Interactive Notebook Guidelines



Interactive Notebook Guidelines

Why?

To have a useable, working document

Used for class notes, homework & other activities

Help you

understand the class

study for tests

make connections

make sense of what we do in class

Requirements:

Number each page

Each assignment should have title, date, and page number (also added to Table of Contents)

Use highlighter & color to help distinguish important information

Feel free to be artistic, but don’t crowd things

All handouts must be glued / taped into the notebook

Right Side:

On the right side record your notes in normal way—teacher input side

If you are given typed notes, glue / tape them here

Left Side:

This is YOUR side:) You will do your classwork and homework on the left side. You will show what you learned!

Drawings

Graphic organizers

Picture sentences

Drawings

Poetry

Raps

Cartoons

Charts and graphs

Materials:

Notebook

Highlighter

Scissors

Glue stick

Tape

Colored pencils – NOT MARKERS!

Grading:

Notebooks will be checked informally at any time, and formally at the end of each unit. Homework assigned in the notebook will be checked daily.

All notes & assignments need to be included, even if student is absent.

Students are given a rubric.

It will be graded based on the following criteria:

COMPLETENESS – All assigned work must be completed to receive full credit.

QUALITY – Assignments will be checked in detail for quality of work. Excellent quality means assignments are completed beyond the minimum required.

VISUAL APPEAL, NEATNESS, ORGANIZATION – Notebooks should be neat, not crowded with info, and should have a date and title. Key ideas and headings are highlighted. All visuals must be done with care. Handwriting must be legible!!

[pic]If you are absent, it is your responsibility to make up missed work.

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