How to set up your notebooks
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How to set up your notebooks Interactive Notebooks for Writing & History
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How to set up your notebooks
Interactive Notebooks for Writing & History
Personalizing the Notebooks
Before After: Writing Information
Bring pictures to paste on Cover!
Notebook will have teacher given
New informationClass Notes Discussion NotesReading Notes Handouts
Students will use Notebooks to
Process ideasExpress opinions and feelings
Explore new ideas
A writer's notebook is like a sketchbook 1. You can use it as a place to do a rough
draft and work on it later to fill in detail or to do a "real" thing. 2. You can use it to sketch. Sometimes you
turn the page and put the information in a different order or develop a into a real
writing painting with words, like a picture. 3. You can use it as a tool when you're
observing. You see something and sketch it to remember it later. Almost like a photograph.
Materials:
Spiral notebook Colored pens or pencils Highlighters Glue stick Folder (for handouts and assignments not done in the notebook) Extra Credit "Time Out" activities: You paste related magazine or newspaper articles, pictures, or cartoons into your notebook along with a three to four sentence summary of the material being added. A "Time Out" activity might also include original drawings. "Time Out" activities can be included on either the Right or Left side of the notebook. Use "Time Outs" to sharpen the visual appearance of your notebook, not to clutter it!
The following represents the first five to ten pages of the student notebook
1. Cover Page - students create a personal cover page that reflects the subject, topic
or themes. 2. Expectations and Notebook Criteria - whatever your
expectations for the year are for student notebooks should be glued on the next page. 3. Table of Contents - Topic, assignments, dates - use a table
set up to create one. 4. Author page - Students can create a page about themselves
using scrap booking materials, photos, etc. I usually have them include their ideas
about the subject they will study in class or what they want to learn. 5. Grading - what your grading criteria will be for the notebooks 6. Assessment Scores - form that includes date, assessment
name, score- charted 7. Communication Form - for home-school notes 8. Assignment Log or Calendar
Expectations of the Writing Workshop
Examples of Mini-Lessons
Content Focus Conventions Focus
•Getting an idea-making lists, Staying on focus •-things you love-writing from emotion-experiences-moments in time ,Observations •Adds responses/telling the inside story •Choice of words/ descriptive language •Replacing tired words ,Adding detail •Great beginnings , Wow endings •One moment in time •"I wonder" writings •Something ordinary •Working with a seed idea •Developing a plan for writing •Finding your voice •Genre studies:-poetry-informational, -persuasivereports,-letters, autobiographies, biographies,•How-to books -
•Use appropriate spacing •Spelling phonetically •Spell "High Frequency" words correctly •Spell using analogies •Capitalize I, names •Capitalize beginnings of sentences •Ending punctuation marks •Quotation marks •Commas •Use of "and" •Using appropriate grammar •Using paragraphs •Recognizing and correcting run-on sentences
New Page in Journal:
Class Schedule
Warm up Mini lesson Students work in their Writer's Notebook to
collect entries that may later become published pieces of writing.
The total writing time lasts for about 35 minutes, but during that time some students may be involved in conferences with the teacher or with their peers.
Writing prompts will be work on at home during homework: “Prompt Week”
Editing and Revising Practice STAAR Format
Classroom: Writing Entries
Independent Writing/Collecting Entries
Entries in your notebooks will be a "draft form." It is these carefully selected pieces of writing that will be taken through the process of editing and revising so that they can be published and shared with others.
All entries in the Writer's Notebook do not become published prices of writing. All published writing is added to each student's Writing Portfolio, and some pieces will even be put into student created books.
INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK - EXPOSITORY TEXT
Pictures are examples of an interactive notebook for students to remember
how to read, understand, and gather information from expository text. These examples
Create writing ideas
Beginning of the History Lesson The first part of every lesson will begin with
a preview. This part of the lesson is usually 5 to 10 minutes.
Sometimes students recall previous information.
Sometimes students share a thought on a possible scenario.
When you hear the word “preview,” what role do you think this plays in the lesson?
Why would it be an important part of the notebook?
Social Studies Notebooks
Representing Cultural Change
SONGS AND CHANTS Songs and chants help you not only learn and remember the content and concepts, they are involved.
Graphic Organizers to summarize the information learned.
The class will engage in processing assignments at the end of each lesson.
Examples of process assignments, what are some characteristics?
Would you as a student just be able
to memorize facts and complete these assignments?
Why will these assignments make you a better tester?
Ways to Process Assignments
Reviewing Information in your Interactive Notebook
SPANISH EXPLORATION
Notebook Grading System
From time to time, notebooks will be collected and assessed. The expectations and guidelines for keeping your notebook will help you to be ready for these assessments. While every page in your notebook may not be reviewed, all are fair game.
Example of Social Studies Rubric
Grading Outline
Grading: Notebooks will be collected and graded about every 2 to 4 weeks.
Notebooks will be graded on thoroughness, quality, organization, and visual appeal.
Students will know the value of each major notebook assignment when it is given.
Students are responsible for obtaining notebook assignments when absent.
Student Rubric: Grading Criteria 1
Directions: Before turning in your notebook, grade yourself on your assignments. Grade yourself fairly and honestly; I will grade you as well. Keep in mind that my grade is binding, but if there is a discrepancy, you may politely arrange a time to meet and discuss the difference in assessment. After we meet, I reserve the right to change the grade if I made an error in judgment; however, I also reserve the right to stick to my original grade. Student TeacherQuality and Completeness
All class notes and right-side work are completed and of high quality even on days of absents.
20 25 30 35 40 45 Needs Improvement Fair Good Excellent
Grading Criteria 2
Visual Appearance and OrganizationLeft – and right- side work is organized and neat Effective highlighting and use of color 20 25 30 35 40 45 Needs Improvement Fair
Good Excellent
Extra Credit Criteria
Newspaper cutouts, drawings, graphics, or unassigned projects and other items
Needs Improvement Fair Good Excellent
20 25 30 35 40 45
Criteria Area4 Exceeds Standard Meets Standard2 Working Toward Standard1 Beginning Stage of Standard
KnowledgeArticles and notes are complete, highlighted and marked correctly. Questions answered demonstrate exceptional understanding. Shows evidence of extra work, thinking, quality and additional effort and exceptional reflectionArticles and notes are complete, highlighted and marked correctly. Questions are correctly answered showing thinking and effort. Entries demonstrate understanding of the concept and thought and is reflectiveArticles and notes are not complete, highlighted or marked correctly. Missing notes or assigned pages. Errors have not been corrected. Shows some effort but not uniform responses in articles, notes, or questions.Missing many articles and notes, not highlighted and/or marked incorrectly. Many errors in questions or in format for notes. Errors have not been corrected. Demonstrates lack of effortConceptsApplication of concepts shows evidence of depth of understanding and application is creative and diverse. Shows great depth of understanding, reflection, extra work, effort, or self-motivation to exceed.Application of concepts shows evidence of understanding and the form of application is appropriate for the concept. Demonstrates a general understanding of knowledge, effort, and creativityApplication of concepts shows evidence some understanding and attempts at application are not clear, complete, or appropriate. Shows some detail in applying knowledge but may be random examples.Application of concepts shows minimal or beginning stages of understanding. Application examples may be attempted, unclear, inaccurate, or superficial. Application page may be incompleteSkillsWritten assignments show complete thoughts, innovative uses of vocabulary or language, evidence of extended activities with extra time and effort to master content. Followed directions and explored concept in-depth and reflective ways Contains variety of information additional resources, very reflectiveWritten assignments show effort and complete thoughts. Use of vocabulary in application is appropriate and format is followed. Followed directions and demonstrates effort in written work. May include own words to explain important information. Shows reflective process and is informativeWritten assignments show evidence of some understanding but may not be expressed in an appropriate manner or may be incomplete. Parts of the assignment may be missing and minimal effort in written work is evident. Some directions not followed. Some vocabulary included. Some informationWritten assignments show the beginning stages of understanding. Incomplete thoughts or copied directly from source. Irrelevant details. Did not follow directions. Minimal use of vocabulary or explanation. Missing components; superficial effort with minimal or no information
Organization and PresentationAll sections are labeled and easy to identify. All notes, assignments and activities are completed in exceptional detail demonstrating effort and work that exceeds expectation. Notebook is creative, colorful, and neat with pictures and text. All assignments are completed on time. All notes follow correct organizational format.All sections are labeled and easy to identify. Assignments and activities are completed following directions, with detail. Notebook is creative, colorful and neat with legible writing. Includes pictures and text. All assignments are completed on time and follow correct organizational format.Sections may not be complete in labeling or marking and difficult to identify. Some Assignments and activities may be missing, lack detail, not appropriate for task directions, and/or not organized. Notebook shows some creative attempts but may lack details with pictures and text. Notebook may not have all assignments completed on time or follow the organizational formatSections show little evidence of labeling, organization or entry pages in correct order. Many assignments and activities are missing and/or incomplete. Work product shows that effort was not implemented in using color, pictures, or showing understanding of tasks. Notebook is not legible and/or attractive. Beginning to understand note taking organization.
Using Higher level questions in the Classroom
Question Wheel: Students’ choose!!!
References
http://www.primaryteachers.org/interactive_notebooks.htm
