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What is an Interactive Notebook?

• A place where all of your work –notes and class work will be kept.

• Your own personalized textbook!• Your own personalized textbook!

Left Side – Right Side• Each lesson will have a left side and a right side.

• Each page will be numbered so we’ll always be on the same page.

• Each page will be numbered so we’ll always be on the same page.

• Let’s number 1 – 25.

Left Side• Left is for learning!

• The left side is Mrs. Gannon’s side

• Left sides have even numbers.• Left sides have even numbers.

Examples of Left Side Assignments

• Notes

• Question Strips

• Articles

• Graphic Organizers• Graphic Organizers

And we’re numbering . . .• 25 – 50

• Remember . . .• Remember . . .

• Left = even

• Right = odd

Right Side• Right is for “reflection”

• A chance to work with what you’ve learned and “show what you know”learned and “show what you know”

Examples of Right Side Assignments

And we’re numbering . . .• 50 - 75

• Remember . . .• Remember . . .

• Left = even

• Right = odd

Sensory Figures

Concept Map

And we’re numbering . . .• 75 - 100

• Remember . . .

• Left = even• Left = even

• Right = odd

• If you have numbered properly, you should be looking at the stitching of your notebook!

Comic Strips

Acrostics

And we’re numbering . . .• 100 - 125

• Remember . . .

• Left = even• Left = even

• Right = odd

Venn Diagram

Maintaining the Interactive Notebook

• No ripped out pages or torn corners

• No doodling that doesn’t relate to notesnotes

• Date and number each page

And we’re numbering . . .• 125 – 200

• Remember . . .• Remember . . .

• Left = even

• Right = odd

• WHEW! ☺ You’re finished!