DeLand Weldon High School - Eagle Spotlight Yearbook (Weldon, IL)

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IV Senior English students read a chrono- logical survey of English literature including Chaucer’s CANTERBURY TALES and Shake- speare’s MACBETH. In order to prepare for college English, they wrote and revised many themes and completed a major re- search paper. in The space age has not rendered the need for good expression obsolete, but has made good English essential in all occupations. English III students seek a better understand- ing and more skillful command of English through theme writing, grammar study, reports, and preparation of a term paper. Junior English classes study major Ameri- can authors in chronological order, doing outside reading in selected works. Some speech enlivens classes the second semester when students try their hands at informing, persuading, or generally keep- ing the attention of their classmates. Not all become silver-tongued orators, but many gain confidence. pte tc4 II At Christmas French II sang carols and discussed French Christmas traditions. Here a French group practices a lively carol for an assembly program.

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?%e tc6 I Dites-le en francais! This is heard often in the French classes, where students do their bit to eliminate the language barrier. Aural comprehension and speaking are emphasized. Students taking French study the language along with the customs and culture of the country. Taling, reading, and singing contribute to a better under- standing of grammar and pronunciation. Through correspondence students learn about the French firsthand. They also find out how the French youth regard the United States. Here some French I students point out the locations of their penpals homes on a map of France. Members of the freshman class spent most of their time in mastering the fundamentals of grammar and in im- proving their reading skills. Two projects of the year were the writing of autobiographies and of poems and essays entitled What America Means to Me. Sophomores expanded their knowledge of grammar and writing. Sentence and paragraph construction were added to their other skills. The class read many short stories, SILAS MARNER, and JULIUS CAESAR.

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The study of chemistry introduces the student to some of the mysteries and phenomena of science. Through the study of the chemical elements and their relation to each other, the student learns the importance of chem- istry in the progress of civilization. Physics is that field of science which deals with different forms of energy and their relation to matter. This year the physics class has studied heat, light, sound, mechanics, electricity, electronics, and atomic science. In the picture below, the class is shown performing an experiment concerning sound and its actions under various conditions. This is just one example of the type of experiments which have helped them to better understand their work.