Interactive Notebook

Setup
Mrs. Rosenbaums Seventh Grade Advanced/STEAM Language Arts

Front Cover

Somewhere on the front cover IN SHARPIE should

be:
Your first and last name
Advanced or STEAM Language Arts
The words Interactive Notebook or the letters INB
Your class period

SECTION ONE

First page
The FIRST PAGE of your notebook should have:
Your name
STEAM or Advanced Language Arts and the class period youre here
Your schedule with period number, subject OR teachers name, and classroom
number
Your email address
The class website address: rosenbaumlanguagearts.weebly.com
The class Edmodo code: (see me for your specific class)
The class MobyMax code: (see me for your specific class)
My email address: rosenbaumk@manateeschools.net
The email addresses of two students at your table.

Second page

The second page of your INB should have

your Advanced/STEAM Language Arts
Syllabus taped into it.
I will show you how.

Third page through seventh page

At the top of the third page, write AUGUST CHECKLIST.

At the top of the fourth page, write SEPTEMEBER CHECKLIST.
At the top of the fifth page, write OCTOBER CHECKLIST.
At the top of the sixth page, write NOVEMBER CHECKLIST.
At the top of the seventh page, write DECEMBER CHECKLIST.

Eighth page

The eighth page of your INB should have your

Reading Log Guidelines taped into it.
I will show you how.

Ninth Page

The fourth page of your INB should be your First Quarter Reading Log.
Please set it up like the sample Reading Log on the back of your Reading Log
Guidelines.
(All of this needs to fit across one line.)
Date

Title

Page #s Read

Sum

Subtotal

Parent Signature

First Divider: This should be

labeled WRITING

Inferences
An inference is a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning.
An implication is a clue.
Readers read inferences. Writers write implications.
Write a three-sentence implication about one of these:
1. Your favorite sports team OR
2. Your favorite food OR
3. Your favorite holiday

Now, using your implications as relevant details, write a paragraph that will cause your reader to understand
what you are trying to imply. Be sure to write a topic sentence and a concluding sentence.
For example: Lets say these are my three implications:
4. Damian Lillard is my favorite player.
5. I used to watch home games in Oregon.
6. I love to watch my team shoot hoops.

I might write this as my paragraph:

I would love to see my favorite team play an away game here in Florida. I miss watching Damian Lillard play. I
used to watch him all the time when I lived in Oregon. It makes me so proud to watch them shoot hoops. If
someone bought me tickets, I would be the happiest fan ever.

Writing Notes: Paragraphing

(Monday,

August 29)

HOW DO WE JUDGE A WELL-WRITTEN PARAGRAPH?

A paragraph is a system of organizing related ideas.
Topic sentence (TS): The main idea being expressed
Relevant details (RD): Information that supports the main idea
Sentence variety (SV): The way we make the information interesting.
Concluding sentence (CS): Tells the reader why what you said is important; gives the big
picture.

Creative Writing: Inferences 2

Writing an implication:
A person comes into the emergency room. Why are they there? Write three
implications that would lead a reader to a reasonable conclusion. Then, write a
paragraph that implies why they are there without telling the reader outright.
Please remember to set the scene in your topic sentence, include your three implications
as relevant details, and write a concluding sentence that tells me why this scene is
important to you or why it should be important to me.

Second Divider: This should be

labeled GRAMMAR

Notes: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives,

Adverbs, and Articles
(Monday, August 22)

The text of the notes is linked on the class Weebly site under Class Handouts: Class
Notes.

Sentence Workshop 1: Nouns,

Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, and
Articles
(Tuesday, August 23 through Friday, August 26)

This Sentence Workshop is available on the class Weebly site under Class Handouts:
Sentence Workshops.

Sentence Workshop 2: Nouns,

Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, and
Articles Review

(Tuesday, August 30 through Friday, September 2)

This Sentence Workshop is available on the class Weebly site under Class Handouts:
Sentence Workshops.

Grammar Notes: Subjects and

Predicates
(Monday, September 12, 2016)

The text of the notes is linked on the class Weebly site under Class Handouts: Class
Notes.

Sentence Workshop 3

(September 13-16)

This Sentence Workshop is available on the class Weebly site under Class Handouts:
Sentence Workshops.

Grammar Notes: Phrases, Clauses,

and Coordinating Conjunctions
(Monday,

Sept. 19, 2016)

The text of the notes is linked on the class Weebly site under Class Handouts: Class
Notes.

Sentence Workshop 4

(Sept. 20-23)

This Sentence Workshop is available on the class Weebly site under Class Handouts:
Sentence Workshops.

Third Divider: This should be

labeled VOCABULARY

In-class definitions

Inference (n.) a conclusion based on evidence or reasoning

Power (n.) the ability to change reality the way you want it to be

Vocabulary Sentences 1

Please write an original sentence for each of the eight vocabulary words assigned on
August 16. These words are available on the class Weebly site under the Vocabulary
section.

Vocabulary Sentences 2

(due Sept. 23)

Please write an original sentence for each of the eight vocabulary words assigned on
September 12. These words are available on the class Weebly site under the
Vocabulary section.

Vocabulary Sentences 3

(due September 30)

Please write an original sentence for each of the eight vocabulary words assigned on
September 19. These words are available on the class Weebly site under the
Vocabulary section.

Fourth Divider: This should be

labeled STUDY GUIDES

Helping Verbs Cheer!

You can put the Helping Verbs Cheer on

the first page of the Study Guides section.