An extremely important part of your efforts this year includes maintaining an spiral notebook. This notebook is different from most of your work in previous courses. Notebooks in this class will have a “left side, right side” orientation to help you record, organize, and process new information.
WHY? The purpose of the Interactive Student Notebook (ISN) is to enable you to be a creative independent thinker and writer. ISNs will be used for class notes as well as for other activities where you will be asked to express your own ideas and process the information presented by this class.
What materials do I need?
You will need to purchase, and bring to class each day, the following materials:
8 ½ in. by 11 in. spiral-bound notebook with at least one hundred pages
Pen (of different colors), pencil with an eraser, and highlighters.
Folders (for handouts and assignments not done in the notebook)
Glue stick (at home)