Park Falls High School - Torch Yearbook (Park Falls, WI)

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LITERATURE ANALYSIS (ABOVE) Mr. Collins. Senior English teacher, also advises the Kardnal and Torch Staffs. (BELOW LEFT) Senior English students meet second and fifth hours. Vicki Stacker finds that listening and taking notes helps when writing an essay or a test.

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ENGLISH INVOLVES The primary interest of the Journalism Class is to publish the school newspaper, THE KARDNAL This being the second year of Journal- ism class, both first and second year met together. First year students were educated in basic news and feature writing, advertising areas, and general basic writing of a paper. Second year students are involved in all phases of editing a paper. These people are also the editing staff of the Kardnal. A small unit in broadcasting was also presented to Journalism students. This con- sisted of giving a 1 3 hour news program in class, enabling students to a better understanding of communications. The basic point of the second semester speech class is simply to speak in front of an audience. The types of speeches range from informal to specifically formal. Another format of the speech class is to take over the Radio Station for a day to enable students to be more able in the communication field. The thematic approach was this years emphasis in the Engl ish departments. Equal stress was placed on literature, composi- tion and oral skills. Freshman classes were concerned mainly with learning the basic skills of Eng- lish. Unit work was done on analysis and reading of literature. The basics of writing paragraphs and essays was a feature point. Also presented was an area of oral skills enabling the student to realize the values of communication. (BOTTOM LEFT) The Sopho- more English class finds reading and concentrating two different things. Dealing mainly with World Literature, the Sophomores had various units con- cerning human interests in this aspect. Social Concerns, Heroism, Love, Reality and Illusion, and Human Weakness were the individual units presented. Each unit dealt primarily with reading of the literature, reporting orally, and vocabulary skills. An indepth study of world literature and culture was emphasized in the Junior Class. Concentrating on the thematic approach, the first semester was based on Puritanism, Idealism, and Social Problems. Man's desire for success, man's morbid side, and man's identity was discussed sec- ond semester. Senior English was not a required course this year, but was primarily for col- lege bound students. Being a college pre- paratory class. Senior English dealt with indepth writing and language skills. This enabled the students to prepare their advanced structured composition, term paper, and essay exams. Oral presenta- tions were an important unit, concerned mainly with individuals. (UPPER RIGHT) Mr Burant. teacher of Junior English and also has led the Junior Varsity basketball team through a very successful season. (CENTER) Miss Hagen, a teacher for two years at Lincoln, now teaches Senior Psychology and also instructs the Fresh- man English Classes. (BOTTOM RIGHT) Mrs. Bennett, a new- comer to Park Falls and to Lincoln High School, is the Sophomore English teacher and also is the cheerleading advisor (FAR UPPER RIGHT) Faith Hartway. Linda Papke. Alice Petlock. and Barbara Vuchetich prepare a sample of a brace right news page in Journalism class. This was one of the many steps in learning how to assemble a good newspaper (FAR LOWER RIGHT) Mary Schwartz. Cathy Audorff. Jen Lucas. Sherri Altman, and Barbara Vuchetich discover that operating a camera is not as easy as some people think. I 22

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A PANORAMA OF ENGLISH (ABOVE LEFT:) Mr Harrington teaches Junior High Eng- lish and Social Studies (ABOVE RIGHT) Mrs Johnson instructs Junior High Eng- lish students (BELOW:) Junior High students learn the importance ot literature Much free time is devoted to leisure reading Mrs. Johnson and Mr. Harrington, together make up the Junior High English team. Through literature and grammar the young students are being prepared for future years. Literature is the big thing in Junior High. It is here that the Junior High students learn about the customs of other countries. People and government, once a very unknown subject, soon make the students realize the differences in our world. Grammar, which is important for people in our world to communicate with is taught and shown to them. It is shown to them through different ways such as plays, skits, and other things to make it fun but also educational. Without a good background in gram- mar and literature, the future learning pos- sibilities will be hampered. Therefore, Eng- lish is an important course in the Junior High.