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AVID Note-taking About 9 minutes

Focused Note-Taking

    What Cornell notes are

    Cornell notes split 1 page into 4 parts: a heading, questions, notes, and a summary.

    1. Heading Topic and essential question 2. Questions Left column 3. Notes Right column: main ideas 4. Summary Bottom: the main ideas in 2 or 3 sentences
    Essential question: the main question that the lesson answers.

    Watch a Cornell notes page grow

    QUESTIONS NOTES SUMMARY
    Processing: you read your notes again and mark the key words.

    Try it

    Finish a Cornell notes page

    1. Read the note in the shaded row.
    2. Click the question in the bank that the note answers.
    3. Do the same for each note.
    4. Then click the best summary.
    Topic: Ancient EgyptEssential question: How did people live in ancient Egypt?
    SummaryFinish the questions first.

    Question bank

    Quick check

    Answer 5 questions. You see your score at the end.