Interactive Notebook (INB)

Your Key to Success in Reading, Writing, and Responding

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What is an Interactive Notebook?

• A personalized textbook• A working portfolio – all of your

notes, class work, quizzes – in one convenient spot.

Purpose• Be a creative, independent and

reflective thinker and writer throughout the year.

• Express your own ideas and processes and/or apply the information and skills learned in this class.

Date Title

RIGHT PAGE LEFT PAGE

Student Responses

Pg #

Teacher Information

Right Side• The Right side belongs to Mrs. Bryant• The Right side has all “testable” information

– Date– Title and Unit pages– Vocabulary– Class, reading, and discussion notes– Worksheets– Table of Contents– Study Guides– Quizzes– Content and Language Objectives– Other relevant information

Right Side• 1. Should be completely done. • 2. Should clearly have both the title of the

assignment at the top and the date centered to the right of the title. The page should be numbered in the top right-hand corner.

• 3. All assignments should be in chronological order by the times they were assigned.

• 4. All right side assignments should be done only on right sides unless otherwise instructed.

Any missing part (date, title, incomplete, etc.) will cause points to be deducted during a notebook check.

Examples of Right Side Assignments

• Articles• Notes• Graphic Organizers / Worksheets• In-class Assignments• Recording Sheets

Left Side• Left Side is to record your thinking, reflections,

questions, thoughts, impressions, connections, and wonderings.

• The Left side belongs to YOU!– Apply skills learned in class– Use graphs, charts, Venn Diagrams, research from

internet – Make connections between new and old learning– Questions– Thinking Maps– Poems– Songs– Homework– Class work– Brainstorming– Sketches related to learning– Other relevant information

Examples of Left Side Assignments

Venn Diagram

Left Side Grading Scale100 = Work is clear, focused, and reveals considerable

effort and personal reflection.

95 = Work is generally clear, focused, and reveals effort and personal reflection

85 = Work is sufficient and reflective

75 = Work is sparse but shows reflection.

65 = Incomplete and not reflective

0 = Work is missing

Student Materials• Binder (STAYS IN CLASS Unless

Otherwise Instructed)• Notebook paper• 5 tab dividers• Writing Utensils

Maintaining the Interactive Notebook

• No ripped out pages or torn corners• No doodling that doesn’t relate to notes• Date, title and number each page• The table of contents must be updated

regularly and will be checked during each notebook check.

• The Right Side of everyone’s INB must MATCH!

INB Checks!Each time the notebook is evaluated it will constitute a test grade. Notebook checks are unannounced and can occur at any random time during the school year.

Setting up the Interactive Student

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Setting up the Interactive Notebook

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