Welcome to 8th grade Advanced English Language Arts!

This year we will be using this website temporarily until our class transitions to a platform, CANVAS. Students will be notified when we will transition to CANVAS.

Thanks, Mrs. Reichow

Class Information 2017-2018

Course focus:

Active reading
Text analysis: Analysis of literature and informational texts from varied literary periods
Writing for a variety of purposes
Effective listening, speaking, and viewing
Collaboration and discussion

Curriculum Resources and Highlights:

HMH Collections
Novels
Supplemental programs such as: Achieve 3000 and other resources

Supplies needed daily for ELA class: (all supplies can be shared with other classes unless noted with *)

Folder with pockets for ELA class *
Personal novel (DEAR Book-Drop Everything And Read)
Personal headphones/earbuds
Lined loose notebook paper
Pens (red, blue, black)
USB Drive
#2 Pencils (mechanical preferred)
Colored pencils or washable markers * (Please bring one of these items to class during 1^st week of school. These items will be left in class)
Highlighters
Post-it notes recommended *

Home-School Communication:

Best way to contact me is via email or REMIND 101 app. :)

Email Laurie.Reichow@browardschools.com

Remind 101 app

*Get class text messages periodically sent to your phone via REMIND 101 app.

To be added to text message group: go to https://www.remind.com/join/lreichow OR

Send a message from Smart Phone to be added…

Text your class code to the following number: 81010
class code: @lreichow (make sure to type @)

754 323-3200

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