1. Interactive student notebook
Super fun!

2. What is an Interactive Student Notebook (ISN)?
Your own personalized diary of learning about the class
A portfolio of your work
A make-it-yourself study guide
A place for you to set goals and monitor your growth
An organizational tool that lets your be playful and creative in your responses without “messing up” your notes

3. materials a notebook A glue stick
AT LEAST 3 different colored pens/colored pencils
AT LEAST 3 different highlighters
Scissors
Keep these on you at all times!

4. Set up Put all numbers in the upper right corner of the notebook
Choose a color. Number the first 5 pages as follows: I, II, III, IV, V
Label this section (I-V) as Table of Contents
Choose a new color. Number pages 6-10 as follows: VI, VII, VIII, IX, X
Label this section (VI-X) as Important Terms
Leave the last 2 pages blank
Choose a new color. For the rest of the notebook, number the pages (don’t number the last 2 pages!)

5. Entries
Always use as much color as possible – using colors in notes help you retain information
Write the date of the entry on the upper left corner
Remember, the LEFT is for Student Output (your reflections, thoughts, summaries, visual aids, etc) and the RIGHT is for Teacher Input (notes from lessons)
On every RIGHT side, count 5 lines up from the bottom and then draw a line (with highlighter or colored pens) across the 5th line
This is where you will write any terms/vocab that come up in discussion that you think are important or that you haven’t heard before

6. How to use your ISN The LEFT side is for Student Output
Drawings
Summaries
Reflections
The RIGHT side is for Teacher Input
Close Reads
Fishbowl discussions
Foldables
Notes from lessons

7. RULES
For every entry, put the date of the entry on the upper left corner
Only use this notebook for this class
Don’t tear or fold pages
Don’t write or doodle anything that isn’t related to the lesson/class
Don’t tear out any pages

8. Ms. Burk, will this be graded?
Yes.
Primarily used as a place to learn organization, practice creativity, and improve the understanding of new material, the ISN will also be checked every quarter for points.
Additionally, you will need your notebook to refer to for various other graded assignments

9. Grading scale Students will be graded on the following:
- Neatness (this shows how seriously you take your ISN and the amount of effort you put into it)
- Content (having all current entries on both the left and the right shows that you are effectively utilizing your ISN)
- Organization (following the directions of this PowerPoint and the set up instructions shows how well you pay attention)