Cooper High School - Talons Yearbook (New Hope, MN)

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senior english teachers prepare studentsh goals As +he senior year began. eighf hundred and for- Jry-ero sfudenfs were confronfed wiJrh Geoffrey Chaucer. speed reading. Macbe+h, and TweIHh Night Woe +o Jrhose who were no'r able +0 main- Jrain +he fasf pace which was esfablished by Jrhe creafive senior English s'rahc. The class of '69 suffered Jrhrough Jrhe Jrrials and fribulafions of preparing panels. +erm papers. Jrhemes for lab. and readings for small group. which were only! Jrhe beginning for +hose who would be aHend- ing college. To many, +he goals required were no+ worfh Jrhe effort buf Jrhose who did achieve knew Jrhe value of +ha+ achievement Mrs. Sandvicl: Mr. Sullivan Mr. Swanson i. $1 ? g. - Dan Anderson, Bruce Meese and Tom Masfers exchange Mr.Swensen Mrs.Zabel philosophical views on pohhcs In +he resource room. 224nglish

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english II is authorship, symbolism and subject Wifh an emphasis placed upon symbolism and +heme, +he junior English class sfudied Hie de- velopmenf of American liferafure. Major works from Jrhe Colonial Period up +0 +he present such as The Scarle+ LeH'er. Our Town' and Deafh of a Salesman, were discussed and evaluafed as +0 confen+ and sfrucfure. EHechive large groups. such as a psychedelic presen+a+ion creafing +he exis+en+ialis+ mood of He +wen+ie+h cenfury. aroused sfudenf inferesf. By +he aid of a federal grant four hundred sfudenfs were able +0 af- +end a performance of Arfuro UiI a+ +he Tyrone Gufhrie Theafer in early Oc+ober. This play was a preview for Hue performance +ha+ was +0 be sen+ +0 New York. Mr. Hollisi'er Mrs. Gannon Mr. Phillips Vi -.: Miss Kludf Mrs. Niemela english-Z I

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One of Jrhe many facilifies of +he IMC '5 H1 l' + . ' ' of Deaih ofa Salesman foriunior English. e IS emng lab. Here Barb Helle hsfens +0 a +ape Mr. Cunningham Mr. Norion man and symbolization explored and produced , ' Humanify sfudenfs examined +he nafure of +he nan common man +hrough diHeren'r media. They found him +0 relafe +0 God and +0 +he Jtragic view of life. +he sfafe. sociefy. and +0 his search for meaning. +hrough such works as Death of a Salesman. Eu+hyphro. The Oxbow Incident and Crime and Punishment Oral presenfafions, panel discussions. and impromp'ru disserfafions were given by speech sfudenfs +0 develop +heir speak- ing skills. By producing +heir own plays. drama s+uden+s became acquainfed wi'rh +he various as- pec+s o1c +he +hea+er and He sfage. Journalism and creafive wri'ring classes invesfigafed +he va- rious forms of seIf-expression. and +hen crea+ed +heir own works. Miss LuHre Wifh a single emphafic gesfure. Gail Van Buskirk em- phasizes +he salienf poinf of her speech. dramaAumanHiesHournaIismkpeech-23