1. Your Key to Success in 8th Grade Social Studies Mrs. Faison
Interactive Notebook
Your Key to Success
in 8th Grade Social Studies
Mrs. Faison

2. Have you ever heard yourself say . . .
I can't find my . . .
notes, homework, worksheets. . .
I can't remember what
we did in class yesterday.
I think I left in my
Backpack, or
Locker, or
Room
I was absent last week so
what did I miss?

3. Get it together with your
Interactive
Notebook

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

5. Cover
Your NAME
SOCIAL STUDIES
CORE #
Mrs. Faison-Johnson

6. Example Cover Shameika Faison SOCIAL STUDIES CORE 1
Mrs. Faison-Johnson

7. Left Side – Right Side Orientation
Each lesson will have a left side and a right side
Each page will be numbered so we’ll always be on the same page
Let’s number 1-25 together
Your numbers should go on the bottom outside corner of every page

8. Left Side Even Pages Left is for Learning
The left side is Mrs. Faison’s side
These pages will contain all testable information
Even Pages

9. Examples of Left Side Assignments
Notes
Question Strips
Articles
Graphic Organizers
Video Notes

10. Continue Numbering… 25-50 Remember
Left pages are EVEN (26, 28, 30, etc.)
Right pages are ODD (25, 27, 29, etc.)

11. Right Side Odd Pages Right is for “Reflection”
A chance to work with what you have learned and to “show what you know”
Odd Pages

12. Examples of Right Side Assignments

13. Continue Numbering… 51-75 Remember
Left pages are EVEN (52, 54, 56, etc.)
Right pages are ODD (51, 53, 55, etc.)

14. Advertisements

15. Illustrated Outlines

16. Sensory Figures

17. Sensory Figures, cont.

18. Continue Numbering… 75-100 Remember
Left pages are EVEN (76, 78, 80, etc.)
Right pages are ODD (75, 77, 79, etc.)

19. Concept Map

20. Acrostics

21. Comic Strips

22. Venn Diagram

23. Continue Numbering… 100-125 Remember
Left pages are EVEN (100, 102, 104, etc.)
Right pages are ODD (101, 103, 105, etc.)

24. Student Materials Composition Notebook (200 pages, college-ruled)
Pen/Pencil with eraser
Colored pencils
Glue Sticks
Scissors

25. 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
Store in your class’s crates for your core class

26. Continue Numbering… 125-200 Remember WHEW! You are FINISHED 
Left pages are EVEN (126, 128, 130, etc.)
Right pages are ODD (125, 127, 129, etc.)
WHEW! You are FINISHED 

27. GLUE!!!!
A little bit of glue holds a lot,
Don’t wear it, Don’t taste it,
Don’t smear it, Don’t waste it.
A little bit of glue holds a lot!
We will be using glue most of the time to attach things in your interactive notebooks
Remember: “A dot is a lot, a glob is a slob”

28. Table of Contents Pages 1-4 will be your Table of Contents
You will record what is located on your pages in your interactive notebook
This will help you stay organized, as well as be an aid when you study!!

29. Title Page For each unit, you will create a title page
Your Task: Create a visual preview of your next unit of study on pg. 5
Include:
Pictures
Vocabulary Words
People
Places
(Open your textbook and preview the chapter cover pages) Be colorful, attractive, and meaningful