Your Key to Success in Social Studies Interactive Notebook Your Key to Success in Social Studies

Have you ever heard yourself say . . . I can't find my . . . notes, homework, old quizzes . . . I can't remember what we did in class yesterday. I'm sure its in . . . my locker . . . my book bag . . . my room . . . I was absent last week, did I miss anything?

Get it together with your Interactive Notebook

What is an Interactive Notebook? A personalized textbook A working portfolio – all of your notes, classwork, quizzes – in one convenient spot.

Left Side – Right Side Orientation The Left side is “left” for you. This is the side that you can use to show me your creativity. The Right side is “Restricted” and contains teacher guided notes. Nothing else should be placed on the Right side!!

Left Side The left side belongs to you. It contains your warm-up (question mark) and the day’s activity (light bulb). On this page you may include diagrams, cartoons, drawings, poems, foldables, etc. Odd Pages

Examples of Left Side Assignments Warm-Up Webs Diagrams Poems Reflections Comics

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Illustrated Outlines

Sensory Figures

Sensory Figures, cont.

Concept Map

Acrostics

Comic Strips

Venn Diagram

Right Side The right side belongs to me and should only contain teacher directed guided notes. Nothing else should be placed on this page! The right side contains the notepad icon and will contain all the testable material. Even Pages

Examples of Right Side Assignments Notes Study Guides Vocabulary

Student Materials Mead 5 Star Notebook Erasable pens Colored pencils Glue sticks (2 per month) Scissors Highlighters

Maintaining the Interactive Notebook No ripped out pages or torn corners No doodling that doesn’t relate to notes Notebook should only be used in Social Studies. (No other classes!!) Date and number each page