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Cornell Notes
Cornell Notes
NOTES
Cornell
Notes
is
a
note-taking
system
created
by
former
Cornell
Professor
Walter
Pauk.
It
can
be
a
great
DURING
READING
STRATEGY
for
students.
It
is
also
a
very
attractive
method
of
taking
notes
for
a
couple
of
different
reasons:
1)
It
is
a
great
way
to
set
students
up
for
being
organized,
and
2)
it
makes
studying
easier
(especially
if
you
have
to
teach
them
how
to
do
it).
Normally,
there
are
two
columns:
1. The
Cue-Column
(Main
Idea),
and;
2. The
Note-taking
Area
(Supporting
Details).
Main Idea Supporting Details
The
overarching
theme
of
People,
places,
facts,
events,
opinions,
and
dates
are
all
examples
of
supporting
a
paragraph,
or
section
of
details
writing
Normally,
you
would
have
students
jot
down
the
supporting
details
first,
and
then
analyze
what
they
have
jotted
down
in
order
to
identify
the
main
ideas
of
Can
be
written
as
a
a
lesson.
question
Differentiate:
Give
struggling
readings
the
Main
Idea
in
order
to
guide
their
thinking.
Despite
the
benefits
of
Cornell
Notes,
its
still
taking
notes.
In
order
to
create
a
more
personal
connection
to
the
reading,
Anne
Goudvis
and
Stephanie
Harvey
suggest
that
you
add
a
third
column
for
Personal
Responses
and
Reflection.
Main Idea Supporting Details Responses Thoughts,
feelings,
or
questions.
Why?
By
providing
students
with
an
opportunity
to
reflect
and
question
the
content
they
just
covered,
you
are
more
likely
to
trigger
more
critical
thinking
and
greater
comprehension.
EXTENSION:
Ask
students
to
leave
two
to
three
inches
at
the
bottom
of
each
page
blank.
This
space
can
b e
reserved
for
a
summary.
Adding
a
summary
to
the
notes
will
force
students
to
think
critically
about
how
everything
on
that
particular
page
fits
together.
Below
you
will
find
an
example
summary
from
the
text
that
we
selected
for
our
presentation.
Summary The United States government has three different branches. Each branch has unique responsibilities that were given to it by the U.S. Constitution. For example, the Legislative Branch makes laws, the Executive Branch enforces laws, and the Judicial Branch interprets them. Each branch is responsible for checking the power of the others in order to ensure a balance of power at the federal level of government.