Students in this class will compile and publish the school’s literary magazine. Real-world skills in organizing, evaluating, desktop publishing, fund raising, and editing will be emphasized.

This course is designed to further enhance the student’s communication skills. Emphasis is placed on speech delivery, argumentation and debate, oratory, and group presentations. The student will not compete in tournaments but rather observe and analyze political and social speeches as well as live performances. Courses must be taken in sequence.

This course is designed to integrate the critical thinker into the democratic process. The student acts as a role model and assistant coach working independently on cases and helping prepare the novice debaters for competition. Competing in three tournaments per semester is required.

This course further develops skills in communication, logic, and reasoning learned in Debate I. Students continue to refine diction, articulation, enunciation, and projection skills while applying more advanced techniques of public speaking. Students also continue to refine researching, argumentation, questioning, and rebuttal skills. Students exhibit personal responsibility through independent learning as they specialize in at…

This course is designed with more emphasis on preparing cases in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Cross-Examination Debate and competition in Student Congress and Extemp. Additional research time will be spent to gain advanced research skills. The student is required to compete in two tournaments per semester.

This course is designed to give each student an overview of forensics through the development of 37 persuasive and critical thinking skills through class activities and participation in competitive tournaments in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Cross-Examination Debate, Extemp, and Student Congress. UIL, TFA, or NFL tournament competition is at the discretion of the Director of Forensics.

This course emphasizes all speech competition events for the advanced third-year student. Students will compete in UIL competition/TFA state tournaments and serve as a role model to prepare novice students for competitive situations. Students are required to compete in three tournaments per semester (if academically eligible).

This course emphasizes advanced poetry, prose, dramatic and humorous literature, duet acting, and original oratory. Students will compete in UIL contests and TFA state qualifying tournaments. Students are required to compete in two tournaments per semester.

This course is an introduction to the analysis and performance of poetry, prose, dramatic and humorous literature, duet acting and original oratory. Students prepare for UIL competition and TFA State qualifying tournaments. UIL, TFA, or NFL tournament competition is at the discretion of the Director of Forensics.

In this course students are expected to identify, analyze, develop, and evaluate communication skills needed for professional and social success in interpersonal situations, group interactions, and personal and professional presentations.