Interactive Notebooks

"The purpose of the interactive notebook is to enable students to be creative, independent thinkers and writers. Interactive notebooks are used for class notes as well as for other activities where the student will be asked to express his/her own ideas and process the information presented in class." (Taken from here.)

World History Interactive Notebook

Mrs. Donnelly

9^th Grade, IFHS

www.tigerhistory9.blogspot.com

Your notebook will…
Be a way to organize your notes

Will make class concepts easier to understand
Allow you to become more involved in class

BECOME A PERSONALIZED TEXTBOOK

What makes the Interactive Notebook different?

Many traditional notebooks have a tendency to get disorganized easily. Papers fall out and get lost. You throw them away only to realize you need them later. Notes can be boring or hard to understand. Many students do not take pride in their notebook and consequently do not use it to help them.

You interactive notebook will be your most valuable tool this year. Notes and New ideas will be presented in a clear manner that you will be able to use as your own personal “roadmap” to world history.

You will need the skills you learn by creating this notebook as you continue through high school and into college. The notebook will allow you to easily learn and engage with the history presented in class! While there are guidelines to follow and required items for the notebook, this is YOUR book. Personalize the cover (keep it clean!) and write yourself notes in the margin. Use the book to review and remember historical facts and figures. Use the book to be successful!

What goes in the Notebook?

Personalized Cover

Table of Contents

Course Guidelines

Words Worth Knowing (vocabulary)

Class Notes

Journal Entries

Document Discoveries, Essays, Timelines

Grade Record Sheets and Rubrics

 Learning Style and Multiple Intelligence Profiles

Scoring Criteria

Your notebook will be collected and spot checked frequently. It will be graded on the following:

TABLE OF CONTENTS IS COMPLETE

ALL RIGHT SIDE ENTRIES ARE PRESENT AND COMPLETE

 ENTRIES ARE DATED

 PAGES ARE NUMBERED

HEADINGS ARE LABELED

UNIT TITLE PAGES

WORDS WORTH KNOWING (WWK) ARE COMPLETE AND DIRECTLY AFTER UNIT TITLE PAGES

WRITING IS NEAT, CLEAR, AND LEGIBLE

 LEFT SIDE WORK IS COMPLETED

You will be occasionally permitted to use your notebook on quizzes. Extra points are given for exceptional work or creativity.

You will be given rubrics prior to notebook grading to use a way to check that notebooks are complete. Any missing information will be available on the classroom website www.tigerhistory9.blogspot.com and may be added prior to collection.

Interactive Notebook Resources and Explanations for Students and Parents

For a look at a teacher's use of an interactive notebook in an 8th grade classroom and the process involved, check out http://everybodyisageniusblog.blogspot.com/p/interactive-notebooks.html

For thoughts by the creators of the interactive notebook, visit: http://www.teachtci.com/interactive-social-studies-notebook.html

For the interactive notebook wiki with several different content examples, visit: http://interactive-notebooks.wikispaces.com/

Still confused about right side vs. left side? Check this pdf file out!

HAVE FUN AND USE YOUR BRAINS!!!