Language Arts Language Arts Interactive Student Interactive Student

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Language Arts Language Arts Interactive Student Interactive Student

NotebookNotebookA Key Element to Success A Key Element to Success

Have you ever heard yourself say . . .

Keep it all together with your

• A personalized, clear, student-created textbook and study tool

• A working portfolio -- all of your notes, handouts, classwork, reflections, etc. -- in one convenient spot

Left side items are the students…

REFLECTIONS

…output

Right side items are things from the teacher and text to

be learned…

TESTABLE ITEMS

…input

LEFT SIDE RIGHT SIDE

Right Side• The right side “belongs” to Ms. Roberts

and the text.• The right side has “testable” information.• The right side has a toolbox with

vocabulary, WtK, CCGPS, etc.• Teacher guided graphic organizers &

foldables• The right side has a summary for the day.

Examples of Teacher Right Side Content

• Notes• Vocabulary & literary terms

• Handouts• Graphic organizers • Content to go on a foldable• Reading Comprehension Qs

Left Side

• The left is for “Your Way” of understanding the material.

• The left side belongs to YOU!• The left side is where you record your PROCESSING of the teacher-provided notes, handouts, etc. (i.e. of the right side items).

Examples of Student Left Side Work/Products• Completed graphic organizers • Foldables • Your re-writing of notes into your own

words and/or with illustrations and examples

• Brainstorming• Mnemonic devices• Songs, Poems, Raps

More Examples of Left Side Work/Products

• Journal entries • Novel reflections• Informative Character illustrations• Informative setting illustrations• Cause & Effect flow charts• Plot timelines

 

Left Side Work

Sample Foldables

Sample Venn Diagram

Student Supplies

• 100-150pg. Spiral notebook OR composition notebook (1 per 9-week grading period)

• pencil bag of supplies

Pencil Bag Contents

Colored Pencils Highlighters of various colorsGlue sticks or tapeHand-held pencil sharpenerColorful Post-It® notes (optional)

Maintaining the Interactive Notebook

• Date and number each page (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, etc.).

• No doodling that doesn’t relate to notes

• No ripped out pages or torn corners

Components of your Interactive Notebook

• Cover – create colorful cover that represents YOUR learning style!

• Table of Contents – Leave the first 2 FULL pages empty to create a running table.

Sample Table of Contents

Test Your ISN Knowledge!

Can you mentally fill in the blanks below and mentally “circle” the correct words?

The left side is for

_____________.

It is for input/output. (circle one) from the

_________.

The right side is for_______ _____.

It is for input/output. (circle one) from the

_________.