interactive notebooks

Interactive Notebookshttp://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=91443&title=Dancing_Bear

Reasoning…• Is a place to record information• Enables you to process ideas• Enables you to make

connections

• Helps YOU to become independent, creative thinkers and writers

Academic Achievement…

• YOU will use visual and linguistic intelligences

• YOU become an active participant

• Helps YOU stay organized

• YOU become an independent learner

Two Sides to Every Story….

The Left Side-Teacher (always the even page)….

• Lecture Notes• Procedural Notes• Vocabulary• Basic Knowledge Questions (DOK)• Teacher Questions• Reading Notes• Fill in lecture notes• Worksheets• Cornell Notes• Movie/Video Notes

On this side, you input the information you receive from lectures, readings, movies, handouts etc… during class.

The Right Side-Student Side-(always the odd page)….

• Brainstorming• Quick Writes• Warm-Ups• Diagrams• Vocabulary Cards• Graphic Organizers• Analysis writing• Reflection Writing• Group work• Reading Reflections• Much more…..

On this side, you will demonstrate your understanding of information stated on the right hand page.

Student Initiated Entries: (Right Side)…

• Related to topic of study• Demonstrate critical thinking• Ideas-(REQUIRED!)

– Newspaper/magazine article related to persuasion/expository

– One page summary– One per notebook evaluation

Personal Response:(Right Side) …

• Express an idea• Ask a question• Explore your feelings• Reflect on how topics

relate to your life• Teacher assigned

response

Here I stand: (Right Side)…• State conclusions or personal

positions• Demonstrate mastery• Well-supported conclusions

Materials Needed…

• 3 subject Notebook• Highlighters• Pens• Pencils

The Process

Title Page (Front Cover)…

• Course• Student’s Full Name• Class Period• Teacher/Room Number• Pictures related to the

student but connect to the class

• Glue this on the front of the notebook

Table of Contents…

• Tape Grade sheet onto front cover

• Staple Table of Contents to first page – number the bottom right of the page with the number 1

Let’s assemble our notebook!!

• Section 1- Reading • Literary Devices – page 2 & 3• Reading Bookmark – page 4• Note-taking and

Summarizing – page 5• SOAPSTONE Analysis – page

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Let’s assemble our notebook!!

• Section 2 - Writing • Table of Contents – page 1

• Section 3 – Notes• Table of Contents – page 1• Blank – page 2• Notes on The Epic (all) – page

3

Extra Effort…

• Illustrate your notes with pictures of literary figures

• Map sketches• Cartoons• Color/highlighting• Organized

topics/subtopics

Is this for a grade?

• Of Course….• Collected every 4 weeks

or so• 100 point grade• Correctness, critical

thinking, completeness, organization, grammar

• Work must be ORGINAL!

What if I am absent?

• YOU have to make it up…• Check with a classmate• See me before or after school

to look at teacher’s interactive notebook

Responsibility in class…

• Have your NOTEBOOK…• Have your SUPPLIES…• Class time WILL NOT be

wasted waiting for YOU to catch up/ stapling or taping handouts etc…

• Be Prepared!

Fill out Table of Contents

• Section 1- Reading • Leave first box blank• In Right hand column, write

“Table of Contents” – page 1• “Literary Devices” – page 2 &

3• “Reading Bookmark” – page 4• “Note-taking & Summarizing”

– page 5• “SOAPSTONE Analysis” – page

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Fill out Table of Contents• Section 2 - Writing • Leave first box blank• In Right hand column, write

“Table of Contents” – page 1• Section 3 – Notes• Leave first box blank• In Right hand column, write

“Table of Contents” – page 1• Write “Blank” – page 2• Notes on The Epic (all) – page

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