Interactive NotebookYour Key to Success

in Social Studies

Have you ever heard yourself say . . .

Get it together with your

What is an Interactive Notebook?

• A personalized textbook• A working portfolio – all of your

notes, classwork, quizzes – in one convenient spot.

Left Side – Right Side Orientation

• The Left side is “left” for you. This is the side that you can use to show me your creativity.

• The Right side is “Restricted” and contains teacher guided notes. Nothing else should be placed on the Right side!!

Left Side• The left side belongs to you. It

contains your warm-up (question mark) and the day’s activity (light bulb). On this page you may include diagrams, cartoons, drawings, poems, foldables, etc.

Odd Pages

Examples of Left Side Assignments

• Warm-Up• Illustrations• Diagrams• Webs• Reflections• Comics

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Illustrated Outlines

Sensory Figures, cont.

Concept Map

Comic Strips

Venn Diagram

Right Side• The right side belongs to me and

should only contain teacher directed guided notes. Nothing else should be placed on this page! The right side contains the notepad icon and will contain all the testable material.

Even Pages

Examples of Right Side Assignments

• Notes• Study Guides• Vocabulary

Student Materials• 3-Ring binder or Notebook with

folder• Pens or pencils• Highlighters

Maintaining the Interactive Notebook

• No ripped out pages or torn corners• No doodling that doesn’t relate to

notes• Notebook should only be used in

Social Studies. (No other classes!!)• Date and number each page