What is the Purpose?

The purpose of the interactive notebook is to enable you to be a creative, independent and reflective thinker and writer throughout the year. The use of an interactive notebook will allow you to demonstrate to your teacher and parents your developing organizational skills, understanding of learning concepts, and ability to express thoughts and feelings in a variety of ways. The interactive notebook also serves as a resource to review prior to tests.

What goes on the right side of my notebook?

Any activity assigned by your teacher for the notebook should be done on the right side of your notebook. Examples of assignments might be Cornell Notes, homework, classwork, reading handouts, writing assignments

What goes on the left side of my notebook?

The left side of your notebook will be used for a variety of different activities. Left side activities will ask you to demonstrate your understanding of new ideas.

How will my notebook be graded?

Notebooks will be checked at the end of each unit. Grades will be assigned per assignment and written on the table of contents.

How long should it take to work on my notebook?

Normally class time is given to work on right side assignments and sometimes this includes time to work on a left side. The expectation is that you will revisit your right side that evening or the next to review the material by completing a left side activity of your own choosing. Once you have a good understanding of the kinds of left side activities that can be done, it should take you about 15 minutes to complete a left side