Shawnee Mission North High School - Indian Yearbook (Overland Park, KS)

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English Skills Studied The sophomore English depart- ment at North was extremely busy this year, as teachers and students alike worked to master the English language. The students studied grammar, improved their writing skills, and read short stories during the yearlong course. The curriculum also included a unit on how to use the library resources available to the students. A new face was added to the sophomore English department this year too, that of Mrs. Nan Whit- taker. PAGE 26 PHOTO 1. Sandy Bonewlts becomes perplexed at a daily assignment. 2. Mrs. Nan Whittaker stresses an important point of grammar in her English class. 3. A student listens intently to an English class lecture. PAGE 27 PHOTO 1. An important part of the English curriculum is reading fiction stories. 2. Mrs. Norma Bone helps a student with his homework. 2 English 27

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Experience Gained The purpose of the junior and senior English classes was to ac- quaint the student with American Literature and writing of different styles, commented Mrs. Norma Bone, head of the department. Creative and Expository Reading and Writing are included in the English studies. Besides the regular English classes, courses such as Jour- nalism, Drama, Mass Media, the Mission staff, Speech, and Debate also served as an English credit. Mrs. Bone noted that with twenty- one teachers in the department, the biggest concern was getting the students to read and write at an ex- perienced level. One of the greatest ac- complishments this year was an out- lined program. The teachers attend- ed a workshop last summer in order to plan a curriculum withoutmuch repetition, Mrs. Bone said that she would like for the classes to teach everyone to appreciate good literature, and that she hopes they enjoy communicating and using the language well. 1 E?5'S? 'Ff2'-if A- PAGE 28 PHOTO 1. Working on a theme for English, Mark McCarthy, senior, decides on which words he wants to put in his paper. 2. An assignment from an English 12 book is completed by Steve Kalnasi. 3. Students of a senior English class read part of a book provided by the teacher to prepare them for a project. 28 Junior!Senior English