For those of you unfamiliar with Interactive Journals (IJ) here is the Reader’s Digest version of what they are:
Students are given a notebook at the beginning of a semester (or year) in which to keep notes, information,and reflections on a particular subject, say Science.
Teachers ask students to write each day in the journal. On an open page, the right side of the journal is usually for some kind of work that the students did in class, such as worksheets. The left side of the journal is used for personal reflection about the assignment: