Interactive Notebook Your Key to Success in Social Studies

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What is an Interactive Notebook? A personalized textbook A working portfolio – all of your notes, classwork, quizzes – in one convenient spot.

Left Side – Right Side Orientation The Left side is “left” for you. This is the side that you can use to show me your creativity. The Right side is “Restricted” and contains teacher guided notes. Nothing else should be placed on the Right side!!

Left Side The left side belongs to you. On this page you may include diagrams, cartoons, drawings, poems, foldables, etc. Odd Pages

Examples of Left Side Assignments Warm-Up Thinking Maps Diagrams Poems Reflections Comics Advertisements Illustrated Outlines Newscasts Flow Chart, Spectrums Eulogy “Wanted” Poster Character Descriptions Push/Pull Factors T-chart

More Examples of Left Side Assignments Annotated Slides Illustrated Dictionaries Postcards CD Covers Invitations Historic Markers Book Covers Report Cards Annotated Maps Tables and Charts Mosaics Silhouettes Caricature Pictowords Comic Strips

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Illustrated Outlines

Sensory Figures

Mosaics

Silhouettes – Mind Notes

Pictowords

Caricature

Concept Map

Acrostics

Comic Strips

Venn Diagram

Right Side The right side belongs to me and should only contain teacher directed guided notes. Nothing else should be placed on this page! The right side contains the notepad icon and will contain all the testable material. Odd Pages

Examples of Right Side Assignments Notes Study Guides

Student Materials Composition Book Pencils Colored pencils Glue Scissors Highlighters

Maintaining the Interactive Notebook No ripped out pages or torn corners No writing or doodling that doesn’t relate to notes No markers Notebook should only be used in Social Studies. (No other classes!!) Title, date and number each page