French I (2021-2022)

Level I French enables students to discuss the many reasons for learning additional languages and to develop an understanding of the people who speak the. The course provides opportunities to: respond to and give oral directions and commands; understand and use appropriate forms of address; ask and answer simple questions; read isolated words and phrases in a situational context; comprehend brief written directions and information; read short narrative texts; and write familiar words and phrases.

A Core 40 and Academic Honors Diploma course.

French II (2023-2024)

Level II French enables students to participate in classroom and extracurricular activities related to the language studied as well as to participate in conversations dealing with daily activities and personal interests. Students are able to: ask questions regarding routine activities; participate in conversations on a variety of topics; interact in a variety of situations to meet personal needs; understand main ideas and facts from simple texts; read aloud with appropriate intonation and pronunciations; and write simple texts such as postcards, personal notes, phone messages, and directions.

PREREQUISITE: French I

A Core 40 and Academic Honors Diploma course.

French III (2025-2026)

Level III French enables students to understand and appreciate other cultures by comparing social behaviors and values of people using target language. Students are wiling to initiate and participate in discussions concerning these cultures. Students are also able to: respond to factual and interpretive questions and interact in a variety of authentic materials; read short literary selections of poetry, plays, and short stories; complete authentic forms and documents and take notes that require familiar vocabulary and structures; write paraphrases, summaries, and brief compositions; describe different aspects of the culture, using the foreign language where appropriate; and seek help in a crisis situation and participate appropriately at special family occasions, such as birthdays, weddings, funerals, and anniversaries.

PREREQUSITE: French I and II

A Core 40 and Academic Honors Diploma course.

French IV (2027-2028)

Level IV French enables students to participate in classroom and extracurricular activities related to the language studied, such as presentations to the student body and to parent groups and taking leadership roles in language clubs. Students are willing to participate in conversations with native and advanced non-native speakers, either in their community or in the school. This course also enables students to: respond to factual and interpretive questions, interact in complex social situations, express opinions and make judgments; give presentations on cultural topics; paraphrase or restate what someone else has said; read for comprehension from a variety of longer authentic materials; write well-organized compositions on a given topic; and begin using the language creatively in writing simple poetry and prose.

PREREQUSITE: French I, II, and III

A Core 40 and Academic Honors Diploma course.

French V (2029-2030)

Level V French enables students to participate in activities beyond the classroom that could include concerts, theatre performances, community activities. Students are willing to participate in conversations with native speakers in the community and to promote among their peers, and others, the benefits of foreign study. In addition, students are able to: initiate and participate in conversations on current or past events; develop and propose solutions to issues and problems of concern to both the American culture and the French culture; demonstrate and understanding of the principal elements, etc., in authentic literary texts; create stories and poems, short plays, and skits based on personal experience; and summarize the content of an article intended for native speakers.

PREREQUSITE: French I, II, III, and IV/p>

A Core 40 and Academic Honors Diploma course.