Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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ln a discussion led by Mr. Buell, James Reddig answers o English as students Sue Wait, Glorita Musilek, Candy Cohn question. Arguments sometimes occur in sophomore Honors Mark Pryor and Diane Snow ditter in their views. Susan Cutting Chris Dahlberg 1 fa , 6 English class provides the students with an insight into under- Olson, Jackie Seabold, Debbie Sante and Bob Ross discover. standing the world around them, as Kathleen Shearer, Stephen Class lectures, such as this, are commonplace occurrences. iii: Henry Dahlquist William Daniels James Dankovich Barbara Darling K algae , n .x ,W .Lf 9 fi? , . . ei ' - iv r, I ,t it 1 l X

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Wg 5,34 V Making use of free study time, James fit, Loman carefully reads over his class notes. iff, ,gssg :ali . i An interesting fact is pointed out by Carl if Petersen in an oral report. x oph English opens door to understanding Seaholm's English department endeavors to initiate into its English students certain concepts and values, ultimately important in understanding their lives and being able to cope with problems they might encounter in the future. By exposing to the students famous works of literature and by teaching each student how to express himself, these goals can be obtained. Reading surveys, writing experiments, and new concepts ol grammar are the three general categories into which the English department divides itself for the purpose of teaching. This year the Sophomore English department has approached reading in c somewhat different manner. The sophomore student is exposed to contemporary works, as well as the traditional works in world literature. Julius Caesar, Silas Marner, and various books by Dickens such as The Tale of Two Cities constitute required reading. Thus, each student not only gets a taste of classical books, poetry, and plays, but he also gets a sampling of contemporary works with which a student so often is able tc associate himself and his present life. Shakespeare, George Eliot, and Dickens have led the way this year to such modern authors as Huxley, Tennessee Williams, and Steinbeck. Poetry is also included in the sophomore English program. Up-to-date works and classical pieces have opened a new world of characters, places, and con- cepts to the sophomore students. To further exemplify characters and places, Sopho- more Honors English students are required to design a bulletin board based upon these characters, scenes, and plots. Tenth grade English teachers feel that it is important, also, to teach their stu- dents how to express themselves, for as iuniors and seniors, they will often be called upon to express themselves in themes, essays, and term papers. Experience given tc the students in writing various papers is also helpful to them when they want to enter The Detroit News Scholastic Writing Contest, held approximately in the middle of the school year. This year at Seaholm a new way of learning grammar was introduced to the Sophomore English department. Although this method of learning grammar is not compulsory classroom material, many teachers have experimentally used this new syntax of English grammar, called The New English Syntax. This relatively new form of learning grammar makes use of formulas, and it has proved helpful to Sophomore English teachers and students. Paul Tobias receives his English theme from the stack held by Mr. Rodgers. Mr. Rodgers, a Michigan State student, taught under the direction of Mr. Bagg tor twelve weeks before returning to school. 'Q

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5 'Q f 3 '1 mga Sophie Mitchell, Claire Rill, Leigh Marriner, Sue Dick, and Shari Leinwand ex- change ideas and puzzle over prints of famous art masterpieces. The science-fiction writer Ray Bradbury is the subiect under consideration in this discussion group. Mark Dalton, Don Douglas, and John Zimmer find him fascinating. Phil Bennett, John Fawcett, Mile Johnston, Nancy McKinney, Wendy Osborne, and John Calver discuss. Laughing at a comment of a fellow classmate, are Karen Fremuth and Brian Partlan. Honors English students Kathy Sena, Margaret Alic, and Margaret Martens analyze art. r rrrr J 15 - as fs