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.