0048_Bloomington High School, The Gothic, 1966, Page 44

Description:	creative writingadded last semesterthis year second semesters of various courseswere added to the curriculum. Especially popularwas the additional semester of Advanced Grammarand Composition which centered on creative writing. The amateur authors wrote short stories, poetry, and even attempted a novel under the guidance of Mrs. Mary Forester and Mrs. Virginia Elkin.Seniors in world and English literature learned fromthe ancient classics, Beowulf and the Iliad, as wellas modern works by Nobel Prize winning authors.Dramatics classes presented a one-act play, Teapot on the Rocks, individual monologues, andgroup skits in their little theater in their room 333and the new auditorium. Along with learning toproject characterization on stage, the studentslearned how to do make-up, stage lighting, andstudied the history of the theater. The SCAP classes,with students from grades 10-12, coordinated English and social studies while reading All Quiet onthe Western Front, Castaway, Knights Gambit,The Great Gatsby, and other works from the 1920s.In their expanded modern facilities the publicationsstaffs continued to produce the Optimist and theGothic. This year the News Bureau broadcast aweekly BHS news show on Thursday evenings onWTTS.MR. JOEL MARSH presents a humorous reading for his speechclass. In addition to sponsoring the speech and debate teams,Mr. Marsh also participates in IU dramatic productions.MR. LOREN CARMICHAEL answers a question on the structure of Our Town fromone of his junior English students during their study of contemporary Americandrama.44
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Collection:	Bloomington High School

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