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Math Interactive Notebook. 9 th Grade Geometry Ms. Natishia Thanni Lee High School. Have you ever heard yourself say. I can't find my . . . notes, homework, old quizzes. I can't remember what we did in class yesterday. I'm sure its in . . . my locker . . . my book bag . . .
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Math InteractiveNotebook 9th Grade Geometry Ms. Natishia Thanni Lee High School
Have you ever heard yourself say . . . I can't find my . . . notes, homework, old quizzes . . . I can't remember what we did in class yesterday. I'm sure its in . . . my locker . . . my book bag . . . my room . . . I was absent last week, did I miss anything?
Keep it all together with your Interactive Notebook!
What are Interactive Notebooks? • A note taking process that allows you to record information in a personal and meaningful way. • A way for you to use teacher supplied notes to draw whatever illustration makes sense to them. • A way for you to personalize your work.
The Payoff… • Is a way for you to organize your work • Teaches you how to think • Helps you to distinguish between what you know and what you need to focus on
Interactive Notebooks … • Can be in pencil, crayon, or colored pencils • Are personal and unique • You will be allowed to doodle or draw in your notebook and still be on task!
In an Interactive Notebook, • Key ideas are underlined in color or highlighted • Arrows are used to show relationships between graphics and notes • Diagrams, sketches, cartoons, charts, graphic organizers, songs, really anything can be included
Interactive Notebooks Allow Students to… • Record information in an engaging way • Rehearse and retell information • Discuss and accept other’s ideas • Identify main ideas • Paraphrase • Transform written concepts into visuals • Become more independent thinkers
What will be in it? • Class notes, activities, and project notes • Vocabulary words, math formulas, timelines and anything else
What Students Need… • The notebook-loose leaf paper in a three pronged binder • Pencils • Ruler • Teacher supplied notes • Grading expectations
How is it Organized? 1) The Notebook has a title page 2) Table of contents 3) Teacher supplied notes 4) Student created graphics/notes
Left Side – Right Side Orientation LEFT SIDE RIGHT SIDE Right side items are things from the teacher and text to be learned… TESTABLE ITEMS …input Left side items are the students… REFLECTIONS …output
THE NOTEBOOK’S COVER Students’ notebooks should be easily recognizable to each student. My Book
Let’s Begin • Create a title page for the notebook. This includes student’s name and number, and any other information you think is important. • Number the title page #1. On the back of PAGE title page), number it as PAGE #2. Odd numbers will always on the right side pages, and even numbers will always be on the left. There will be NO blank pages. • Pages are NEVER torn out. Your notebooks must be kept neat because you will need them to study for the EOC test.
Table of Contents • This is your organizing page. • It will help me to evaluate your work and comprehension • Is an outline of their notebook and can be filled in as they go.
Grading Sheet 5 1st 6 weeks DateName of Assignment Points made Possible Grade
Labeling the Tabs • EOC Do NOW(put unnumbered paper in this section) • Unit 1(behind this section start with pg. 9) • Unit 2 • Unit 3 • Unit 4 • Unit 5 • Unit 6 • Unit 7 • Unit 8
Marking Up and Boxing In • Block in the text, make a line separating this information from other notes • Underline key concepts and circle words you need to know • Next, draw an arrow to the other side of the notebook and box in • Paraphrase your notes and create your graphics
Graphics/ Student Notes • You will draw pictures of your notes, create charts, diagrams, cartoons-- whatever they want. • I must be able to identify what is being explained.
Sample of Student Notes Ocean Ecosystems Coral Reefs Tide Pools
Sample of Student Notes Ocean Trench Ocean Ridge Estuary
Left Side 20 Right Side 21
sample re-write of class notes into left sideMISN format source: http://ideasite.net/math/ . . . in your own language!
Do they Understand It? • All information that is tested will be found in your notebooks • If you miss an item on a quiz, you will locate that info in your notebooks. You will then correct/analyze the question and rework it for additional points.
Studying with Interactive Notebooks • Read the notes. Marking up and highlighting key concepts helps them to focus on main ideas. • Paraphrasing helps you to process the information. • Studying the graphics help you to create pictures in your mind. This is a fundamental difference between good and poor readers.
What Goes in the Pockets of the dividers your the Binder? • Returned work and quizzes and any other notes
How is the Notebook graded? • Explain rubric • Conferencing-teacher and peer • Notebooks are graded every 6 weeks and collected the day of the final exam • Notebooks may be collected with or without notice, so…. you MUST have your notebook everyday.
Notebook Rubric • Notebook grades will be based on: • Thoroughness (Every page must be complete) • Organization / Neatness • Mark ups • Boxing in • Graphics
Remember… • Student work is recorded in an interactive notebook • Students are required to bring the notebook EVERY DAY • Notebooks should be well cared for, so they can last throughout the school YEAR
Test Your MISN Knowledge Can you mentally fill in the blanks below and mentally “circle” the correct words? The right side is for _______ _____. It is for input/output. (circle one) from the _________. The left side is for _____________. It is for input/output. (circle one) from the _________.
It’s that simple!!! You can do it!