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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 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.
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 Open to 10, 11, 12
of Honors French III with 70% or higher Grades:
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) Full Year
Offered:
Prerequisite(s): Completion of French III with 90% or higher or completion of Open to 10, 11, 12
Honors French III with an 80% or higher Grades:
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.
Course Title: Advanced Placement French V Credit Value: 1.0
Course Number: 106155 Term(s) Full Year
Offered:
Prerequisite(s): Completion of French IV with 90% or higher or completion of Open to 11, 12
Honors French IV with an 80% or higher Grades:
Requirement(s): Students are required to complete the designated Advanced
Placement exam at their own expense (2018-2019 cost $94).
Description: In order to be successful in this class, students must have mastered most tenses in the indicative, the
subjunctive, relative pronouns and advanced conversational skills. This course will introduce the student to the plus-
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