1. Interactive Student Notebooks “ISN”

2. What is the ISN?  Notebook for grammar and videos  A creative outlet  An alternate portfolio  A place to keep organized notes

3. Setting up your ISN ❀ Decorate the cover (this should be about Spanish class) ❀ Number pages (front and back) beginning at 1 (in the upper outside corner) ❀ Decorate and label your title page (this should be all about YOU) ❀ Glue in the necessary pages (see handout) ❀ Format your Table of Contents (TOC)

4. Right Hand ❀ Always odd pages ❀ For notes (Cornell style unless told otherwise). Notes that are more than a page should be glued to the bottom of the current sheet (see class example) ❀ Also for worksheets, tests, handouts, and quizzes, classwork, and homework. ❀ Use highlighters and graphic organizers to make notes meaningful.

5. Right Hand Examples

6. Left Hand  Used to synthesize information and notes.  Always even pages  Can use any the following activities: Thinking MapsFoldables Original DrawingsReflections PostcardsCartoons Sentences or Paragraphs (in Spanish)Posters/Comic Strips AdvertisementsPoems “What if?” StatementsHOT questions w/answers

7. Left Hand Examples

8. Things to Remember ❀ For every page of notes, there should be a heft-hand assignment. ❀ DO NOT use the back of a page for notes. Continue on a separate sheet. ❀ Use varied assignments on the left-hand side. ❀ Glue in sheets at the beginning of class instead of waiting until the next day (or later).

9. Things to Remember  It’s okay to draw on your notes.  Complete all left-hand assignments after writing summary of Cornell Notes.  Don’t wait until last minute to create left-side assignments.