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Course Title: French I Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 106110 Term(s) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): None Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Career Cluster(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Health Science
Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications Hospitality and Tourism
Education and Training Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Description: This course is an introduction to French language and culture. Reading, writing, listening, and speaking are
developed through thematic vocabulary. Thematic vocabulary includes greetings, numbers, dates, time, weather,
nationalities, colors, body parts, family, activities, physical description, house, school, places, clothing, and food. Grammar
focuses on present and immediate future tenses. Students engage in a variety of activities to reinforce instruction. There is
an emphasis on speaking and writing throughout the course.

Course Title: French II Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 106120 Term(s) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): Completion of French I with 70% or higher Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Career Cluster(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Health Science
Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications Hospitality and Tourism
Education and Training Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Description: Successful students enter this course skilled in regular verb conjugation in present tense, immediate future
tense, question formation, and basic vocabulary production. Grammar focuses on the accurate use of present tense irregular
verbs, past tenses, direct and indirect object pronouns, commands, and reflexive verbs in all tenses. Thematic vocabulary
includes school, identity, family, weekend activities, daily routines, and childhood. Culture is integrated throughout the
course.

Course Title: French III Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 106130 Term(s) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): Completion of French II with 70% or higher Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Career Cluster(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Hospitality and Tourism
Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Education and Training
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) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): Completion of French II with 90% or higher Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Career Cluster(s): Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Hospitality and Tourism
Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Education and Training
Description: Successful students must be skilled in present tense formation of regular, irregular, and reflexive verbs,
immediate future tense, past tense formation, question formation, and use of object pronouns. Grammar focuses on
accurate use of previously learned tenses, as well as the subjunctive mood, future simple tense, and conditional tense.
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 listening and reading
comprehension of non-fiction material, writing and speaking in the interpersonal and presentational modes of
communication (emails, dialogs, and informative essays). Additionally, cultural comparisons are made throughout the
course.

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