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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 will include a light bulb icon. On this page you may include diagrams, cartoons, drawings, poems, foldables, etc.

Odd Pages

Examples of Left Side Assignments

• Drawings• Diagrams• Poems• Reflections• Comics• Doodles

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Illustrated Outlines

Concept Map

Acrostics

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• Spiral Notebook• Pencils• Colored pencils/crayons• Glue sticks and clear tape• Scissors• 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• Bring to class everyday

Grading Procedures• Notebooks will be graded at least

once a month• Students will receive a copy of the

INS grading rubric before the first grading period

• It is important to bring notebook to class everyday!

Keys to INS Success• Organization is the key• Cover will be creative and Show

Me You!!• Everyone will be consistent (the

same) with some parts of the INS