INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS

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INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS

• English 12
• Mr. Loughlin

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REQUIRED MATERIALS

• Mead 3-subject college-ruled notebook with pocket
  dividers
• Glue stick
• Tape (double-sided or regular)
• Colored pencils
• Highlighters

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FORMAT RIGHT SIDE

• Right Restricted for teacher materials
• Date
• Lesson Title
• Daily Lesson Objective
• Notes from class, group, discussion, lecture
• Teacher-assigned questions and assignments
• Literary terms
• Notes from reading

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FORMAT LEFT SIDE

• Left Learning side your interaction
• Create visual representations
• Summarize the daily lesson
• Write about characters, themes, and settings
• Complete writing assignments that allow you to
  analyze literary works and explore your thoughts
  and values regarding controversial issues

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GUIDELINES(for full credit)

• COVER must include student name, course title,
  class period, teacher name, and at least two
  color pictures or illustrations on literary
  themes
• TABLE OF CONTENTS leave five pages blank in the
  beginning of your notebook start numbering
  pages after the table of contents
• PAGE NUMBERS number every page in advance (right
  side ONLY), on the top right corner do not rip
  out pages for ANY reason
• UNIT OVERVIEW PAGES each time we begin a new
  unit, leave a blank page (left right) .. At the
  conclusion of each unit, go back and decorate the
  overview pages with a clever title, the essential
  questions and big picture theme that reflects,
  summarizes, or represents the ideas in that unit
• TITLES at the top of each days right-side
  notes, leave space for a title, date, and lesson
  objective the title will also be added to your
  ongoing table of contents with the corresponding
  date and page number

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DIVIDER POCKETS used for storage

• POCKET 1 all general handouts for the course,
  including this packet all returned notebook
  evaluations and rubrics
• POCKET 2 all returned tests and quizzes
• POCKET 3 all writing assignments completed
  outside the notebook

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POSSIBLE LEFT-SIDE ACTIVITIES

• SUMMARY succinct, one-paragraph summary of your
  notes as a closure homework assignment
• Pictowords and pictograms
• Venn Diagrams
• Cartoons
• Posters, Advertisements, Brochures, etc.
• Concept Maps
• Poetry or Song Lyrics
• Dialogues
• Mnemonic Devices or Memory Aids
• Editorials
• Report Cards
• Personal Response (express an idea, ask a
  question, explore your feelings, or reflect on
  how topics touch your life)
• Here I Stand (state conclusions you draw,
  personal position, insights on topic)
• Quotes and their significance explained in a
  one-paragraph response
• Diary or Journal Entries