why it is important/ significant
Assess your learning – are there things you need to clarify?
What is
STARS?
What is S?
How do I take notes?
What are 3 things I can do to apply my thinking?
How do I reflect on learning?
STARS
Set up paper
Take notes:
Write on the right 2/3 of the page, abbreviate, paraphrase and use symbols, skip lines between ideas
Apply your thinking: identify main ideas, write questions, highlight important info
Reflect: Main ideas, what is important. Explain importance. Assess my learning.
Summary: Blah blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. 10

11. STARS: Study your notes!
Study Step 1
Read the Summary first, to trigger long- term memory of the content of the Cornell Notes.

12. STARS: Study your notes!
Study Step 2
Fold Cornell Note along vertical line separating Main Ideas/ Questions from Notes.
Reread information you highlighted or underlined, then the rest of the notes.

13. STARS: Study your notes!
Study Step 3
With the paper folded, read your questions and main ideas.
See if you can answer the questions or know the main ideas.
Repeat as often as necessary!

14. Take a minute to . . . Share your notes with your partner
Did you both do them properly?
Study your notes for the competition

15. Cornell Notes Family Feud
One hand on the table, the other behind your back.
First to ring the bell answers the question.
If one side gets it wrong, the other side may answer.
If both get it wrong, no points.

16. Set up your paper. Question 1
In STARS, what does the first S stand for?
Set up your paper.

17. Question 2
In Cornell notes, what goes here?
Notes.

18. Question 3
In STARS, what does the R stand for?
Reflect and summarize.

19. Question 4
In Cornell notes, what goes here?
Questions and
Main ideas.

20. Question 5
In STARS, what does the T stand for?
Take notes.

21. Question 6
In Cornell notes, what goes here?
The topic.

22. Question 7
In STARS, what does the A stand for?
Apply your thinking.

23. Question 8
In Cornell notes, what goes here?
The summary.

24. Study your notes. Question 9
In Cornell notes, what does the final S stand for?
Study your notes.

25. Read the summary. Question 10
When studying your notes, what is the first thing you should do?
Read the summary.

26. Question 11
In Cornell notes, what goes here?
Name, Period,
Date

27. Read the notes column. Question 12
When studying your notes, what is the second thing you should do?
Read the notes column.

28. Question 13
When studying your notes, what is the third thing you should do?
Test yourself by reading the questions and main ideas and see if you know them.

29. Set up your paper. Take notes. Apply your thinking.
Question 14
What does STARS stand for?
Set up your paper.
Take notes.
Apply your thinking.
Reflect and summarize.
Study your notes.