Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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English Stresses Reading and Writing Part of English 11A: paragraphs. learning to write good In our senior year we take into consideration our future plans as we choose our English courses. Seniors planning to go to college take Writing Laboratory, a semester course in composition stressing the mechanics of punctuation, sentence structure, para- graphing, and documenting a term paper. The study of the Bible gives us a richer background by providing a better understanding of the greatest collection of all literature. In the first semester we study the history of the Jewish people; in the second semester, the life of Christ. In the junior year pupils may take English 11 A, a combination of the study of American literature and grammar. To aid us in our study of American literature, we listen to many fine recordings of American poetry. Dramatizing Biblieal scenes helps us visualize Biblical times. By organizing outlines in Writing Lab., we improve our themes. 24

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Rachel Fisher discusses a defense mechanism chart in Effective Living. Effective living (above) is a course con- :erned with social ad- justment and the study Df personal problems ind their solutions. study of basic psy- chology is strengthened ay use of films, :harts, discussions, ind lectures. A study of the city map — a part of the in-class study in Driver Education. 23

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Painting scenery and props, dramatic students prepare for the presentation of Teahouse of the August Moon. And Speaking Seniors interested in speech can take Radio Workshop, in which we prepare programs to be broadcast on both local radio stations, WCMR and WTRC. Another aspect of speech work is dramatics. Two courses are offered in the study of drama and of the interpretation and production of plays. Members of Radio Workshop participate in a drama given during .National Education Week. Linda Burnham making a speech: the introduction, the delivery, the criticism.