Chamberlain Vocational High School - Volt Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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English I2 Eiglish Twelfth 'Gradez The role of the English teacher has become strikingly important. ln addition to being a defender of our cultural heritage, she is a front line worker in the field of communication. Communication plays an important part in business and our daily lives. ln the senior English clases emphasis is placed on the acquisition of skills necessary for successful participation in reading, listening, speaking, writing, vocabulary-deveb opment, and an appreciation for the mass media. Ap- Q Barbara Morris and Flex Stevenson Sandra Sutton and Gwendolyn Barbour Patricia Wilson, Edward Mallow, and Mrs. Price Photographs by John Dangerfield

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English I I ENGLBH ELEVENTH GRADE Eleventh grade English stresses the importance of communications in the world today. Business and industry re- alize the need for personnel to commu- nicate freely and intelligibly. Grammar, written and 0 ral composition are stressed at this lt-vel. Emphasis is placed upon speech fword-of-mouth comnmnicationl and vocabulary study. literature study in the eleventh year consists of appreciation of writers in America, including short stories, poe- try. and the novel. .i xr 5. Nw K Howard Stowman, Gregory Barron, Charles Ball and Wade Irby

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American Hisiorg The 11th grade course in American History seeks to provide each student with a general background in the development of the United States from the Colonial' period to its present position as a world power. Major emphasis is placed on both the problems and the achieve- ments of minority groups such as black Americans, American Indians and immigrants. In examining America-fs past and present, America's future un- folds as well. Thus America's many successes are discussed, but also discused are the many problems yet unsolved, problems of race, poverty, war and the environment. Wi' j' Ja-L -riff-1 Caboveb Mrs. Messman gives more details to hold the interest of the eleventh grade class. ftop leftzj .....And it all started like this ...... Cleft? Sheila Davis gives the class her interpretation. Photographs by Eric Minor