Glendale High School - Falcon Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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'. v, V4 I A 5 - f r - J Students in Mis main s Pyles' first hour English class gather around in discussion of test papers, English III, is portrayed Rose Northcutt Englirb I w v . rig . N. Velma Null Englirb III Englixb IVL I, Inav' f Eugenia Pfost Englilb III Englirb IVC just one American classic studied in by jeff Folkens, junior. Almira Probst Englixl: III Englhb IVC V' fy I 2 f -v A 0' 'x Q i' .1 ' 3 N as she observes closely. Commenting on the plot of the play, Romeo and juliel, is Mr. Beckdah l, English I teacher. szimzfsf Mi 1 4 I 'fre' revise! l . 1 I Mrs. Vi Carmen P les Englith II,I Englifb IVL

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.nges I ....--' i If , 'Q ', A great junior Clifton in Mrs. Schnedler's hour class. , . Ruth Cunningham Kay'Gooch jo Nell Campbell Leslie McMillian Englixla IVL Englirh I En mb H Englirb I mwfofd Englixh III Englifb II 5 Englub Il I Departmental 11 Coordinator f,1 ZT'i ggi ,,. :,m j..'. . V, .. mg- ,r..i-'AMT The road to mastery of the English language is a long one. The study of grammar and vocabulary, and the writing of compositions and book reports aided the English I freshmen in the use of their language. Short stories and novels, including Dicken's Tale of Two Cities, were studied in depth. Included in this year's study of poetry and plays was Shakespeare's Romeo and fuliet. English II students widened their scope by studying the literature of the world. With the aid of films and records, students gained knowledge in the field of poetry, novels, and plays. One such play was Shake- speare's juliuf Caesar. Also covered in the year's pro- gram were the medieval tales of King Arthur. Both classes learned the art .of speaking before a group by giving oral reports and speeches. y

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1 If 1f., '. 'I 0 ' 'N r r o'---'-o' was .at f . . Wm Q A i 2 ' 9 n Mrs. Velma Null explains Carmen Pyles Englifh III Englixb IVL N if J ., ,f i 'Na' Phyliss Schnedler Englirly Il Englifb III , 1 1 A e concepts of writing poetry in IVL. ' Sandra Slpringfield Grace Taylor Englirb Englirh IVC Englifly III Word Study , English III students spent the year continuing along the road to mastery of the English language. Begin- ning with the study of short stories and poetry, the students concentrated on American literature. Hack Finn, Twain's American classic, was studied in depth by the students. Time was spent reflecting on the works of a series of American writers, including Emerson and Dickinson. Later in the year, modern writers, in- cluding Steinbeck and Hemingway, were studied. In senior IVL and IVC classes there was much em- phasis on analysis of literature and practice in both ex- pository and creative writing. Word study emphasized the techniques of vocabulary building and created an interest in the English lan- guage.