I n t e r a c t i v e N o t e b o o k s B y : S u z a n n e L e
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All About Me! GA Certified: - Kindergarten ~ 5 th Grade -
Middle Grades Math Experience: - General - Special Education -
Drama Club
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Inquiry Question How can I use writing to help students improve
organizational skills and strengthen study skills?
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Title Page
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Top half of left side of notebook. Usually a writing prompt.
Answers not taken for a grade. Tool to gauge what students know and
think.
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Lets Try! What do you think the word injustice means? You will
be given a prompt. Take a few minutes to write what you think about
the question. Only write on the top half of the paper. If you
finish early, decorate around RAP section.
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Bottom half of left side of notebook. Used to strengthen
vocabulary.
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Lets Try! Take a folded pocket. Glue or staple pocket to the
WOW section.
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Lets Try! Create vocabulary cards for each word: Target Ally
Perpetrator Bystander Write word on front of card. Draw a picture
or example of vocabulary word. Make sure to use color. If finished
early, decorate around Wow section.
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The whole right side of notebook. Can be notes, handouts,
drawings, ect.
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Lets Try! On provided star paper, write a story about an
injustice. Include a target, ally, perpetrator, and bystander. If
finish early, draw an illustration of your story.
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Important Points
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Checklist Students assess Teacher assess Parents review
Benefits Sense of Pride Individual Ownership Note taking skills
Teachers benefits
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Pride in ones work also encourages a feeling of ownership ~
Jason Endacott These are also a great guide to use as study
material for semester finals or tests. ~ Colleen Bain
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Question? How can I use writing to help students improve
organizational skills and strengthen study skills?
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Answer? An Interactive Notebook is a highly beneficial learning
tool that develops students communication skills, cognitive
organization skills, and sense of responsibility for their own
learning. ~ Kellie Marcarelli
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Answer? In addition, students can use the interactive notebooks
to self-assess their work while gaining interdisciplinary skills
and making connections across subject areas. ~ Kellie
Marcarelli
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Science Notebook How To Create Wiki
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Work Cited Marcarelli, Kellie. Teaching Science with
Interactive Notebooks. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, 2010. Print.
Interactive-notebooks. Creative Commons. 17 June 2011 / Joyner,
Trey. "YouTube - Interactive Notebook for Science ." YouTube -
Broadcast Yourself.13 May 2009. Web. 14 June 2011.. TeachTCI.
"YouTube - How to Create a Great Notebook ." YouTube - Broadcast
Yourself. 2 Dec. 2010. Web. 14 June 2011.. Bain, Colleen. "Why
Should You use Interactive?" education.com. 15 June 2011. Endacott,
Jason. "Social Studies Interactive Notebooks: Helping to Meet the
Needs of Middle School Students." Social Studies Research and
Practice 2.1 (2007): 128 - 138. Web. 17 Jun 2011..
