Capstone Project
$200.00/Semester
Capstone Project
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08/21/2023 - 05/10/2024
Fall Semester
1.0 credits in Humanities & Electives
Grade 12
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About the course
This course is worth 1 of 2 high school credits - the Christ-centered Educational Methods Part I and Part II classes together earn 1 credit and this lab earns 1 credit with Capstone Project of 10-16 pages (double spaced, 12 point Times New Roman).
Companion class to be taken as a prerequisite or concurrently:
Christ-Centered Educational Methods Part I and Part II. Students will also need to register for Capstone Project Part II for the spring semester.
Alternatively, the Capstone Project/Senior Thesis course can be taken as a standalone for 1 credit (.5 credit per semester).
Grading rubric:
The capstone project is weighted: weekly written work in the workbook 30%, discussions 30%, 40% capstone project paper.
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
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.