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Discover how to enhance your content retention with the Cornell Method! This guide provides you with essential tips for effective note-taking, including formatting your paper in MLA style, organizing your ideas, and editing your notes for clarity. Learn to paraphrase, highlight key terms, and utilize left-column techniques to reinforce your understanding. Whether you're a student or a teacher, this approach will help you defy the curve of forgetting and elevate your study habits.
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CORNELL in STEPS Defy the curve of forgetting! Content retention Have you even taken a test yet? !
FORMAT your PAPER This is MLA format: Student Teacher Class Date Head your notes ( follow each teachers preference) Make the LINE
TAKE the NOTES Indent Leave space between ideas Paraphrase
EDIT your NOTES Clarify content
EDIT again – use a new strategy Highlight terms
and EDIT again Organize Ideas ETC! • Underline main ideas • Cross out unimportant • Create symbols
USE the NOTES Use the left column What are the steps of the scientific method?
GET to the POINT Head notes with topic sentence and/or essential question Summarize or reflect to close
Use CORNELL to beat the curve http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSt4MZzCrLo “Can’t Study This”