Interactive Notebook--The Writing Process

I have been trying to work with students on taking notes.  I've taught them outlines and Cornell notes.  I've used graphic organizers.  This past summer I tried to think of some things I could use an interactive note-taking device.  I found some information on different foldables.  Honestly, it is so much more work to plan; however, the students were engaged with the change-of-pace.  I used this one for the first chapter in our new grammar books.

This one was easy to make.  You take three sheets of paper and cut them down the center leaving six 4.25 X 11 inch strips.  You need to use three strips.  You lay the three papers on the table staggering them approximately 1/2 or so.  The bottom is the longest (it is the layer that says "Publishing/Presenting").  Lay the middle layer on top of that but leave the bottom layer sticking out a half inch (layer two says Editing & Proofreading").  Lay the third layer on top of the middle layer again allowing the middle layer to stick out 1/2 inch and bottom layer an inch away.  This third layer says "Revise."

Now you are going to fold the three layers, while staggered, basically in half.  The middle layer folds on itself, but leave another 1/2 tag.  So now that third layer is labeled both "Revising" and "Drafting."  The bottom layer is now both "Publishing/Presenting" and the cover "The Writing Process."  These can be stapled at the top or stapeled directly into student notebooks at the top.

Each layer now opens to to allow students to take notes.  Many of the students went all out creative (should have used their beautiful copies instead of my demo!).  Others just took notes in pen or pencil, but it was neat and organized.  I'm hoping to use these more.

My fellow science teacher used this foldable and wrote the steps of the scientific process.  One could use this in religion with sacraments, fruits of the spirit, etc.