Cornell Notes

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Cornell Notes
Reading Informational Text Standard 9-12.2
Summarize Key Supporting Details and Ideas
Please print this slide show, follow the
directions, and staple it to your reading
response.
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Divide Paper into Two Sections and Format
Last Name Page Number

• On the first page, use MLA format to layout the
  page. Then, draw a vertical line from top toward
  the bottom that is a few inches from the left
  margin. Leave six to seven spaces at the bottom
  of the page.

First Name Last Name Teacher Name Complete Class
Name, Class Period Day Month Year
Title of Notes
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Formatting All Other Pages
Last Name Page Number

• Put last name and page number on page two and all
  following pages.
• Draw a horizontal line across the title line and
  across the bottom, leaving six to seven spaces
  above bottom of page.
• Draw a vertical line toward the bottom that is a
  few inches from the left margin.

Title of Notes
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Creating Notes

• Write all main ideas/concepts on the right side
  of the page.
• Be sure to skip one line between ideas and
  several lines between topics.
• Mark ideas that go together with an asterisk.

Last Name Page Number
First Name Last Name Teacher Name Complete Class
Name, Class Period Day Month Year
Title of Notes
Notes About Key Points
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Review and Clarify Notes

• Review the notes soon after the discussion,
  explanation, or what youve read.
• Make sure your notes are clear that the
  information makes sense.

Last Name Page Number
First Name Last Name Teacher Name Complete Class
Name Day Month Year
Title of Notes
Notes About Key Points
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Pull Out Main Ideas, Topics, Terms, Places,
Dates, etc.
Last Name Page Number

• Get the main ideas and information from the right
  column of your notes.
• Write the main ideas in the left column, matching
  it with the details.
• Write any questions you may have.

First Name Last Name Teacher Name Complete Class
Name, Class Period Day Month Year
Title of Notes

• Main Ideas
• Main Ideas
• Questions
• Main Ideas
• Main Ideas

Notes About Key Points
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Evaluation

• Write an evaluation explaining what youve
  learned for the page of notes you created (50
  words or more).
• Write the evaluation at the bottom of your page.
• Mention all key points, incorporating the main
  ideas and answering your questions. Make
  connections beyond the subject.

Last Name Page Number
First Name Last Name Teacher Name Complete Class
Name, Class Period Day Month Year
Title of Notes

• Main Ideas
• Main Ideas
• Questions
• Main Ideas
• Main Ideas

Notes About Key Points
Evaluation
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Study

• Use both columns of your notes and the evaluation
  to study in depth.

Last Name Page Number
First Name Last Name Teacher Name Complete Class
Name, Class Period Day Month Year
Title of Notes

• Main Ideas
• Main Ideas
• Questions
• Main Ideas
• Main Ideas

Notes About Key Points
Evaluation
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Cornell Notes Overview
Last Name Page Number

• Notes Section
• 100 Words
• Margins Section
• 5 Bulleted Main ideas or Questions
• Evaluation Section
• 50 Words

First Name Last Name Teacher Name Complete Class
Name, Class Period Day Month Year
Title of Notes

• Main Ideas
• Main Ideas
• Questions
• Main Ideas
• Main Ideas
• (5 Bullets)

Notes About Key Points (100 Words)
Evaluation (50 Words)
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Example

• Heres an example from an English class.

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Cornell Notes Grading Criteria

1. 75 words or more in notes section
2. Put spaces between concepts, use asterisks, and
   brainstorms to connect ideas
3. Five or more bulleted main ideas and/or questions
   in left column that are aligned with notes
4. 50 word or more evaluation
5. No grade earned unless all three parts completed
6. Each page is graded separately.
7. Add up grade points earned and divide by number
   of pages

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Creativity
Reading Comprehension Standard 3.2 Theme and
Textual Evidence
Evaluation
Write one sentence explaining what you
did well according to the skill being learned
using the language of Blooms taxonomy. Then,
write one more sentence explaining what you could
do better or differently next time and how you
could move up one level on Blooms Taxonomy.
Higher Order Thinking Skills
4.5 to 5/A
3.5 to 4.4/B 2.5 to 3.4/C
1.5 to 2.4/L .1 to 1.4/K
Blooms Taxonomy
Student Directions for Written Evaluation
Lower Order Thinking Skills
Grading Scale
0 Errors 4.5/A to 5/A 3 Errors - 1.5/L
to 2.4/L 1 Errors 3.5/B to 4.4/B 4 Errors
.1/K to 1.4/K 2 Errors 2.5/C to 3.4/C
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Printing Directions
1. On the tool bar, click on File, click on
Print.
2. In the Print dialogue box, in the lower
left corner under Print What, click on the
drop down arrow and select Handouts.
3. Then, under Color/Grayscale, select the
best on for your printer.
4. Next, under Handouts, click on Slides per
Page, and choose 6.
5. Lastly, click on OK, and the file will
print.