1. Geography Notes
Today we are going to review some information about geography. We are going to record this information in notes.
You may need to draw pictures…that’s okay, you can draw them in your notes too.
Now let’s learn how we take
notes in this class.

2. 3 to 4 sentence summary across the bottom of notes
Topic:
Unit:
Essential Question:
Questions:
Notes:
2 1/2”
Answer:
Essential Answer:
CORNELL NOTE PAPER FORMAT
Stress that any sheet of paper can be turned into Cornell note paper - or - hand out paper and have participants set up sheet while working through slide.
The format causes students to process notes multiple times increasing memory, recall, and understanding.
Cornell Notes has 5 sections:
1. Heading
Name is imp. Because students exchange notes. Class & date helps keep notes organized in binder appropriately.
2. Topic
Focuses the content of the notes for the student.
3. Note section (rt. Side)
Where any info being presented in class is recorded.
4. Question Column
Students are responsible for completing after notes are taken.
5. Summary
Allows students to process notes in terms of big ideas.
3 to 4 sentence summary across
the bottom of notes
Summary:

3. Cornell Notes: Format
Right side: The “information” side. It’s where you write information given to you in a lecture, video, text, etc.
Don’t copy word for word. You are encouraged to use:
Abbreviations
Phrases
Bullets
Pictures
Review

4. Cornell Notes: Format
Left side: The “processing” side. This is where you analyze the notes and write questions that are answered by the information on the right side.
Key to remember: The left and right sides are related to each other.
Quickly review

5. Cornell Notes: Summary/Essential Answer
Write a summary that:
Restates the main ideas covered in the notes in your own words or;
Usually 2-4 MAIN IDEAS of a PowerPoint
Written at the bottom of each page.
At the end of class or at home.
This section about summaries on Cornell Notes is extremely important. Most students have great difficulty writing summaries. The Cornell Notes summaries are an excellent scaffold into writing more complex content driven summaries.
Pay particular attention to explaining the difference between synthesis summary and reflective summary.

6. Cornell Notes: Summary/Essential Answer
Answer the Essential Question:
All PPT notes will have an Essential Questions.
Their purpose is to concentrate the Topic we are discussing.
In the Essential Answer your goal is to pin point the major idea of the topic.

7. Essential Question: How does geography influence people?
Topic: Geography
Unit: Week 1
Essential Question: How does geography influence people?

8. What is Geography?
Geography literally means "earth description." Geography seeks answers to questions that include:
Where are things located?
Why are they there?
What is their significance?
What is a particular location or region like?
How and why are some places on Earth alike or different from others?
How do these things affect human behavior?

9. In what ways can the following places impact the how people live?
Things to consider:
Farming
Water
Transportation
Housing
Clothing
Discuss with your groups.

10. Geography Notes
Compass Rose - a picture that shows the four cardinal directions, north, south, east and west on a map.

11. Geography
Never
Eat
Shredded
Wheat

12. Geography: Definitions
Nation – a group of people with a shared history, culture, and language.
Kingdom – a state or government ruled by a king or queen.
Empire – a group of nations or people ruled over by a emperor or other government.
Physical features: The scientific study of the natural features of the Earth's surface, including its current aspects, including land formation, climate, and currents

13. Name that physical feature
You are going to see a picture of a natural feature.
Say aloud what each feature is.
Write the definition in your notes.

14. River – a natural flow of water that runs through the land.

15. Desert – an extremely dry area with little water and few plants
Desert – an extremely dry area with little water and few plants. It can be hot or cold there.

16. Peninsula – an area of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

17. Plains – a near flat portion of land which can include grasslands.

18. Ocean – one of the seven main bodies of salt water.

19. Gulf – a large part of ocean that extends into land.

20. Mountain Range- a group of mountains including rugged land that generally rises higher than 2,000 feet.

21. Delta – an area where a river(s) deposits soil or silt into the ocean.

22. Oasis – a small fertile or green area in a desert region usually fed by a stream or well.

23. Wetlands – an area of land covered by shallow water.

24. 1) Complete the
Essential Answer
2)World Map
3) DIY Continent

25. Pair-Share Tell you partner what your notes were about.
Be sure to include the things you thought were the most important.
Good job, you just did a verbal summary.
Summary is the next part of Cornell Notes that we will practice.

26. Cornell Notes: Summary
Remember a summary should:
Restates the main ideas in your own words
It can also describes your feelings about the lesson
(i.e. at what point did the lesson make sense to you? Is there anything you are still confused about?)
It is written after your notes.
At the end of class, at home, or sometimes even the next day.
This section about summaries on Cornell Notes is extremely important. Most students have great difficulty writing summaries. The Cornell Notes summaries are an excellent scaffold into writing more complex content driven summaries.
Pay particular attention to explaining the difference between synthesis summary and reflective summary.

27. Cornell Notes Summary Let’s watch this Brainpop about Meso-America.
As you watch, think about what information you would include in a summary.

28. Cornell Notes Summary Read and discuss: Which summary is better? Why?
The Olmec paved the way for others by introducing art and trade. The Maya followed the Olmec and developed the only known writing system in America. The Aztecs settled in Mexico and were famous for being ferocious warriors. Why are the Aztecs so scary?
Mesoamerica is a cultural area that included several great civilizations, such as the Olmec, Aztec and Mayan. All three civilizations developed in different areas and at different times, and they all experienced cultural diffusion in which ideas, customs, languages, and technologies were shared. Some of the major similarities they shared were maize, astronomy, mathematics, games, religion, and human sacrifice. Did they sacrifice their own people?
Mesoamerica is a cultural area that was home to the Olmec, Aztec, and Mayan civilizations. These civilizations shared maize, or corn, which was the staple of every Mesoamerican diet. They were also accomplished astronomers and mathematicians creating a calendar and a number system. Religion and human sacrifice were also important to all three civilizations.

29. Cornell Notes Summary Now return to your geography Cornell Notes.
Skim through your notes again underline/highlight aspects that you think are important.
Read your summary with your partner.
Partners, tell them one thing they did well and one they could improve.

30. Cornell Notes: Summary
It should be about four lines in Cornell Notes.
Paraphrase, never copy.
Excludes outside knowledge or experiences. Your summary should only be based off your notes.
Do not begin with “These notes are about…” or “Today I learned that…”
This section about summaries on Cornell Notes is extremely important. Most students have great difficulty writing summaries. The Cornell Notes summaries are an excellent scaffold into writing more complex content driven summaries.
Pay particular attention to explaining the difference between synthesis summary and reflective summary.

31. Latin America Map
Use page 385 of your textbook to label the following features; Yucatan Peninsula, Andes Mountains, Gulf of Mexico, Amazon Basin, Amazon River, Pacific Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean.
What you don’t finish is homework.
DO NOT COLOR!

32. 1) Gather supplies (Due Friday)
2) Latin America Map

33. Warm-up Get out: Begin the quiz on your desk. Name tag Planner Map
Be sure to only write on the answer sheet, not the quiz itself.
When you finish, put it face down on your desk.

34. Levels of Questions

35. Notebook Set-up
Your history notebook is 45% of you grade. You will not pass the class unless you have it every day.
Everything we do will be glued into your notebook.
We will organize our notebook in sections by unit/topic.
At the end of each unit we will grade your notebook in class.
To get points you must:
Have all work complete, many assignments will need a stamp to get points.
Glue all work into the notebook.
Have pages numbered.
Have work on the correct page.

36. Costa’s Levels of Questions
Level 1: Know
Define
Describe
Identify
List
Name
Observe
Recite
Scan
Level 2: Process
Compare
Contrast
Group
Infer
Sequence
synthesize
Analyze
Level 3: Apply
Apply
Evaluate
Hypothesize
Imagine
Judge
Predict
Speculate

37. Costa’s Levels of Questions
Level 1: Know
Who is your best friend?
Name the first permanent English Colony.
Level 2: process
What is the best thing about your friend?
Compare and contrast John Smith and John Rolfe’s leadership styles.
Level 3: apply
What do you think your best friend will be like in 10 years?
What would you have done differently if you were John Smith?

38. Question Game Try to guess what level each question is.
Why was Tenochtitlan an important city?
Level 2 – asking for explanation
Imagine how Mesoamerica would be different if the Mayan empire had not fallen?
Level 3 – asking for application
What is maize?
Level 1- Asking for identification
How were the Aztecs and Mayan similar?
Level 2 – asking to compare.

39. Levels of questions review
Each table will write a question about _________
Decide what level it is.
Have students present the question and put in on the appropriate part of the board.

40. Leveled Questions Go back to your Geography notes.
At the bottom of the question column write an upper level question (2 or 3) about anything in your notes.
Write the answer to your question next to it in the notes column of your page.
This is how we include upper level questions in our Cornell Notes.