Happy Monday!Please get out a sheet of paper and set it up

like the example on the board.

OutcomesStudent will…(1)learn how to take Cornell notes and develop listening skills, and (2) students will practice these skills in class.

Looking Ahead• You should be half way through your book by

Wednesday.• You will have a SUMMATIVE discussion on

Wednesday. YOU MUST HAVE DISCUSSION PREP. IF you are absent tomorrow, you MUST email me or check the website for the prep!

• NO prep=no discussion=zero 2x in grade book!• If you are absent Wednesday, you will have to

write a 3 page paper for makeup.

Imagine this…

Why does this happen?

1) Students don’t know how to study.

2) Students don’t know how to take very good notes.

Why take notes? 1) listening & concentration

2) active vs. passive listener

3) recognize main ideas4) info not found else

where.5) valuable clues for

what instructor thinks is important.

6) processing information every day.

THECORNELL

NOTE TAKING SYSTEM

Step 1: Layout

Question Column

--2 Inches-- After the lecture,

– write questions in this column for each main point in the record column.

Record Column

--6 Inches--

Record patterns of main idea and support

• in your own words when possible.

Use indentations • to show the relationships

between main ideas and – support.

Record Column

Write main ideas and supporting material in the right column

– Use signals from the lecture

• Titles & keywords= topics main ideas

• “Transition” words/phrases introduce details

– First, most, some, this is called, there are two types

– Use abbreviations to get the full idea.

– Leave spaces between ideas so you can

• fill in more later.

• see how ideas relate to one another

Question Column Write questions in the left column of your

notes to quiz yourself on the material.

– Write questions in the question column on the same line as the item the question addresses in the record column

– Write a question for each new• Topic• Main idea• Significant detail

– Write questions for details on which you think your professor will quiz you.

Step 2: Notetaking Tips· Keep a separate notebook or binder for each

course.

· Notes for each lecture should begin on a new page.

· Date and number all pages.

· Never use a sentence when you can use a phrase, or a phrase when you can use a word.

Paraphrasing and Summarizing: the difference between the two

Write this down!

Paraphrase Summarize

Put in your own words, own voice

Put in your own words, own voice

Main ideas and details of original text

Main ideas only

Same level of detail as original

Less detail than original

Roughly same length as original (maybe a little shorter)

Much shorter—1/4 length of original

· Use indentations to distinguish between major and minor points.

· Put most notes in your own words, except· formulas , definitions, and specific facts

· Use abbreviations and symbols wherever possible.

· If you completely don’t understand an idea, · leave a blank space and ask your professor for help

on it.

Notetaking Tips, Cont.

Tips to help you write faster when taking notes

• w/ with • b4 before • p. page • w/o without • + plus • = equal • # number • - minus • ^ increasing • v decreasing

• > greater than • < less than • ect. and so forth • Q question • % percent • ff following • 2 to, too, two • vs versus • c/o care of • lb pound

· Develop a code system of note-marking to indicate questions, comments, important points …for example,

· Mark unfamiliar vocabulary & unclear ideas in unique ways· Highlight vocabulary in pink.· Circle ideas that are still unclear

· Make sure you can understand what you have written and if needed, make corrections.

· Use drawings, arrows or other organizers to help you see concepts and relationships between them

Notetaking Tips, Cont.

Third Step: Quiz Yourself

Answer your questions in the left column.– Cover the Record Column.

– Read your questions in the Question Column

– Using your own words, answer your questions out loud.

– Uncover your notes and check what you have said against the facts.

This will help transfer ideas to your long-term memory!

Step Four: Review Review to improve your memory.

– If you spend 10 minutes every week or so in a quick review of your notes,

• you will retain most of what you have studied

• you won’t have to cram during an “all-nighter”

• you will relate the facts and ideas to present lectures or readings.

ExampleIn the “Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” there are four main characters – including one that may not really exist. The first and most important character is Ichabod Crane. He is an ambitious schoolteacher, who hopes to marry the second character, Katrina Van Tassel. Katrina is the beautiful daughter of a wealthy farmer. The third character is Brom Bones. He is Ichabod’s rival for Katrina, and he is also well known for his practical jokes. The fourth and final character is the frightening, ghostly figure of the Headless Horseman, who terrifies Ichabod into running away. But Irving strongly hints that this might simply be another of the characters in disguise.

What do your Cornell Notes look like?

Here are the notes:

1st character?Job? Interest?

2nd character?Description?

3rd character?Interested in?Likes what?

4th characterReal or not?Scares who?Might be who?

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – 4 Main Characters

1. Ichabod Crane

• Most important

• School teacher

• Wants to marry Katrina

2. Katrina Van Tassel

• Beautiful daughter of wealthy farmer

3. Brom Bones

• Also wants to marry Katrina

• Well known for practical jokes

4. Headless Horseman

• Scary ghost

• Scares Ichabod away

• Might be another character [Brom?] in disguise

Example of questions to put in RIGHT column. As you listen, put answers in the LEFT column.

How has the world changed (since the 1900s)?What are preconceived ideas?Why are we ignorant?How do we cure our ignorance? How can we change and be successful?Why is this important?

Exit Slip

• What were 2 reasons why we are ignorant about the world?

• How can we cure our ignorance and be successful?

• If you could ask these speakers a question about their presentation, what would you ask?

The End!