INTERACTIVE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKSNOTEBOOKSINTERACTIVE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKSNOTEBOOKS

English 12English 12Mr. Loughlin, Mr. MillerMr. Loughlin, Mr. Miller

and Mrs. Burrand Mrs. Burr

REQUIRED MATERIALS• Mead 3-subject college-ruled

notebook with pocket dividers• Glue stick• Tape (double-sided or regular)• Colored pencils• Highlighters

FORMAT RIGHT SIDE

Right = “Restricted” for teacher materials• Date• Lesson Title• Daily Lesson Objective• Notes from class, group, discussion, lecture• Teacher-assigned questions and assignments• Literary terms• Notes from reading

FORMAT LEFT SIDE

Left = “Learning” side – your interaction• Create visual representations• Summarize the daily lesson• Write about characters, themes, and settings• Complete writing assignments that allow you

to analyze literary works and explore your thoughts and values regarding controversial issues

GUIDELINES(for full credit)

• COVER: must include student name, course title, class period, teacher name, and at least three color pictures or illustrations on literary themes

• TABLE OF CONTENTS: leave five pages blank in the beginning of your notebook – start numbering pages after the table of contents

• PAGE NUMBERS: number every page in advance (right side ONLY), on the top right corner – do not rip out pages for ANY reason

• UNIT OVERVIEW PAGES: each time we begin a new unit, leave a blank page (left + right) .. At the conclusion of each unit, go back and decorate the overview pages with a clever title, the essential questions and “big picture” theme that reflects, summarizes, or represents the ideas in that unit

• TITLES: at the top of each day’s “right-side” notes, leave space for a title, date, and lesson objective … the title will also be added to your ongoing table of contents with the corresponding date and page number

DIVIDER POCKETS used for storage

• POCKET #1 – all general handouts for the course, including this packet; all returned notebook evaluations and rubrics

• POCKET #2 – all returned tests and quizzes

• POCKET #3 – all writing assignments completed outside the notebook

POSSIBLE LEFT-SIDE ACTIVITIES

• SUMMARY – succinct, one-paragraph summary of your notes as a closure homework assignment

• Pictowords and pictograms• Venn Diagrams• Cartoons• Posters, Advertisements, Brochures, etc.• Concept Maps• Poetry or Song Lyrics• Dialogues• Mnemonic Devices or Memory Aids• Editorials• “Report Cards”• Personal Response (express an idea, ask a question, explore your feelings, or

reflect on how topics touch your life)• Here I Stand (state conclusions you draw, personal position, insights on topic)• Quotes and their significance explained in a one-paragraph response• Diary or Journal Entries