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Course Title: French IV Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 106140 Term(s) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): Completion of French III with 80% or higher or Open to Grades: 10, 11, 12
completion of Honors French III with 70% or
higher
Career Cluster(s): Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications Information Technology
Education and Training Marketing
Health Science Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics
Description: In order to be successful in French IV, students 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 as well as tolerance. French IV places a greater emphasis on listening comprehension and there are two
speaking/listening tests per quarter. Authentic texts include a variety of classic French texts such as the short stories of
Petit Nicolas, Le Petit Prince and French films such as Papillon.

Course Title: Honors French IV Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 106145 Term(s) Offered: Full Year
Prerequisite(s): Completion of French III with 90% or higher or Open to Grades: 10, 11, 12
completion of Honors French III with an 80% or
higher
Career Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications Information Technology
Cluster(s): Education and Training Marketing
Health Science Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics
Description: This course is designed for students who intend to take the Advanced Placement exam. It is taught as a
precursor to this exam. Students continue to explore French literature by reading and discussing several authors and their
works. Special emphasis is placed on Les Adventures du Petit Nicolas and Le Petit Prince, which serve as the students’
introduction to the French novel. Students use the target language to express their ideas, opinions and feelings at more
advanced and mature levels.

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