Roosevelt High School - Rohian Yearbook (Virginia, MN)

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Miss Ellen Korpy's Knglit«h class listens to an interesting discus- sion on Chaucer s works. English Builds Communication Skills Teaching infinitives and gerunds to her junior English classes is all part of Miss Larsen’s job. 10

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Mrs. Corrine Spector corrects themes for her sophomore English classes. Placing grades in her gradebook is part of the day's work for Miss Eileen Willms. Grammar, vocabulary and literature compose each year of English at VHS. Correct grammar in writing and speaking will be helpful to students throughout their lives. Parts of speech, spelling and usage are all included in this unit. An important building block for the future is the vocabulary. A student can broaden his knowledge by using the daily vocabulary words taught at VHS. Literature plays a very important role in English classes. The sophomore thoroughly studies short stories, novels, plays and poetry. A junior year of English emphasizes United States literature, fi- nally, the third year of English course combines all types of literature to help the seniors prepare for the future. Writing and reading are two other fields that are included in the three years of English. Themes, essays, paragraphs and term papers take vocabu- lary words and grammar rules and put them into good use on a finished paper. Fiction, non-fiction and biographies are read during a full year of English. Students comprehend the material and express opinions in a hook report.