Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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...au I ,,,, , lv . ,,,' .,.,,M,,.,..WWw WW , 4977 'I . 1 a E I. ln the wrltlng lab, sophomore Dennls Mahurln types up a story on the computer. 2. Discussing possi- ble grades with sophomore Brian Holmes ls Joyce Conner, English teacher. 3. ln the reading lab are junior Marlvlc Surnlp, junior Dung Nguyen, and junlor lssa Fakhourl, as they contlnue an assignment on verb tenses. 4. Discussing Mac- beth with students is Lynda Na- hlglan, Engllsh Department chair- person. 5. Whlle glvlng a lecture to his speech class, Wayne Read makes a very Important point about scoring points at a speech tourna- ment. iff MM.. auf-'34 Connie Barker Dale Brazil Joyce Conner Claudia Dotcherman Judy Fraschella Micheal Gorman Karen Grom Kevin Harkin Photos by Sabrina Schneweis English 89

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Teachers stress writing quality Shakespeare, Hawthorne, Poe. Their works along with the works of 20th century writers were used by Tokay's English teachers to keep the spark of what could be a boring subject alive among the students. With the largest academic department on campus, the English Department consisted of 23 teachers, all of who taught at least one English course during the day. ln order to give their students the best education possible, the teachers worked together as a team to establish the curriculum for all classes, according to Lynda Nahigian, department chairperson. To keep the teachers in- formed, the department held periodic meetings to give the teachers aid and to pass along new ideas. The meetings were taking on a new face. We were organinzing meetings around volunteer mini- Q 889 workshops and professional updates. We are trying to sche- dule guest lectures, said Mrs. Nahigian. ln addition to stimulating meetings, the English Depart- ment has been given a lift by the Area 3 Writing Project. Three of Tokay's teachers, Connie Barker, Michael Gor- man, and Samuel Hatch were recognized as experts in teaching English. All three spent a protion of their summer learning new and different methods of teaching from other expert teachers. The methods and ideas they received from the workshop were passed on to the other English teachers. Focusing on the writing pro- cess and critical thinking was the aim for English teachers this year. Mrs. Nahigian said, We are trying to betterit fthe writing processl through teacher educa- tion. by Cherie Cortez ll 4l 'i m

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