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Itancan taking Cornell Notes from an article of personal interest. |
This week we learned how to take "Cornell Notes."
You have to find details that are important.
They go on the right.
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Elijah found it helpful to type his Cornell Notes and put his document side-by-side on the computer screen. |
Then you have to find main ideas for the details. They go on the left.
It is up to you if you want to use a Google Docs template on the computer to type your notes, or you can use paper and a pencil.
Everyone has their own preference, but the format is the same.
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Tre elected to use "good ol'fashioned" pencil and paper to take notes. |
The summary is two or three sentences that answer the question, "In your own words, what did you learn?"
We also saw a couple of videos. Cornell Notes can help you study for a test, too.