Second, notebooks are used to record recognizable feedback of previously learned material from class assignments. Third, notebooks are used to write additional practice done outside of class. Fourth, notebooks can provide valuable documentation for teachers of the students' progress in order to give grades and as a measure of the effectiveness of the teachers' instructions. More often than not, when our students study for tests, they consult their notebooks as well as their texts. Notebooks can also serve as communication tools between students and teachers.
Teachers can use the notebooks to write notes to the students concerning their progress.
All of these factors make the notebook a very useful tool for students studying at home. As with any graded aspect of a student' s work, teachers should inform students what they expect from them in their notebooks. In this way, I can see the progress they have made in keeping their notebooks and can compare this to their performances on the tests. This gives accountability to the notes, class assignments, and homework. So that students do not mix notes and assignments from other classes, I insist that students keep a special notebook just for grammar.