The interactive notebook guidelines outline how students should organize and use their notebooks for class. The left side is for notes and assignments, while the right side is for creative student work applying the left side material. Examples of right side activities include timelines, diagrams, essays and more. Notebooks will be checked randomly and graded based on organization, completion of left and right side assignments, and updating the table of contents. Students are responsible for making up any missed work from absences.

1. INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK GUIDELINES<br />What is the purpose of the notebook?<br />The purpose of the interactive notebook is to enable you to be a creative, independent and reflective thinker and writer throughout the year. Interactive notebooks will be used for class notes as well as for other activities where you will be asked to express your own ideas and process and or apply the information and skills learned in this class. It also helps you review for semester exams. <br /> What materials do I need?<br />1. Left-side spiral bound notebook: college ruled, 200 sheets minimum, 11x8 ½ in, white paper, three hole-punched<br />2. highlighters<br />3. gluestick <br />4. assorted color pencils (magic markers tend to bleed through pages messing up other assignments)<br />How should my notebook be organized?<br />Your notebook will be organized into a Left Side and a Right Side. (Hence the need for a left-side spiral-bound notebook)<br />Left Side – teach inputTitle and Unit pagesUnit Homework CalendarsClass, reading, and discussion notesInformative HandoutsEssaysAny work assigned in class Right Side – student inputReorganize new information in creative formatsExpress opinions and feelingsExplore connections to what has been learnedApply skills learned (diagrams, responses, political cartoons)<br />What goes on the left side of my notebook?<br />Any activity assigned by your teacher for the notebook should be done on the left side of your notebook. Examples of assignments might be book notes, PowerPoint notes, a primary source document, chart, or reading.<br />What goes on the right side of my notebook?<br />The right side of your notebook will be used for a variety of different activities. Right side activities will ask you to demonstrate your understanding of new ideas. Right side activities are your choice, you may select whatever activity you like, but you may not do the same activity more than twice in one unit. You might, for example, create an illustrated timeline of events that caused the French Revolution based off the notes you took on the left side. <br />What are examples of choice right side work? <br />Timeline of events

2. Personal Reaction/Response