YOUR KEY TO SUCCESS IN SOCIAL STUDIES

INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK

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!!

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.

EXAMPLES OF RIGHT SIDE ASSIGNMENTS

• Notes• Study Guides• Vocabulary

LEFT SIDE

• The left side belongs to you. It contains your bellwork and the day’s activity. On this page you may include diagrams, cartoons, drawings, poems, foldables, etc.

EXAMPLES OF LEFT SIDE ASSIGNMENTS

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

SENSORY FIGURES

CONCEPT MAP

ACROSTICS

COMIC STRIPS

VENN DIAGRAM

•CYOA options

STUDENT MATERIALS

• 5 Subject Notebook• Pens• Colored pencils• Glue sticks• 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 each page