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Course Title: French I Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 106110 Term(s) Full Year
Offered:
Prerequisite(s): None Open to 9, 10, 11, 12
Grades:
Description: This course is an introduction to French language and culture. Grammar focuses on present and immediate
future tenses. Thematic vocabulary includes greetings, numbers, dates, time, weather, nationalities, colors, body parts,
family, activities, physical description, house, school, places, clothing, and food.
Course Title: French II Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 106120 Term(s) Full Year
Offered:
Prerequisite(s): Completion of French I with 70% or higher Open to 9, 10, 11, 12
Grades:
Description: Successful students enter this course skilled in regular verb conjugation in present tense and basic
vocabulary production. Grammar focuses on the use of past tenses. Thematic vocabulary includes school, identity,
family, weekend activities, daily routines, and childhood.
Course Title: French III Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 106130 Term(s) Full Year
Offered:
Prerequisite(s): Completion of French II with 70% or higher Open to 9, 10, 11, 12
Grades:
Description: In order to be successful in this class, students must have mastered the following skills: conjugation of the
present tense including irregular verbs, object pronouns and vocabulary production. Students must be able to create and
use the passé composé with both regular and irregular verbs. This course includes a thorough review of French II grammar
and vocabulary. Students learn to balance the imparfait verb tense with passé composé and learn the passé simple (a verb
tense only used in writing). Thematic units of study include the expression of self, the role of family and relationships.
Authentic texts include classic French tales, French poetry and the story “La Belle et la Bête.”
Course Title: Honors French III Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 106135 Term(s) Full Year
Offered:
Prerequisite(s): Completion of French II with 90% or higher Open to 9, 10, 11, 12
Grades:
Description: Successful students must be skilled in past tense formation of regular and irregular verbs. Grammar
focuses on accurate use of present tense, immediate future, and past tenses. Thematic vocabulary includes identity,
family /community, everyday life, beauty, and the world. Authentic texts and audio are used for listening and reading
comprehension. The honors course places a greater emphasis on written and oral production.
Course Title: French IV Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 106140 Term(s) Full Year
Offered:
Prerequisite(s): Completion of French III with 80% or higher or completion of Open to 10, 11, 12
Honors French III with 70% or higher Grades:
Description: In order to be successful in this class, students must have mastered the following skills: conjugations and
applications of the present and past tenses, understanding of the difference between passé composé and imparfait, and
most of the object pronouns. This course reviews French III grammar and vocabulary. Students learn the future and
conditional verb tenses. Thematic units of study include health and wellness, the ideal companion, the roles of children and
parents. French IV places a greater emphasis on oral assessment and there are two speaking tests per quarter. Authentic
texts include classic French tales, the shorts stories of Petit Nicolas, Le Petit Prince and the French films “Jean de Florette”,
“Manon des Sources”, and “A la Folie? Pas de Tout”.
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