Senior Thesis: Capstone Project
$400.00/year
Senior Thesis: Capstone Project
Schedule:
Section A:
08/18/2025 - 05/08/2026
Full Year
1.00 credits in Writing and Rhetoric
Grade 12
Taught by:
About the course
Please email Dr. Vaughan if you would like to arrange a different time later than the time listed.
Rhetoric class seniors will research and develop a topic for oral and written presentations as a capstone project culminating in judging and possible entry into the Association of Classical and Christian Schools annual Chrysostom oratory competition.
Course Objectives
The Five Canons of Rhetoric: - Invention - content, the heart of the message - Organization - arranging the content to its most powerful effect - Style - eloquent expression - Memory - orderly recall of the message - Delivery - winsome, persuasive, credible
Texts
- Rhetoric Alive Senior Thesis Student Workbook Teacher's Edition (yes, we will both have the teacher's edition) from Classical Academic Press
- Bible
Course Files
About the teacher

Dr. Christy Anne Vaughan
Dr. Vaughan holds an Ed.D. from Liberty University in Educational Leadership and serves as Secretary and Educational Consultant for Classical Christian Education International, Inc.