Taking Effective Notes

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The Cornell system begins with taking notes during the lecture using a simple format like this one:

main idea/keyword/name/date
--definition/explanation
--supporting details
--examples
etc.....

Leave lots of blank spaced between ideas to make your notes easier to read later and to help you locate what information goes together and what needs to stay separate.

Then begin with the next

main idea/keyword/name/date

and so on.