Notebook+Guidlines



=**General Notebook Guidlines:**= Your notebooks are a way of recording and collecting information given in class. They are also an indicator of your ability to organize yourself. Good organization will help you succeed in school. Your notebooks must meet the specific criteria listed below:


 * 1) Notes are to be kept in a duo-tang or sectioned binder. (Tests and quizzes should have their own section within each subject notebook)
 * 2) All notes are to be typed or written in blue or black ink. Math is the exception: it must be done in pencil (unless you are making corrections on a test or quiz).
 * 3) All notes must have the date in the upper right hand corner. If the work is to be handed in, your full name must also be written in the upper right hand corner.
 * 4) All notes are to be titled in the top center of the note. Titles must be __underlined__ with a ruler.
 * 5) All dated handouts should be placed in your notes in their proper chronological order (most recent towards the back).
 * 6) Both sides of a lined page should be used unless you are beginning a new unit or the work is to be handed in (save the trees!)
 * 7) Maps and diagrams are to be drawn in pencil and labels are to be printed. They should always have a title (underlined).
 * 8) New units should begin with a relevant title page.
 * 9) Your name, teacher’s name and subject title are the only things found on the front cover of your notebook.

=Note Taking Organization= When making notes in your notebooks, you should follow the organization set out in the following document,