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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

Technology Blog

Find Me (Here/Now)

Previous Years:
E102 Update Blog
E302 Update Blog

E101 Update Blog

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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:
        ●Advisor to Conspiracy

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

     Expectations Poster           102 web page of links                      Education video lecture
     E404 page of links             Writers Week 18 ppt     

      

            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

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

see previous years

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

see wiki discussions
and previous years

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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