Cornell Two-Column Notes (Template)

Subject: ENTER TOPIC STATEMENT or TOPIC QUESTIONP R O C E S S( o u t p u t )Question?/StatementM a i n I d e a s ( i n p u t )Thinking Question Using Background KnowledgeQuestion?/StatementDirectly Stated In TextQuestion?/StatementBetween the Lines InferencingQuestion?/StatementBetween the Lines InferencingEffective Classroom Strategies 1

Subject: ENTER TOPIC STATEMENT or TOPIC QUESTIONP R O C E S S( o u t p u t )Question?/StatementM a i n I d e a s ( i n p u t )Thinking Question Using Background KnowledgeQuestion?/StatementDirectly Stated In TextQuestion?/StatementBetween the Lines InferencingQuestion?/StatementBetween the Lines InferencingEffective Classroom Strategies 1

Subject: ENTER TOPIC STATEMENT or TOPIC QUESTION_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Answer the question stated in the subject. (Restate Question!)Write your summary after you have clarified all of your ideas.Write your summary only after completing ALL notes on thesubject. (Do not rewrite your notes on the summary page!)Effective Classroom Strategies 2

Subject: ENTER TOPIC STATEMENT or TOPIC QUESTION Answer the question stated in the subject. (Restate Question!)Write your summary after you have clarified all of your ideas.Write your summary only after completing ALL notes on thesubject. (Do not rewrite your notes on the summary page!)Effective Classroom Strategies 2