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Taking Cornell Notes
Step 1 HEADING
John Doe9/24/13Period 7
A nameless masterpiece is a big, fat ZERO in thegradebook.
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Step 2 PAGE #
John Doe9/24/13Period 7
Remember toadd page numbersto new pages. Usually only 1-2 pages of notes in my class.
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Step 3 DIVIDER
John Doe9/24/13Period 7
Your notes willgo on the right ofthe divider.
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Step 4 TITLE
John Doe9/24/13Period 7
The name of theclass is NOTa good title fornotes. Be specific!
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Geography & Early Americans
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Step 5 NOTES
John Doe9/24/13Period 7
Don’t worry about spelling.
Abbreviate.Use bullet points.
Text message skills.Write part of words if you are listening to a fast-talking speaker!
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Geography & Early Americans
*The geo. of N. and S. America varied.. Far N is cold/ice and gets warmer going S. *Mesoamerica=Central Am.*Early people (Land Bridge/Ice Age? Hunter-gatherers. 12,000 BC*Maize=1st Crop 3500 BC*Olmec 1200BC-400BC Big Head Sculptures. Gods, writing, trade*Potatoes in SA.
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Step 6 QUESTION
John Doe9/24/13Period 7
Try to come upquestions yourteacher willask on tests or quizzes.Ask a question you DON’T know the answer to!Ask if you can’t read your writing!
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Geography & Early Americans
*The geo. of N. and S. America varied.. Far N is cold/ice and gets warmer going S. *Mesoamerica=Central Am.*Early people (Land Bridge/Ice Age? Hunter-gatherers. 12,000 BC*Maize=1st Crop 3500 BC*Olmec 1200BC-400BC Big Head Sculptures. Gods, writing, trade*Potatoes in SA.
When did the 1st people come to Americas?
How do we know about the Olmec?
What is “SA?”
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Step 7 SUMMARY
John Doe9/24/13Period 7
Explain whatyou learned atthe end of your notes in a brief, well-writtenand correctly spelledparagraph.
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Geography & Early Americans
When did the 1st people come to Americas?
How do we know about the Olmec?
What is “SA?”
The earliest people arrived in the Americas during the last Ice Age. Over time, these hunter-gatherers began to settle down. Geography affected what they could grow; in North America early farmers grew maize, or corn, and in South America they grew potatoes.
7*The geo. of N. and S. America varied.. Far N is cold/ice and gets warmer going S. *Mesoamerica=Central Am.*Early people (Land Bridge/Ice Age? Hunter-gatherers. 12,000 BC*Maize=1st Crop 3500 BC*Olmec 1200BC-400BC Big Head Sculptures. Gods, writing, trade*Potatoes in SA.
