No credit is awarded. IV Emphasis is on improving thinking and speaking skills through competition. Activities include declamation, extemporaneous speaking, oratory, and prose and poetry reading. In debate, students must present arguments and evidence in a highly structured format, which emphasizes research and critical thinking. Materials are taken from language arts, fine arts and social sciences.
Writing includes the critical essay.
This course helps students learn and apply skills related to news writing, editing, financing, and presentation. This course is designed for seniors who wish to take multiple English courses without repeating materials. Emphasis is on contemporary issues in modern fiction and non-fiction. This course fulfills an elective credit or graduation requirement, but not an English credit for English grade 12. This course is offered at Frederick High School.