Setting up the inside of the ISN

Title PageInteractive Student Note Book Guidelines Table of Contents (5 Pages)Assignment Grade Sheet (3- 5 Pages)Numbering (1-50)“Appointment Clock”Ribbon to be used as a bookmark (tomorrow)

WHAT GOES IN AN ISN?

What is the purpose of the ISN?The purpose of the ISN is to enable you to be a creative, independent thinker and writer. Interactive notebooks wil l be used for class notes and activit ies in which you wil l be asked to express your own ideas and process the information presented in class. ISNs wil l help organize the content covered during class and should be used as a reference tool for completing assignments.

What materials do I need?Composition Book, Magazines, Scissors, Glue Stick, Markers /Colored Penci ls, Pens/Penci ls

What goes in my ISN?We wil l use graphical ly organized visuals to help you take notes, structuring them so that key ideas are clear and supported by examples from class activit ies, discussions, or other assignments. Your notebook wil l be used for a variety of diff erent activit ies to preview learning and process new content to demonstrate understanding.

How will my ISN be graded?See ISN Grading Rubric on the next page.

What happens if I’m absent?I f you are absent, i t is your responsibi l i ty to obtain notebook assignments from a classmate or from the Interactive Teacher Notebook.

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Student S ignature Date Parent S ignature Date

INTERACTIVE STUDENT NOTEBOOK GUIDELINES

TITLE PAGEISN Guidelines

TITLE PAGE

Jane Doe

Interactive Student Notebook

Teacher’s Name

Course Name

School Year

Title Page

TITLE PAGE

Make 5 pages ofTable of

Contents on the front and back of each page.

Date Table of Contents Page #

Begin numbering the top outside corner of each page

Begin numbering pages 1-50

1 2

TITLE PAGE

Start with the last

page and make 5

pages of the Assignment

Stamp Sheet

on the front and back of each page.

DateAssignment Stamp

(or Grade) Sheet Page #

Stamp orGradeT. Of C. , pages #

Character Collage

Foldable

10 pts./12 pts. = 83

MY APPOINTMENT CLOCK

This activity involves an “Appointment Clock,” which is a way arranging for interaction with a partner.

Get up from your seats and catch the eye of someone you do not know.

Introduce yourself and exchange notebooks.Starting at the 12 o’clock position on your

“appointment clock,” write your name in that person’s notebook and vice versa.

Now locate another person you do not know and do the same for the 3 o’clock position.

Continue the process with 6 o’clock and 9 o’clock.

“CLOCKING”

VOCABULARY FOLDABLE

Take a piece of paper and place it vertically (tall).

VOCABULARY FOLDABLE

Fold it so that you end up with a right triangle and an extra flap.

VOCABULARY FOLDABLE

Cut off the extra flap.

VOCABULARY FOLDABLE

Now you have a square.

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Fold the top corners inward so that it looks like a house.

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Fold the bottom the same way. Now you have a smaller square with 4 flaps.

VOCABULARY FOLDABLE

SUBJECT

ADJECTIVE ADVERB

VERB

VOCABULARY FOLDABLE

SUBJECT – the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something

VERB – an action, occurrence, or state of being

VOCABULARY FOLDABLE

ADJECTIVE– modifies a noun or pronoun by describing, identifying, or qualifying words

ADVERB – a word that changes or qualifies the meaning of a verb.