Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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ll iM M English offers elective in diverse literary area High school English proved to be more than just basic spelling and vocabulary. Through the years, the course deepened to unfold such areas as grammar and literature. Freshmen began the year posed with reading selections from such classic literature as Charles Dickens Great Expectations as well as short stories from various classical periods. The second semester invited freshmen to study ancient Greek mythology in detail as well as poetry and drama, which included Romeo and julietf' Moving into the sophomore year, students strove to put together a thesis, introduction, body and conclu- sion into the prevailing five paragraph paper. Students indulged in such well known English literature as john Knowles A Separate Peace and Harper Leis' To Kill a Although not well liked by many sophomores, extensive grammar and composition work was given in preparation for the upcoming junior The study of American literature from colonial times to the present was the order to all junior English Hamlet and Macbeth students. I learned a lot on how to existentialist philosophers. analyze a story and pick out the dif- ferent aspects it has to offer, said junior Paul Gregory. Referred to as the focal point of junior English, students were asked to put their previously learned writing skills into the important junior term paper. Drama rounded out the year with the study of Death of a Salesman and Our Town. Bringing together all they had class.PhotobyjimTomforde. ,, V T31 gf 1,455.- C i 3 2 all r We ..- ,,. .mwww Presentations before the class are one method of teaching utilized in many academic classes. Sophomore Phyllis Berkeley recites her English report. Photo by Taylor Stout. Accoutered in all the garb necessary for their skit, Seniors Catherine McGarry, Elizabeth Deverter, and Kelley Didion perform for an English IV audience. Photo by Taylor Stout. learned in previous years sei began the year with the study Greek tragedies and philosop such as Plato and Aristotle v classical literature was brought peak with the study of Shakespe Senior English students were troduced to World War II liter and names such as Ibsen and Ca Philosophy added deep thc and reasoning to the Seniors curriculum. I liked philosophy best. I think, said Senior john P1 It makes you stop and reason things logically, he added. 1:U by john? Skits helped students show their tions to their classmates. Tim Coffey and Landa perform for their first period

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English offers electives I I in diverse literary areas Equipped with an array of pens, an abundance of paper and the im- aginative thoughts of a practiced novelist, the student is prepared to face the work of the Creative Writing class taught by Mrs. Ioanne Iernigan. Creative Writing gives you a chance to express yourself and opinions that you normally wouldn't, observed Senior Marc Magness. While Creative Writing teaches students how to improve their writing, the reading classes of Miss Dorothy Palumbo instruct students on more efficient use of their reading skills. Reading Improvement, Reading Better reading is a basic skill that benefits all students. Freshmen Beckie Robbins and Col- leen Kain check over an exciting copy of Hot on Wheels during their reading class. Photo by Doug Whitehead. Study Skills and Reading Develo ment are all designed to increa reading ability. I feel it is a good program sa Miss Palumbo. The students come here thinking this is a blow o which it's not, but they soon reall how much they can benefit from tl class, Substituting in the place of regul English for many juniors and senioi the Comparative Novels class of M1 Vicky Martin, offered a variety books at the pace of one per week I enjoy reading a lot, and at tl same time, I'm trying to earn son credits to possibly graduate early ' rr commented junior Cathy Ortloff ' i by Doug In-depth studies on classic and novels were made in Comparative Senior Shanna Neff enjoys Ayn Rands tainheadf' Photo by Taylor Stout j , 5