Bedford Junior High School - Transition Yearbook (Temperance, MI)

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Reading, Writing Some Unusual Activities Took Place Vocabulary, diagramming sentences, and learning the parts of speech were not the only things that went on in English classrooms. Many classes were invlolved in some unusual projects that enabled students to learn while being away from the usual English class routine. Seventh graders did ethnic studies, oral demonstra- tions, and they wrote stories for the Young Authors, Writ- ing Contest. Eighth graders read The Diary of Anne Frank and Mrs. Jacelyn Brubakeris classes presented the Hsix oiclock news . In doing this, the classes broke up into groups and prepared newscasts to do in front of the class. HThe students got practice in group work and writing oral presentations, commented Mrs. Brubaker, referring to the newscasts. Ninth graders read The Tale of Two Cities and Romeo and Juliet. They also did career contracts in which students were given a list of career related assignments to complete by a certain date. The career unit helped me get better acquainted with different types of jobsfi remarked freshman Nicki McGreevy. Some ninth grade students were in the Creative Writing course. Students wrote stories, descriptive writings, and put on skits in this class. On one particular assignment, students went outside and chose a setting to do a descrip- tive writing on. Mr. John Kreuchauf, a creative writing teacher, stated, uWe have the Creative Writing courses so we can recognize an advanced course of minds? Each of these unique projects were enjoyable as well as beneficial to each individual. This isn't so hard! Seventh grader Kelly Swan learned it's not as hard as it looks to diagram a sentence in Mrs. Beverl Mazurs' lst hour nglish class. 22

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Let go! Freshman Steve Richie makes very few moves when Junior, a 55 pound reticulated python, curls around him. Easy does it! Freshman Eric Remley keeps a close eye while he juggles in Mr. Grays first hour life science class.

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I Heard It through the Grapevine! 8th graders Melissa Hudson, Allison Green, Amy Johnson, and Mary Macaro showed English really can be fun when the four presented a California raisin commercial break from Mrs. Brubakerts 5th hour English classes 6 dclock news program. Let's Hurry! Freshmen Debbie Miller and Becky Neorr worked rapidlE to complete their career contracts in Mr. Lewis Homts 5th hour nglish class. Lefs Take a Rest! Mr Lewis Hornts 6th hour Creative Writing class took a break in the public libraryts newly built gazebo after looking for exciting things to write about for their outdoor assignments. To be or Not To be? 7th Seventh Graders Christy Clegg and Jacob Grasley showed they werentt afraid to get up in front of their peers when they performed in Hamlet in Mrs. Sue Staniferts 5th hour English class.