Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

*To gain confidence in speaking and organization 
*Understand all the basic ideas of debate and rhetoric
*Gain deeper understanding of literature through debate
* To communicate effectively through speaking, thinking adroitly and responding fluently
* Improve memory retention and organizational skills
* Gain confidence and poise in oral presentation
* Expand vocabulary and word usage
*To gain deeper understanding of the nuances of literature

Longtime teacher of literature for both middle and high school students. Founder and former coach of an award-winning Speech and Debate team that competed at local, state and national levels, long-time speech judge for local, regional, national speech events for NCFL and National Speech and Debate Association, former teacher of high school debate and rhetoric, art history, literature, and AP Language and Composition.

Homework Offered
Students will be required to read the portions of the text we will be considering for the upcoming week.
0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
I will be in touch with learners and parents throughout the course to give feedback on student progress.
Grades Offered

Gardner’s Art Through the Ages
What is a Masterpiece?  Sir Kenneth Clark
Artists on Art, Ed. Robert Goldwater
Principles of  Art History: The Problem of Style in Later Art by Heinrich Wolfflin
The Story of Art by E.H. Gombrich