High School Debate 9-12

TEACHER: Amanda Gregory

COST: $75 per month (spring semester)

RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: 9th-12th grade

MATERIALS NEEDED: a laptop/tablet and journal (online resources used for class)

COURSE DESCRIPTION: In Debate, we will continue to hone our communication skills through discourse. In the real world, people talk to one another! Being proficient in public speaking requires practice in preparing remarks and responding in real time. Students will learn how to draft "bills", support their ideas using research, spot fallacies, respond to opposition professionally, work with teammates and think flexibly. This class is geared towards gaining real world communication skills that will serve students in all types of relationships, service and work.

This class is 1 semester only. This course counts as a 1/2 credit on a high school transcript.