Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of students and parents.

1. Why do I have to have two spiral notebooks?
2. What is an Interactive Notebook?
3. What does an Interactive Notebook look like?

Why do I have to have two spiral notebooks?

One is to take back and forth from class to home. One is to keep in school as
your Interactive Notebook.

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What is an Interactive Notebook?

Your Interactive Notebook will be your best friend at Regents time! In it you
will keep all your notes, tests, reflections, vocabulary, writings; in short,
everything you do in English 11 class will be saved. You keep it in Rm. 210.
You  will add to it almost every day. You will be able to use it to prepare
for tests, Socratic seminars, and eventually, for your ELA Regents Exam.

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What does an Interactive Notebook look like?

What is the purpose of an Interactive Notebook?

	The purpose of the Interactive Notebook is to enable you to be a creative,
independent thinker, writer, and learner.  Interactive Notebooks will be used
for class notes as well as other activities where you will be asked to express
your own ideas and process the information presented in class.


What materials will I need to create an Interactive Notebook?

_ A spiral notebook, college-ruled, 70-100 pages (preferably 11� X 9�)
_ A folder included in the notebook for handouts/assignments not done in the
notebook
_ Markers, colored pencils, scissors, Scotch tape, Glue sticks (You should
also have all of these materials at home or bring them home each day so they
are available to you.)


Your Interactive Notebook has two sides:


The LEFT Side �
We process and explore new ideas on this side:
_ Questions/predictions
_ Previews
_ Express opinions and feelings
_ Homework
	The RIGHT Side � 
We put new information on this side:
_ Class notes
_ Discussion notes
_ Reading notes
_ Film notes
_ Handouts with new information
_ Graphic Organizers
_ Newspaper/magazine articles

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