1. Your Key to Success in Social Studies
Interactive Notebook
Your Key to Success
in Social Studies

2. 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?

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, quizzes – in one convenient spot.

5. 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!!

6. Left Side
The left side belongs to you. It will include a light bulb icon. On this page you may include diagrams, cartoons, drawings, poems, foldables, etc.
Odd Pages

7. Examples of Left Side Assignments
Drawings
Diagrams
Poems
Reflections
Comics
Doodles

8. Advertisements

9. Illustrated Outlines

10. Concept Map

11. Acrostics

12. Comic Strips

13. Venn Diagram

14. Right Side
The right side belongs to me and should only contain teacher directed guided notes. Nothing else should be placed on this page! The right side contains the notepad icon and will contain all the testable material.
Even Pages

15. Examples of Right Side Assignments
Notes
Study Guides
Vocabulary

16. Student Materials Spiral Notebook Pencils Colored pencils/crayons
Glue sticks and clear tape
Scissors
Highlighters

17. 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
Bring to class everyday

18. Grading Procedures Notebooks will be graded at least once a month
Students will receive a copy of the INS grading rubric before the first grading period
It is important to bring notebook to class everyday!

19. Keys to INS Success Organization is the key
Cover will be creative and Show Me You!!
Everyone will be consistent (the same) with some parts of the INS