Interactive Interactive

Student Student NotebooksNotebooks

“ISN”

What is the ISN?

0Notebook for grammar and videos

0A creative outlet0An alternate portfolio0A place to keep organized notes

Setting up your ISN0Decorate the cover (this should be

about Spanish class)0Number pages (front and back) beginning at 1 (in the upper outside corner)

0Decorate and label your title page (this should be all about YOU)

0Glue in the necessary pages (see handout)

0Format your Table of Contents (TOC)

Right Hand0Always odd pages0For notes (Cornell style unless told otherwise). Notes that are more than a page should be glued to the bottom of the current sheet (see class example)

0Also for worksheets, tests, handouts, and quizzes, classwork, and homework.

0Use highlighters and graphic organizers to make notes meaningful.

Right Hand Examples

Left Hand0Used to synthesize information and notes.

0Always even pages0Can use any the following activities:

Thinking Maps Foldables

Original Drawings Reflections

Postcards Cartoons

Sentences or Paragraphs (in Spanish)

Posters/Comic Strips

Advertisements Poems

“What if?” Statements HOT questions w/answers

Left Hand Examples

Things to Remember

0For every page of notes, there should be a heft-hand assignment.

0DO NOT use the back of a page for notes. Continue on a separate sheet.

0Use varied assignments on the left-hand side.

0Glue in sheets at the beginning of class instead of waiting until the next day (or later).

Things to Remember

0It’s okay to draw on your notes.

0Complete all left-hand assignments after writing summary of Cornell Notes.