Grades 9 – 12

Critical Thinking

1. Quantitative Skills- clarity, accuracy, precision, logic, coherence, and correspondence
2. Qualitative Skills- relevance, significance, ethos, and meaning

Critical Analysis

1. Elements of Analysis
   1. interpretation (message or theme)
   2. perspective (statements and assumptions)
   3. evaluation (effectiveness and implications)
   4. conclusions (reasoning, judgments)
2. Literary Analysis- What writers use as tools to create a special effect, provide information, and provide understanding
3. Rhetorical Analysis- Linguistic tools writers use to convey meaning and construct arguments

Research Skills

APA and MLA writing formats, scholarly resources, factual evidence, reasoned conclusions

Speaking Skills

Accuracy, active voice, brevity, clarity, conciseness, congruence

Research Writing

1. Types of research writing
   1. Academic- descriptive, analytical, persuasive, and critical
   2. Essay- expository, narrative, and argumentative
   3. Reports- technical, presentations, and journals
   4. Scientific- objective

Debate

1. Opening Statements
2. Arguments and Counterarguments
3. Rebuttals
4. Cross-Examination
5. Summation