1. Interactive Student Notebook (ISN)
Your Key to Success
in ELA 1

2. Table of Contents First 3 pages of ISN Table of contents = i ii iii
Number from page 1 for actual notes
Thank you!

3. 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 backpack . . .
my room . . .
I was absent last week, did I miss anything?

4. Get it together with your
Interactive
Student
Notebook
(ISN)

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

6. Left Side – Right Side Orientation

7. RIGHT side
RIGHT is for learning!
The RIGHT side is for Mrs. Johnson to “write” on
The RIGHT side has all “testable” information
The RIGHT side has all the references and resources you may need.

8. Examples of RIGHT Side Assignments
Articles to read
Notes
Graphic Organizers
Questions
References
Resources

9. LEFT is for “reflection”
LEFT Side
LEFT is for “reflection”
The LEFT side is LEFTover and belongs to YOU!
LEFT sides always have summaries!
LEFT side is you processing and explaining the learning goals from the right side notes and handouts

10. Examples of RIGHT Side Assignments

11. Advertisements

12. Illustrated Outlines

13. Sensory Figures

14. Sensory Figures, cont.

15. Thinking Map

16. Acrostics

17. Comic Strips

18. Venn Diagram or Double Bubble

19. Student Materials Spiral notebook Colored pencils Glue stick
Maybe tape
NO STAPLES ALLOWED NO PERMANENT MARKERS!

20. Maintaining the Interactive Notebook
NO ripped out pages or torn corners
NO doodling that doesn’t relate to notes
Date, Title and number each page
Always keep your table of contents up to date
Always, Always, Always have a summary about the learning goal on the LEFT side!

21. Left Side – Right Side Orientation
TABLE OF CONTENTS page I 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10.
Inside cover

22. Left Side – Right Side Orientation
Page ii TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS page iii

23. Left Side – Right Side Orientation
Page 2
Page 1

24. Left Side – Right Side Orientation
Continue numbering
up to page # 65

25. Left Side – Right Side Orientation
TABLE OF CONTENTS page I
1. Literary Elements Foldable
2. Literary Elements Notes 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10.
Inside cover

26. Left Side – Right Side Orientation
Literary Elements Page 2
Notes
Page 1: Literary Elem Foldable
POCKET FOLDER
(We will make this out of construction paper.)

27. Left Side – Right Side Orientation
TABLE OF CONTENTS page I
1. Literary Elements Foldable
2. Literary Elements Notes 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10.
Inside cover