August 17, 2011 Do Now: Quietly find your seat Take out a pencil AND a pen Take out your ISN notebook Write in your agenda Agenda for today: Warm-up MAZE assessment Create ISN---Label TOC, leave space for friendly letter and warm-up Friendly letter Show website Procedure BINGO

ISN Take out your ISN notebook IF you do not have it (shame!!!) take out a piece of scrap paper or get one in the bookshelf Record your warm-up on page FIVE

Walking on the Boundaries of Change Sara Holbrook Day by day a tightrope, walking on the boundaries of change, One step – firm, familiar, the next step – shaky, strange.

Some friends will dare danger, mock or push each step Some friends will dare danger, mock or push each step. knock your confidence.

Real friends form a net.

What do YOU have to say about this poem? On page five of your ISN, write “Warm Up”. Underneath, in complete sentences, respond to the poem Can you relate to it? What does it remind you of? The only response that is unacceptable is not responding. (And anything that is not school appropriate)

MAZE Assessment

Creating our LA ISN

How is it organized? Notes Left Side Right Side Learning Objective: Cue Questions Notes Summary

Left Side – Right Side Orientation The Left side is “left” for students. This is the side that students can use to demonstrate their understanding & creativity. The Right side is “Restricted” and contains teacher guided notes

Right Side Teacher presents new info Class notes (Cornell) Discussion notes Reading notes Video notes Handouts with new information Graphic organizers Vocabulary Foldables An opportunity for teachers to model how to think graphically Odd Pages

Left Side- Students Process New Ideas Reorganize new information in creative formats Express opinions and feelings Requires students to actively do something with the information to internalize it Gives students permission to be playful, imaginative, experimental, creative Allows various learning styles to process information Even Pages

What can go in it? Drawings Poetry Raps Graphic organizers Cartoons Maps Charts and graphs Invitations Letters ANYTHING!!!

More Examples of Left Side Making Real World Connections Thinking Maps Political Cartoons & Comic Strips Annotated Illustrations Advertisements Illustrated Proverbs Journaling Book or CD Covers Caricatures What if...situations Poetry Sensory Figures Facial Expressions

Acrostics

Comic Strips

Venns & Thinking Maps

Remember… Summary added AFTER questions are finished Summary should address the day’s learning objective Summaries DO NOT replace left side processing. You still need to process your notes. (on the left side)

Lets Begin…. Have students save 5-10 pages at the front of the notebook to house information about notebook (rubrics,syllabus), and the cumulative table of contents. Have them number the pages immediately so that they start in an organized fashion. Number each page front and back Odd pages on left Even pages on the right. There will be no blank pages Pages do not get torn out!!!

First Assignment Write a friendly letter introducing yourself to me Include in your letter: Where you grew up What you like to do for fun How you like to learn Your goals for Language Arts What you would like to improve in Language Arts What you are looking forward to in Language Arts Your own personal mantra

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