Writing and Presentation

Written Communication and presentation skills are essential elements to this course. Students will learn, practice, and use these skills in both English and History.

Quarter 1 Focus

  • Literary Devices

  • Figurative Language

  • Response to Literature

Quarter 2 Focus

  • Narrative

  • Historical Narrative

  • Short Story

  • Poetry

  • Formal Letters

Quarter 3 Focus

  • Argumentative

  • MLA Format

  • Persuasive Techniques

  • Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

  • Fallacies of Logic

  • Debate/Mock Trial


Quarter 4 Focus

  • Informational

  • Speech

In addition to these areas of focus, students learn valuable presentation skills through our History projects. Each project requires some type of presentation. Presentations might be in the form of Google Slides, Prezi, Video, Podcast, or other multimedia. Project teams prepare for these presentations by conducting research, using proper MLA citations, writing scripts, using graphic organizers, and other types of informal writing.