Interactive Notebook

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Interactive Notebook
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Have you ever heard yourself say.
I can't remember what we did in class
yesterday.
I can't find my.... notes, homework, old
quizzes...
I'm sure its in... my locker, book bag, room
I was absent last week, did I miss anything?
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Get it together with yourInteractive
Notebook!!!!
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What is an Interactive Notebook?

• A place where all of your work notes and class
  work will be kept.
• Your own personalized textbook!

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Left Side Right Side

• Each lesson will have a left side and a right
  side.
• Each page will be numbered so well always be on
  the same page.
• Lets number 1-25

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Left Side

• Left is for learning!
• Left sides have even numbers.
• The left side is the teachers side.
• This side will have notes, question strips,
  articles, graphic organizers, vocabulary
  activities, etc.

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Right Side

• Right is for reflection!
• Right sides have odd numbers.
• A chance to work with what youve learned and
  show what you know.
• This side will have comic strips, pictures,
  posters, acrostics, song lyrics, summaries,
  concept maps, etc.

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Maintaining Your Interactive Notebook

• No ripped out pages or torn corners.
• No doodling that doesnt relate to notes.
• Date and number each page.

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Lets get started!

• The cover of your ISN (Interactive Student
  Notebook) can be decorated on your own time. Your
  name has to be on the cover. You can use pictures
  and markers to decorate the cover. The cover
  should be a reflection of who you are. When you
  have finished, we will use clear tape to protect
  and reinforce your notebook.

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Attaching Pages

• Often we will glue or tape pages into your ISN.
  Usually these pages will be on the left side
  (teacher side).
• We will also be attaching several pages today.
• Syllabus, Notebook requirements/ evaluation,
  right side activities.

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Syllabus

• Now its time for your first homework assignment!
  
• On the right side page Write a paragraph
  explaining your understanding of the ISN and
  evaluation.

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Table of Contents

• You are required to keep an up to date table of
  contents.
• When you run out of room, you will attach a new
  sheet of paper to your table of contents page.
• Lets start it now.

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Authors Historical Page

• Homework assignment number 2!
• Use this page to display the history of yourself.
  Ideas
• timeline of important events in your life
• Lyrics that describe yourself
• Pictures of yourself from various years with
  descriptions
• Be creative and make it yours!

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ISN Evaluation

• Notebook checks are unannounced and occur
  randomly several times each marking period.
• At the end of each marking period, I will use a
  rubric to grade your ISN.

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• Before you submit your INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK
  for evaluation
• ask yourself
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• Do you think you could.
•    Use COLOR more effectively?   
•         Highlight more effectively?
•              Improve the neatness of your
  writing?
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• Your Interactive Notebook will be evaluated
  on Completeness and 
• Content Quality as well as Visual Appearance and O
  rganization.  
• All class notes and work should be of high
  quality,
• even for days you were absent.
• All work is complete and accurate.  
• All work/handouts/pages are secured neatly.
• All pages are numbered.                           
      
• All activities are titled and dated correctly.
• Color is added to highlight important information
  or to add visual appeal. 

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Notebook Evaluation    Completeness (30
points)     - Introduction Entries
(Syllabus,Table of Contents,  and
Authors Historical page) complete -All Left
side pages are complete -All right side
pages are complete   Visual Appearance (15
points) -Cover -Writing is neat and
legible -Effective use of color, pictures,
highlighting
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Organization (25 points) - All activities
titled - All pages numbered - All pages securely
attached - All papers/handouts securely
attached - Pages are in the correct
sequence   Content Quality          25            
        30             35             45        
50 Unacceptable          Poor        Accepta
ble   Good    Excellent   (No Way!)   
(Not There Yet) _____ All class materials (Right
and Left Side work) is of a high quality
Sub Total _________                  120 points
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Reflection (each Response 5 points)
(Completed at the end of the year)    
1           3             5   Poor     Good     
 Excellent What did I like about this
notebook? What could I improve? Select the
activity which reflects your BEST work.  Explain
why it does. Select the activity which reflects
your WORST work.  Explain why it does. Sub
Total  ________                   20
points     TOTAL POINTS  __________              
                 140 points