THE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK

Michelle AlspaughAmy Cooper

What Is An Interactive Notebook?

A collection of notes taken from reading,

listening, discussion, and viewing, including

corresponding responses, either in graphic or

written form.

Originally developed in the 1970s by Lee Swenson and his colleagues at Aragon High School in San Mateo, CA

1.Cover (personalized)2.Table of contents3.Unit—cover page4.Pages are numbered and

labeled5.Handouts fit neatly and do not

hang out

1. 8 ½ X 11 3 subject notebook (believe me, you will use it!)

2. Scissors3. Markers/colored pencils4. Old magazines5. Glue sticks6. Rulers

Input Ideas

•Cloze-style lecture notes•Notes taken from student presentations (IB orals, etc)•Double-entry journals•Reading comprehension of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, etc. Guided questions/summary activities. Also, selective highlighting strategy of short articles

Output Ideas

•Mind maps•Illustrated dictionary entries•Diary entries from a character/post cards from character•Illustrated timeline•Illustrated analogies•Artifacts from multimedia—song lyrics, original poems, relevant research(annotated)

Input Ideas

• Traditional one page handouts/worksheets previously created (keep 1 inch margin)•Guided info pages that have instruction/terms that you don’t want student to lose •Vocab strand activities•Paired passages and selective highlighting•Passages to annotate w/ and without guided questions

Output Ideas

•Graphic organizers, such as venn diagrams and T-charts•Point of view (imagine a situation/scenario from variety of points of view•Plus-Minus-Interesting•Cause-effect graphic organizers•Fold-out/flappables•Stories, imagined dialogues, journals•Personal reflections/connections•SOAPSTones

INPUT was lecture notes on Media/bias for English 11

Instructions for Inputs for IB 12

Sample Student WorkSample Student Work

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