Organizing an Essentials Student Notebook (Classical Conversations)

Here’s a walk through a student binder used in the Classical Conversations Essentials program. Hopefully seeing the pieces will help you decided what you want to include in yours and how you want to organize yours. Mine is divided into 2 binders, one for Essentials of the English Language (EEL) and one for the writing program. The writing binder includes a print out of the Student Resource Packet which is a free download from IEW with the purchase of your History-Based Writing Lessons book. I prefer my SRP 3-hole punched rather than spiral bound as some suggest. Here’s a link to the document listing what I have in my student notebook. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AfRwCDFabJywtjGEMvjVM8E7gu27DG4c69N4-Skgl4I/edit?usp=sharing Here are time stamps to skip you to places you might want to specifically look for in the video: :00 Intro & why make a student binder? 2:38 Pencil pouch 3:28 Why a deck of cards? 4:36 Folder or front pocket for English grammar trivium table & quid et quo 5:11 Section 1: Charts - Grammar Mastery Charts 5:57 EEL Scope & Sequence 6:15 Glossary of Abbreviations 7:03 The charts 9:12 Section 2: Sentences 9:47 Analytical Task Sheet 10:23 Blank diagramming page 10:44 Blank quid et quo & laminated quid et quo 11:25 Question confirmation 11:48 Sample pages - ATS, QeQ, Diagramming 12:26 Section 3: Editing (**2020 Update: The SRP is no longer a free download with the history based writing books, nor is it a required resource, so you may not have access to this page. You can find similar editing exercise sheets on TeachersPayTeachers or by doing an internet search.) 13:44 Section 4: Spelling 14:15 Section 5: Math 14:41 Writing Binder/SRP (**2020 Update: Since the SRP is no longer required with the TWSS writing books, feel free to use any binder as a "writing" binder. IEW now recommends their Portable Walls as a handy resource.) 16:52 Section 6: Vocabulary 18:44 Section 7: Writing 19:10 Symbols and abbreviations page 19:48, 20:08 Stylistic Techniques pages 21:01 Folder 21:23 Literature Response Sheet 22:18 IEW Scope and Sequence note