What do Cornell Notes look like?
Cornell notes have 4 main parts: An essential question, main note taking place, question column, and a summary.
The essential question is a question that could some up your notes. An example could be, what's significant about the curve of learning? The note taking place is where you provide examples of what you're learning, or anything important from a lecture or context. The question column is where you can come up with questions that you don't understand, or possible test questions. Lastly, the summary, is for when you review and revise your notes. After you're done editing, go through you're notes and explain in your summary what you learned. For a free AVID Cornell Note template, scroll to the bottom of the page.
The essential question is a question that could some up your notes. An example could be, what's significant about the curve of learning? The note taking place is where you provide examples of what you're learning, or anything important from a lecture or context. The question column is where you can come up with questions that you don't understand, or possible test questions. Lastly, the summary, is for when you review and revise your notes. After you're done editing, go through you're notes and explain in your summary what you learned. For a free AVID Cornell Note template, scroll to the bottom of the page.
A basic Cornell note style would look like the picture to the left. Of course it doesn't have to be perfect up to the inch, but you should give yourself enough room for your notes as well as room for a good summary.
Sometimes using Cornell notes in math class can be difficult when you need graph paper. That's why there is a specially designed note format for graphing (shown left). If your teacher is only showing you examples of how to do a certain type of problem, just use those as your notes. Sometimes examples are better than definitions!
How do I review and revise my notes?
After you're done with a lecture, you end up with a lot of information in your notes. That's why it's important that you revise your notes after you've let that information settle for awhile. As soon as you can, fill in any blanks or missing words in your notes. Then, highlight any important concept or key word that you think may be on a test. It's also important that you cross out any unneeded information in your notes, that way you don't study for something that's not on the test. If you don't understand something clearly, you can write a question in the left side of your notes.
What are the benefits of Cornell Notes?
- Better organized notes
- Quickly identify key words and concepts
- Good study guide
- Easy to scan
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