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"Reading is the sole means by which we slip involuntarily, often helplessly, into another's skin, another's voice, another's soul."    -Joyce Carol Oates

 

School Links:

  Fremd Home Page

English Department

  Writers Week!

Conspiracy/Lit. Mag.

LaBeau Links:

  LaBeau's Home Page

Classes

E102 Update Blog

E302 Update Blog

Technology Blog

E101 Update Blog

Find Me (Here/Now)

 

 

Contact Info:  nlabeau@d211.org          847.755.2716
 

          Where to Find Me (Here/Now

About Me:
A.A. and A.S. -Harper College
B.A. in English - Northwestern University in Evanston
Secondary Teach. Cert.-Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago
M.S. in Written Communications- National Louis University, Evanston/Wheaton/Chicago
Continued Ed.-Roosevelt University
National Board Certified Teacher

In addition to teaching, my other responsibilities include:
       ●Head Men's Swim Coach

       ●Advisor to Conspiracy

       ●Technology Coach
 

Class Web Links:                                                                Downloads:
     NING SITE, click here       302 Wiki, click here  
                    Education Power Point

                        Expectations Poster    
     E404 page of links                  

      

            Grammar Ninja- What better way to learn the parts of speech than by identifying them in a sentence....ninja style?
            Grammar Girl Pod Casts -Click here to go to the archives and select what you need to learn more about for improved writing and grammar.
            Pronoun GAME - check and challenge your knowledge of pronouns on this site! Several levels and several speeds will keep anyone popping the balloons.

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My Courses, with websites

Description

Blog Links

Freshman E101 , E102- writing (grammar, organization, etc.), study skills, reading to learn, analyze and enjoy, and self-esteem for learning.

 E102 Update 08-09
E101 Update 07-08

Sophomore E201/202- dramas, short stories, poetry, novels, writing and speech  
Junior E302- American Literature from beginnings to present; writing

E302 Update 08-09

Senior E404- British Literature  
Senior E403 and 405- expository composition, with the literary term paper on a novel!  
Junior/Senior E307 Creative- Composition writing, playing with words and their functions, experimenting with different types and styles, eventually developing a plan for a portfolio  

 

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