Grade 11
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.
Read More about Oral Interpretation II.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.
Read More about Oral Interpretation I.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.
Read More about Communication Applications.This course will fulfill the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum requirements for Theory of Knowledge. This course challenges students to reflect critically on diverse ways of knowing and areas of knowledge, and to consider the role which knowledge plays in the global society. This course is meant to encourage students to become aware of themselves as…
Read More about Theory of Knowledge.This course will fulfill the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum requirements for Group 1 Language A. The English Language and Literature course aims to develop students’ appreciation and use of the English language through the study of literature, as well as non-fiction texts. Students develop their reading, writing, and speaking abilities in a variety of contexts,…
Read More about IB English III Language and Literature HL (Year One).This course will fulfill the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum requirements for Group 1 Language A. This rigorous pre-university program will draw from the literary heritage of English in addition to offering the international perspective of world literature. Students will read works selected from IB recommended reading lists and will demonstrate oral and written competencies based…
Read More about IB English III HL (Year One).The United States Academic Decathlon® is a ten-event scholastic competition for teams of high school students. Each high school enters a team of nine students: 3 Honor students (3.80 – 4.00 GPA), 3 Scholastic students (3.20 – 3.799 GPA), and 3 Varsity students (0.00 – 3.199 GPA). The theme of study changes each year.
Read More about Independent Study: Academic Decathlon.This writing course is designed especially to challenge the imagination and creativity of the student by encouraging spontaneity of expression by increasing awareness of the power of language, and by refining the individual original characteristics of language style in such literary types as short stories, poetry and nonfiction writing.
Read More about Creative / Imaginative Writing.This course offers an opportunity to read and explore several literary works by and/or about women. The poems, stories, essays, and novels covered in this course provide valuable insights into the changing role of women in literature and offer a sharply focused perspective on what it means to be a contemporary woman.
Read More about Literary Genres B: Women’s Literary Voices.This course explores the creative ideas that have shaped our culture from the Ancient Greek Pre- Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, to the twentieth-century existentialists. With the core consisting of Western ideas, time will also be devoted to exploring our parallels with Asian and Middle Eastern philosophies. The student’s thinking skills will be sharpened through lecture…
Read More about Literary Genres C: Philosophy.