Cornell Notes

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Cornell Notes (STARS)

Why learn how to take notes?

• Note taking helps you remember what is said in class.

• A good set of notes can help you work on assignments and prepare for tests outside of the classroom.

• Good notes allow you to help each other problem solve.

About Cornell Notes . . .

• Developed in 1949 at Cornell University by Walter Pauk.

• Meant to be easily used as a test study guide.

• Adopted by most major law schools as the preferred note taking method.

STARS

Set up your paper Take the notes Apply your own thinking Reflect and summarize Study your notes!

STARS:Set up your paper

Draw a vertical line from top to bottom that is a few inches from the left margin. Draw two horizontal lines just below the top.Leaving about a third of the page from the bottom, draw a horizontal line.

STARS:Set up your paper

Write the topic of the lecture or readingWrite your name, date and period number at the top of right of the page

Topic: Chapter 2 Lesson 1

Last, First NamePeriodDate

STARS:Take the notes

While you read the text, the teacher lectures, or you watch the film…

Write on the right 2/3 of the page

Abbreviate, paraphrase and use symbols

Skip lines between ideas

Notes

NameDatePeriod

Topic: Chapter 2 Lesson 1

STARS:Apply your thinking

Identify the main ideas in the left margin

Write questions in the margin or vocabulary.

Highlight, star, or underline particularly important information

NamePeriodDate

Notes

NamePeriodDate

Topic: Chapter 2 Lesson 1

• Italy ( 700-900BC)• 3 Groups: Latins, Greeks,

Etruscans.

• The Latins built Rome along the Tiber River.

• Appenines Mountains protected Rome from harsh weather.

• Tiber River helped with trade.

• 8th century. • Last king, Tarquin the Proud.

• 510 BC Romans drove out Tarquin.

• A form of government where power rests with citizens who vote to select their leaders.

Main Ideas/Questions

The Origins of Rome

How did Rome begin?

Geography of Rome

A Kingdom Emerges

What ended the kingdom?

Republic:

STARS:Reflect

Summarize what is important.

Explain why it is important.

Assess your learning – are there things you need to clarify?

-Ask Questions

NamePeriodDate

Notes

NamePeriodDate

Topic: Chapter 2 Lesson 1

• Italy ( 700-900BC)• 3 Groups: Latins, Greeks,

Etruscans.

• The Latins built Rome along the Tiber River.

• Appenines Mountains protected Rome from harsh weather.

• Tiber River helped with trade.

• 8th century. • Last king, Tarquin the Proud.

• 510 BC Romans drove out Tarquin.

• A form of government where power rests with citizens who vote to select their leaders.

Main Ideas/Questions

The Origins of Rome

How did Rome begin?

Geography of Rome

A Kingdom Emerges

What ended the kingdom?

Republic:

Summary: Romans established an early form of a republic, in which average citizens had a strong voice in government.