Interactive Student Notebook Your Key to success in Ms. T.K.Jones’ Language Arts class

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!!

Purpose: To assist students with being creative, independent and reflective thinkers and writers. To allow students to express their own ideas and process and/or apply information and skills learned in class.

LEFT PAGE Student Responses RIGHT PAGE Teacher Input

Right Side The Right side belongs to the teacher The Right side has all “testable” information Date Title and Unit pages Vocabulary Class, reading, and discussion notes Worksheets Table of Contents Study Guides Quizzes Content and Language Objectives Other relevant information

Right Side 1. Should be completely done. 2. Title, date, and page number on every page 3. All assignments should be in chronological order 4. All right side assignments should be done only on right sides unless otherwise instructed.

Examples of Right Side Assignments Articles Notes, vocabulary terms Graphic Organizers / Thinking Maps In-class Assignments Essays, writing assignments Worksheets

Examples of Right Side Assignments Notes Study Guides Vocabulary Discussion Questions

The Left side belongs to YOU! Left Side is to record your thinking, reflections, questions, thoughts, impressions, connections, and wonderings. The Left side belongs to YOU!

Make connections between new and old learning Questions Poems or songs Ideas for Left Side Use graphs, charts, Venn Diagrams, research from internet , draw pictures Make connections between new and old learning Questions Poems or songs Brainstorming Sketches related to learning Create mnemonic devices

LEFT SIDE All of these can be done for the left side of each right side page. Every individual right side page (even for many pages of the same assignment) must have an accompanying left side activity.

Make connections between new and old learning Questions Poems or songs Ideas for Left Side Use graphs, charts, Venn Diagrams, research from internet , draw pictures Make connections between new and old learning Questions Poems or songs Brainstorming Sketches related to learning Create mnemonic devices

LEFT SIDE All of these can be done for the left side of each right side page. Every individual right side page (even for many pages of the same assignment) must have an accompanying left side activity.

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

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 Language Arts. (No other classes!!) Date and number each page

Step 1: Label the first six pages using Roman numerals as shown below… Step 1: Label the first six pages using Roman numerals as shown below…. i(R), ii(L), iii(R), iv(L), v(R), vi (L) i ii iii

Step 2: After vi (L), number the right side Page beginning with #1(L). Number from 1-50. Ex. 1 (r) 2 (l) 3 (r)… etc 1(r) 2(L) 3(r) Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents

Step 3 Go back to pg. i at the beginning In large, colorful letters write the following: YOUR NAME: SUBJECT: ENGLISH PERIOD:

Step 4: Go to p. vi. In the center, write ‘ISN Notebook Check Grade Report” -This is where your graded monthly rubrics will be stored.

Step 5: Go back to page 1 (r). At the top center, write TABLE OF CONTENTS In the right margin, write PAGE -Do this for pages 1(r), 2(l), 3(r),

Example: 1(r) vi pg Table of Contents

Step 5: Go back to page v. and attach the Rituals and Routines Power Point handout that you received the first week of school using your glue stick. -Because there is important information on the back, you will create a valley fold at the very top, apply glue to the fold, and attach so that it can flip up.

Step 6: -Attach your syllabus to page iii using your personal stapler. -Read over your syllabus with a partner. Highlight important things that you will need to know to be successful in 8th grade ELA.

Step 7: Assignment: On page ii of your ISN, draw and illustrate a postcard to someone that you know. Tell them about your new class and include four things you will need to know and do to be successful. Note: Remember the Left hand side is yours. Be creative and COLOR WITH PURPOSE!!!!

Homework: P. iv should be titled ‘ALL ABOUT ME.’ Write a paragraph that describes who you are. Feel free to glue pictures of yourself or things that you like to this page. Remember, this page defines who you are. COLOR WITH PURPOSE!