William Chrisman High School - Gleam Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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'11, Mrs. Harriet Haas Mrs. Catherinejohnson English ll English Ill English IV Assembly Committee A5-You-Like-It Literary Society Reviewing the fundamentals of the English language, Mrs. Catherine Iohnson's first hour class point out the advantages of using English correctly. B.. 22

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Mrs. Barbara Audsley English lll Bearshooters n-,gr ' .K it-. 4 I 1-.J -.iii I-I V, 11:11:11: vs, N4 'Slll li .- Mrs. Ellen Bidstrup English ll, Ill Chairman Americans Abroad Committee Mrs. Sue Dishon English ll :E English background determines success What is man? What does he want? How does he get it? was the literature theme in English, for sophomores, juniors and seniors. The student was guided to considering man in general and his motivations and actions. He came to see himself in relation to a group or groups. Sophomores read the novels The Light in the Forest, Animal Farm and Silas Marner. They read the plays lulius Caesar and Pygmalion. These were read for class discussion. Different classes read other novels and plays. Some of the reading was done in groups. They present- ed panel discussions. junior English classes enjoyed team teaching in some studies of literature. Class study novels used included To Kill a Mocking bird and The Old Man and the Sea, The Scarlet Letter, Red Badge of Courage and Of Mice and Men. The Crucible, a play, was read by some students. Seniors began their study of novels by read- ing Huckleberry Finn. Other novels read were Of Human Bondage, A Separate Peace, Lord of the Flies. Plays read were Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear and Oedipus. Other books were read and analyzed by the students. Short stories, non fiction and poetry selec- tions were studied. Good writing was stressed in all classes in all grades. Writing assignments usually were on topics concerning the reading students had done. Film, opaque projectors and overhead projectors added variety and interest. Records of plays and literary selections were used in all the classes. These gave students the opportunity to hear these selections done in an excellent manner. ...S :1---on ..f -'- .'e '-..- , l V Y . lllllllll ,Jaws -4 '

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Miss LouRette Mothershead English Il Sophomore Class Sponsor Dramatics Committee ! Mrs. Palrifia Wiltlv liiglisli Ill fnglisli littfraitirt' ,,--- ' ,- Q-:-:Ja Hx A--L, If.. Miss Verna Ott English IV Chairman, Communicative Skills Assembly Committee Chairman Dramatics Committee English is basis of all knowledge Mrs. Patricia Wilde assists her English III classes discussions of To Killa Mocking Bird. i lil'