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 information that you have “learned”. This side contains teach guided notes. Nothing else should be placed on this side!!! The Right side is how you will “Remember” This is the side that you can use to show me your creativity.

Right-Side The left side belongs to you. On this page you may include diagrams, cartoons, drawings, poems, foldables, etc. Even Pages

Examples of Right Side Assignments Webs Diagrams Poems Reflections Comics Vocabulary Doodles Concept Maps Advertisement Puzzles Posters Brainstorming Thoughts / Opinions Poems Journal Entries T-Charts Quick Writes Songs or Raps Flowcharts Drawings

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Illustrated Outlines

Sensory Figures

Sensory Figures, cont.

Sensory Figures, cont.

Concept Map

Concept Map

Acrostics

Comic Strips

Venn Diagram

Left-Side The right side belongs to me and should only contain teacher directed guided notes. Nothing else should be placed on this page! Odd-Pages

Examples of Left Side Assignments Notes Study Guides Vocabulary

Student Materials Spiral Notebook or Composition Book Pens and or pencils Colored pencils Glue sticks, you may provide your own tape 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