Harlem High School   1 Huskie Circle    Machesney Park, IL     61115

                                                                                                   A room with a view!

     Welcome to W164 at Harlem High School.  I am thrilled that you are visiting.  As you read through this page, you will discover that your children are involved in many creative, interesting, and educational activities.
      On this site you will be informed about the curricula of the two English classes I am currently teaching.
      If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me at 654-4511 or at eletourneau@harlem122.org.

Promoting Life-Long Learning

Harlem Consolidated Schools believes in academic excellence as evidenced in the banners adorning our beautiful high school Commons.  
My mission as an educator of young adults is to instill a feeling of pride and confidence in my students and their abilities to reach their full potential as individuals and as contributing members of society.
Ellen Letourneau, English Educator

                            The calm before the storm!

English 12 is an elective class which is offered to those seniors who would like to prepare for college English courses.  Students will learn to analyze challenging literature through reading, discussing, and writing about the works of British authors from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 20th century.

Since this is the final English class for many of my students, I hope our work together will be interesting, instructive, and fun.  Our discussions will attempt to link the literature of the past with the lives they live in the present.

      English 12 Curriculum                   "Find what is good and true in your life as it is now."  

British Literature - including but not exclusive

Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales, Macbeth, Paradise Lost, Gulliver's Travels, A Tale of Two Cities, Frankenstein, Pygmalion, 1984

Writing/Research

Research paper in connection with literature        Group research project                                            Grammar as prescribed from writing samples                                                                                                                                      

English 10 Accelerated          Curriculum                 

"The two most important things in life are an      education and a friend."

Writing:   essay tests, research paper in MLA format Grammar: mechanics, and spelling                  Literature: Novels -    The Chosen, Native Son        Short Stories and Poetry in Language of Literature   Drama - Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and A Midsummer Night's Dream  Multi-media researched Power Point Presentation done in cooperative groups 

My English 10 and English 10 Accelerated students will begin the school year by reading and responding to a number of short stories - many in the science fiction genre.  These stories are as varied and interesting as the students who will be reading them!

A community of learners

When we work together towards a common goal, we all win.

Letourneau's Learning Locale

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Last revised 08/05/04