1. READING AND WRITING NOTEBOOK

2. RULES Write on EVERY page. – Pencils or ballpoint pens ONLY Leave all pages in the book. Use only for Language Arts. Make it your own. Don’t focus on the lines. Be honest.

3. FRONT OUTSIDE COVER Cover with words that describe you. Make sure your name is on it somewhere. Can be handwritten, printed from a computer, or cut from a magazine. If from magazine or computer, make sure they’re secured. – Use ModPodge or Packing Tape to cover WE WILL NOT DO THIS IN CLASS – Thursday 4:30-5:30

4. FRONT INSIDE COVER Leave blank for now

5. Page One TITLE: ME Fill this page up with things about you. Pictures. Words. Sentences.

6. Page Two TITLE: AROUND ME What things are around you? Who is around you? What’s happening around you? Pictures. Words. Sentences.

7. Page Three. TITLE: THINGS I DO WELL Fill this page up with things you do well. Pictures. Words. Sentences.

8. Page Four TITLE: Books I Love Fill this page up with books you love or have loved in the past. Pictures. Words. Sentences.

9. Page Five TITLE: Books I’ve Read Fill this page up with books you’ve read this year. (2009-2010 school year) Pictures. Words. Sentences.

10. Page Six TITLE: PEOPLE I ADMIRE Fill this page up with people you admire. Pictures. Words. Sentences.

11. Page Seven TITLE: If I Had A Million Dollars… Fill this page up with things you would do if you had a million dollars. Pictures. Words. Sentences.

12. BACK INSIDE COVER Reader’s Code For Smarter Reading

13. BACK OUTSIDE COVER Leave blank for now