Watseka High School - Watchekee Yearbook (Watseka, IL)

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English I1 students take notes as Mrs. Bard lectures on a literature selec- tion . 5 3 ! I. I 5' 3 . , 1-.. 94 , Qa- ,' 1 ,. Preparing for their future, business communications students practice writing letters . - College-botmd seniors enjoy the re laxed atmosphere of English IV. C QD 55 ,hm , R 5 1 English 29

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Reading, Riting And Rhetoric Juniors also met a new cur- riculum addition, the popu- lar novel THE CHOCOLATE WAR, a study of conformity and its pressures on the in- dividual. Some juniors chose to take the business English course, Modern Communi- cations, with its emphasis on business letter writing, grammar review, and job opportunities . Mrs . Jacobs' English IV classes were interested in preparing for college and studied theme style, Speed Reading patterns , and clas- sic British Literature. ln an effort to expand communica- tion skills, the senior Eng- lish students read and evalu- ated the paragraphs of freshmen students, offering suggestions and questioning writing that was unclear in meaning or purpose.

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In an attempt to create a Spanish at- mosphere, sophomore students wear Spanish hats and read Spanish comic books. Spanish III students discuss their homework with Senor Harkins .