English Notebook AS-Level English Literature 2015-2016

English Notebook

  A Bound Composition Notebook

  Required in class every day

  Contains notes, handouts, concepts and assessments   If absent, it is your responsibility to find out from

classmates what we added to get your notebook caught up

English Notebook

  Your name must be on the outside cover of your notebook   Be careful not to confuse notebooks

  You may decorate your notebook with stickers and scrapbooking materials, but they should not interfere with the material found in the notebook. Remember all decorations must be school appropriate! Absolutely no graffiti or tagging is allowed.

English Notebook Standards

  All non-assignment materials for this class must go into your notebook

  You may write in the notebook as needed

  You may glue or tape papers into the notebook

  Materials are available to help you cut and paste pages

Page Titles

  Every page should have the activity name on the top of the page

  We should all use the same titles

  When activities are introduced, they will be accompanied by the page number, activity name, and appropriate handouts

Every Page Must Be Numbered!

  Each activity will have a specific page (or range)

  Some activities may have several pages

  If more than one page is needed you may:   Write smaller, or   Use a couple of pages   Tape in extra pages as you need them

  You can use multiple pages, but the goal is that everyone in the room will have the same thing on the same page

Page Numbering…

• Number the first page with lines with a “1” in the upper right hand corner

• Now, number the second page (back side of page 1) with a “2” in the upper left hand corner

• Continue until you have numbered 52 pages

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Table of Contents Pages 1-5

  The first 5 pages are the Table of Contents

  As we begin activities, we will assign page numbers, activity names, and methods of attaching handouts

  The first activity begins on page 6

Handout Setup - Page 6

Now let’s setup the activities: -  After Table of Contents on pages 1-5,

number page 6 -  Write the title:

  Syllabus

-  Tape handouts:   Your Syllabus

On page 7, Write the title:

Word Stem 1

Page Setup - Page 7

On page 35, Write the title:

MUG Shot 1

Page Setup - Page 35

Turn to the back cover…

  Turn your book over.

  The back cover will be where you will keep your SSR Journal Entries

  Remember to date each entry

  A master list of notebook pages will be kept in Ms. Yap’s model notebook.

  Notebooks will be collected periodically and checked.

  Everyone’s notebook should be set up the same.

  That setup will continue

throughout the entire year.

English Notebook Assessment

  They will be assessed for:   All pages numbered correctly

  All pages have the correct content

  No doodling/inappropriate material anywhere in the notebook

  Neatness and completeness

  Your notebooks will be picked up periodically

  Are there any questions about your notebooks at this time?

English Notebook Assessment