Branford High School - Milestone Yearbook (Branford, CT)

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Mrs .lewel E. Aherns Mrs. Barbara L. Barker lndiana State College Pembroke College A.B.g M.A. B.A.g B.E. Senior Advisor 'Tennis Coach .lunior Advisor Mrs. Sheila F. Cassels Hazel P. Lorson Oberlin College American International B.A. College Dramatics Club B.A.g M.A. Sophomore Advisor Dramatics Club Freshman Advisor English The Branford High School English department is designed to give the student a well-rounded background in grammar and literature so that he may communicate properly and effectively with others. The college course contains a liberal sprinkling of topics which acquaint the student with everything from classic to contempor- ary works. The freshman year involves units in grammar 4ba- sically a review of junior high school grammarb, poe- try, and short story and essay writing. Students study everything from Homer's Odyssey to Dicken's Great Expectations. ln addition, there is a study of spelling, vocabulary, and sentence diagraming. The techniques of book reporting and reviewing are taught, and the student is encouraged to expand his reading interests. The next three years are an extension of these topics. Sophomores are required to read fulius Caesar and Silas Marner. American literature is the theme in the junior year, with The Scarlet Letter, The Red Badge of Courage, Moby Dick, and The Bridge of San Luis Rey required reading. The junior year involves an in- troduction to College Board Tests, which is continued in the senior year. English literature from Beowulf to Shawls Pygmalion is studied also. Business English follows a course similar to that of the college course. However, there is greater drill in the skills of grammar, punctuation, and sentence struc- ture, which would be used in business. This course tries to correlate with the other business courses, such as shorthand. However, the Business English also gives a strong background in other phases of English, such as literature and composition. The General English course is very similar to the college course. They follow the same course of study in literature. The major difference lies in the fact that there is less emphasis on outside reference work and grammar than College English. Mr. Zimmermann shows his Senior English students an example of an Elizabethan theatre. .IMA ygj1,m.mi-r .Al'.m1'-Ti. aS..E.l-'Wmkf wg Q