Park Falls High School - Torch Yearbook (Park Falls, WI)

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LANGUAGE ARTS (LEFT) Mike Soper gives a demonstration in Speech on how to shave (ABOVE) Bruce Lobermeier shows how to milk a cow using a saw horse and rubber glove for his model (LOWER LEFT) Mrs Neff taught sophomore English and Speech second semester (LOWER CENTER) Miss Suminski taught freshman English (LOWER RIGHT) Mrs. Sholty taught sophomore English first semester 27

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ENGLISH STRESSES COMMUNICATION (ABOVE) Mr Collins allows his junior English classes to use two of their class periods each week to work on reading and research (BELOW) Kathy Spomer discusses an assignment with Mr. Collins during one of these free hours. The English department changed its emphasis this year to concentrate on communication. Seniors read novels that dealt with social problems rather than classical literature. They discussed these books in small groups. Writing a research paper was a major project for seniors. Juniors, too, concentrated on communications. Class discussions played a major role for students learn- ing to express their ideas. Reading novels was important in learning about literature, juniors spent most of their time learning to write good structural essays. Sophomore English classes place emphasis on reading books about heroism and semantics. In a study about ballads, the students learned to write their own ballads and studied present day folk singers. Mythology and the Creek arts were emphasized in freshman English. Freshmen began their study of litera- ture by reading novels and poetry. Speech class was new second semester. Students in speech were involved in forensics and had the rare opportunity of taking over radio station WNBI for one day of broad- casting (ABOVE) Mr Burant stresses communication in senior English classes. (BELOW) Angie Dillon uses her talent in communication talking to a junior English class as part of a persuasion project

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LEARNING BASIC ENGLISH junior High English classes con- centrate on learning grammar, reading and writing. The aim of the classes is to prepare students for high school English. Students read many books, but few actual book reports are given because much of this reading is done simply for the pleasure of it. Junior High students also studied speaking skills as they tried their talents in many of the areas of forensics. Class members had a bulletin board that they could post news stories from newspapers that were of special in- terest to them or that might be in- teresting to other students. 28 (LEFT) Mr Harrington encourages his students to make frequent use of the library to improve their reading skills.