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Stay organized and ace your social studies class with an Interactive Notebook. Personalized textbook, learning activities, grading procedures, and keys to success included. Engage with reflection and learning. Keep it creative, consistent, and school appropriate!
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Interactive Notebook Your Key to Success in Social Studies
Have you ever heard yourself say . . . I can't find my . . . notes, homework, old quizzes . . . I can't remember what we did in class yesterday. I'm sure its in . . . my locker . . . my book bag . . . my room . . . I was absent last week, did I miss anything?
Get it together with your Interactive Notebook
What is an Interactive Notebook? • A personalized textbook • A working portfolio – all of your notes, classwork, quizzes – in one convenient spot.
Right Side • The Right is for reflection • It is a chance to work with what you’ve learned and “show what you know”
Examples of Right Side Assignments • Diagrams • Poems • Reflections • Comics • Acrostics • Advertisements • Posters • Epitaphs • Posters • Songs
Left Side • The left is for learning • The left side is Mr. Beasley’s side of your notebook. • Remember, L=Learning
Examples of Left Side Assignments • Notes • Study Guides • Vocabulary • Questions • Graphic Organizers
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 as instructed by Mr. Beasley
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
“What if I’m absent?” • If you are absent, it is your responsibility to obtain notebook assignments from either • Another student • The sample notebook • Or the teacher
ISN Cover • The cover must contain the following information • First and last name • It must say “Social Studies Interactive Notebook” somewhere on the front • Anything You Want to Personalize It With • Keep it School Appropriate
Title Page Center the following information • Top title line • Social Studies Interactive Notebook • Middle of the page (start one line above the center hole) • Name • 7th Grade Social Studies • Period ____ (ex. 1st, 4th) • Bottom of the page (start one line above the bottom hole) Meadowlark Middle School Wolfpack Team 2014 - 2015
Table of Contents • Title lines • Label Table of Contents • Skip one line • Left margin column • Label Date • Middle wide column between the two red margins • Label Assignments • Right margin column • Label Page #