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Success Success in Honors Englishin Honors English

I can't find my . . .

notes, homework,

old quizzes . . .

I was absent yesterday. Did I miss

anything?

I can't remember what we did in class

yesterday.

I can't remember what we did in class

yesterday.I'm sure its in . . .

mom’s car . . .my book bag . . .

my room . . .

I'm sure its in . . .mom’s car . . .

my book bag . . .my room . . .

Get it together with your

InteractiveNotebookInteractiveNotebook

What is an Interactive Notebook?

A personalized textbookA working portfolio – all of your notes, essays, worksheets, class work, quizzes – in one convenient spot.

PurposeBe a creative, independent and reflective thinker and writer throughout the year. Express your own ideas and process and or apply the information and skills learned in this class.

LEFT PAGELEFT PAGEStudentStudent

ResponsesResponses

RIGHT PAGE

Teacher Input

Right SideThe Right side belongs to Mrs. KarneyThe Right side has all “testable” information

DateTitle and Unit pagesVocabularyClass, reading, and discussion notesWorksheetsTable of ContentsStudy GuidesQuizzesContent and Language ObjectivesOther relevant information

Right Side1. Should be completely done. 2. Title, date, and page number on every page3. All assignments should be in chronological order4. All right side assignments should be done only on right sides unless other instructed by Mrs. Karney. Each fully completed and correct right side assignment earns a grade.

• Any missing part (date, title, incomplete, etc.) will cause points to be deduced.

Examples of Right Side Assignments

ArticlesNotes, vocabulary termsGraphic Organizers / Thinking MapsIn-class AssignmentsEssays, writing assignmentsWorksheets

Left Side

Left Side is to record your thinking, reflections, questions, thoughts, impressions, connections, and wonderings.

The Left side belongs to YOU!

Ideas for Left SideUse graphs, charts, Venn Diagrams, research from internet , draw pictures

Make connections between new and old learning

Questions

Poems or songs

Brainstorming

Sketches related to learning

Create mnemonic devices

Examples of Left Side Assignments

LEFT SIDE

• All of these can be done for the left side of each right side page. Every individual right side page (even for many pages of the same assignment) must have an accompanying left side activity.

XAMPLE OF LEFT AND RIGHT PAGE

Student Materials

Spiral notebook (ONLY for English)

Colored pencils

Glue stick/tape is okay

Safe scissors

Highlighter

Maintaining the Interactive Notebook

No ripped out pages or torn corners

No doodling that doesn’t relate to notes

Date, title and number each page

needYOU will

a new notebook for each semester!

Deductions for Lateness and Lack of Chronological Order

1. If a student has forgotten to bring their notebook for that particular class when a notebook check is announced, they may bring it by the very next calendar day, but a letter grade will be deducted from their notebook score for that check.

2.Any right side assignment that is found to be out of chronological order will cause a 10% reduction in the overall score of a notebook evaluation.

ALWAYS HAVE YOUR NOTEBOOK!

GRADING OF INB

• Each time the notebook is evaluated it will constitute a test grade. Notebook checks are unannounced and can occur at any random time during the school year.

How long should it take to work on my notebook? Normally class time is given to work on

right side assignments and sometimes this includes time to work on a left side. The expectation is that you will revisit their right side that evening or the next to review the material by completing a left side activity of your own choosing. Once you have a good understanding of the kinds of left side activities that can be done, it should take you about 15 minutes to complete a left side.

Setting up the Setting up the Interactive Student Interactive Student

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Setting up the Setting up the Interactive Student Interactive Student

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Setting up the Interactive Student Notebook

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Initial Set Up1. The notebook should have been set up following the directions given by Mrs. K in class. 2. The table of contents must be updated regularly and will be checked during each notebook check. 3. Any missing or incomplete part of these directions will cause a deduction in the overall evaluation grade each time the notebook is evaluated.

Notebook Format Handout

Inside cover

Your namePeriod

Decorate the page

AUTHOR’S PAGE#1

Cover

Using photos, clippings, markers, glue, paper, and scissors, etc., decorate the cover of your Interactive Student Notebook as if it were the cover to the book that tells the story of YOUR life thus far.