The Composition class is reading The Bridge to Teribithia and watching both the Disney version and the 1985 version. While they finish reading and viewing, we’re creating lessons for next year’s Composition class. We watched One Fish Two Fish Duo Finals, from NCFCA. Several of the students in our Co-op participate and compete with NCFCA. Our class is going to prepare lessons around specific topics relating to Speech and Debate. Why? Kids preparing for a speech or debate apply the same skills as in composition.
I don’t have any background with Speech and Debate. Last year, students recruited me as a judge. I watched several training videos before the competition. I don’t know very much. However, the quality of the debates I judged were excellent. Your family may want to see if there is a NCFCA group near you. In any case, this year’s Composition class is exploring the idea of Speech or Debate in terms of a composition exercise. I’ll keep you posted.
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