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WORLD
LANGUAGES
French
1
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: French 1, 2, 3, 4 AP, 5 AP.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: None.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Conventional.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course focuses on the skills of listening,
speaking, writing, and reading. French culture is also studied.
The course may help students improve their English grammar,
vocabulary, and spelling. In-depth projects may be assigned
to supplement regular homework. Students in French 1 are required
to purchase a workbook costing not more than fifteen dollars.
French
2
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: French 1, 2, 3, 4 AP, 5 AP.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Consent of instructor.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Conventional.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course continues the development of vocabulary
learned in French 1. Other language and cultural topics are
presented. There is increased emphasis on using French for classroom
communication. Students in French 2 are required to purchase
a workbook costing not more than fifteen dollars.
French
3
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: French 1, 2, 3, 4 AP, 5 AP.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Consent of instructor.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Conventional.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course completes the basic French sequence.
Students increase their knowledge of vocabulary, grammar, and
the French-speaking world. Students develop improved communication
skills in listening, reading, speaking, and writing. Each student
is expected to use French in class and to be an active participant
in all activities. Students in French 3 are required to purchase
a workbook costing not more than fifteen dollars.
French
4 AP - Indexed Course (Weighted)
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: French 1, 2, 3, 4 AP, 5 AP.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Must qualify for, or be invited for admission
to an indexed course in this academic department. For specific
information on indexed courses, see the handbook section titled ‘GRADE
POINT AVERAGE INDEXING’.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Conventional.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is comparable to a third or fourth
semester college course in advanced French composition and/or
conversation. It stresses development of communication skills
which are useful in any career. Basic grammar is reviewed and
refined. In addition to typical materials, current videos, newspapers,
and magazines are used. Course work is a good foundation for
taking the Advanced Placement French language exam. Students
in French 4 AP may be required to purchase a workbook costing
not more than fifteen dollars.
French
5 AP – Language-Literature (Weighted)
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: French 1, 2, 3, 4 AP, 5 AP.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Must qualify for, or be invited for admission
to an indexed course in this academic department. For specific
information on indexed courses, see the handbook section titled
‘GRADE POINT AVERAGE INDEXING’.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Conventional.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is comparable to a fifth or sixth
semester college course in French literature. The students will
read one or more works of required authors while analyzing prose,
and poetry both orally and in writing. The fifth year course
is extremely challenging as it requires a high level of language
ability as well as a considerable amount of reading and usage
of analytical skills. Students may be required to purchase a
workbook costing no more than fifteen dollars.
German
1
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: German 1, 2, 3, 4 AP.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: None.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Conventional.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course teaches the basic skills of listening,
speaking, writing, and reading in German. Basic language patterns,
pronunciation, and vocabulary are practiced in class and at
home. The course also deals with the geography of German-speaking
countries and the life and customs of the people who speak the
language. Students compare and contrast German and native cultures.
The course may help students improve their English language
skills. Students in German 1 are required to purchase a workbook
costing not more than fifteen dollars.
German
2
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: German 1, 2, 3, 4 AP.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Consent of instructor.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Conventional.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course continues the development of German
language skills. Pronunciation skills learned in German 1 are
improved. Additional basic language patterns, vocabulary, and
cultural topics are presented. German 1 and German 2 can provide
basic survival skills in German-speaking situations and are
a good foundation for further study. Students in German 2 are
required to purchase a workbook costing not more than fifteen
dollars.
German
3
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: German 1, 2, 3, 4 AP.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Consent of instructor.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Conventional.
COURSE OVERVIEW: In this course students improve their language
ability in German. Selected grammatical and cultural topics
are studied. The latter may be from the fields of European geography,
German art, music, literature, history, current events, government,
and daily life and customs. The course provides practice aimed
at improving the students' comprehension and usage of the spoken
and written language. Students in German 3 are required to purchase
a workbook costing not more than fifteen dollars.
German
4 AP - Indexed Course (Weighted)
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: German 1, 2, 3, 4 AP.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Must qualify for, or be invited for admission
to an indexed course in this academic department. For specific
information on indexed courses, see the handbook section titled ‘GRADE
POINT AVERAGE INDEXING’.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Conventional.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is comparable to a third or fourth
semester college course in advanced German composition and/or
conversation. It stresses development of communication skills
which are useful in any career. Basic grammar is reviewed and
refined. In addition to typical materials, current videos, newspapers,
and magazines are used. Each student is expected to use German
in class and to be an active participant in all activities.
Students in German 4 AP may be required to purchase a workbook
costing not more than fifteen dollars.
Latin
1
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Latin 1, 2, 3, 4 AP.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: None.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Conventional.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course presents the skills of understanding,
reading, and writing Latin. The student reads and translates
elementary Latin materials and writes simple Latin sentences.
Roman life and mythology are presented. Vocabulary and word
derivation are emphasized. The course may help students to improve
their English vocabulary, grammar, and spelling. Students in
Latin 1 may be required to purchase a workbook costing not more
than fifteen dollars.
Latin
2
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Latin 1, 2, 3, 4 AP.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Consent of instructor.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Conventional.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course continues the understanding, reading,
and writing of the Latin language. The translations incorporate
Roman life, culture, mythology, history, and frontier life.
Students will continue to acquire additional grammar, vocabulary
and derivatives. Students in Latin 2 may be required to purchase
a workbook costing not more than fifteen dollars.
Latin
3/4 AP - Indexed Course (Weighted)
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Latin 1, 2, 3, 4 AP.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Must qualify for, or be invited for admission
to an indexed course in this academic department. For specific
information on indexed courses, see the handbook section titled ‘GRADE
POINT AVERAGE INDEXING’.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Conventional.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is a rotating curriculum following
the guidelines as given in the Advanced Placement Program by
the College Board. Students will study Virgil's Aeneid or the
Cicero syllabus. This course stresses Roman politics, government,
and society and individual character during the appropriate
times that these works occur. Grammar and vocabulary will be
refined to meet the needs of various authors. Students may be
required to purchase a workbook costing not more than fifteen
dollars.
Spanish
1
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4 AP, 5 AP.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: None.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Conventional.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course begins the process of developing
Spanish language communication skills. A variety of activities
are presented each day to practice speaking, reading, writing,
and listening of Spanish. The course also includes study of
Hispanic cultures and traditions. The skills and understandings
learned in this course may be valuable for travel and employment
opportunities and this course may help students improve their
English language skills. Memorization is an important skill
in this course. Oral participation and regular homework are
required components for success. Students in Spanish 1 may be
required to purchase a workbook costing not more than fifteen
dollars.
Spanish
2
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 9, 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4 AP, 5 AP.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Consent of instructor.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Conventional.
COURSE OVERVIEW: The course reviews and practices the fundamentals
which were presented in Spanish 1 and introduces additional
elements of the Spanish language. The student is expected to
use Spanish whenever possible. The language being learned is
constantly associated with the peoples, countries, and areas
of the Spanish-speaking world. Oral participation and regular
homework are required components for success in the class. Students
in Spanish 2 may be required to purchase a workbook costing
not more than fifteen dollars.
Spanish
3
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 10, 11, 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4 AP, 5 AP.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Consent of instructor.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Conventional.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is comparable to a university level
course in numerous aspects of Spanish language study. In Spanish
3, students’ language skills are further refined within a content
based, student-centered classroom. Intensive grammatical principles
will be applied in various forms of communication. Skills of
listening, speaking, reading, and writing are practiced while
students acquire cultural competency by broadening their knowledge
of the Spanish-speaking world. Each student is required to use
Spanish in class and to be a participant in all activities.
Students will practice their own communicative skills, employ
critical-thinking skills, and gain insights into Hispanic cultures
and civilizations. Students are required to purchase a workbook
at a cost not to exceed fifteen dollars.
Spanish
4 AP Language - Indexed Course (Weighted)
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 11, 12.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective.
COURSE SEQUENCE: Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4 AP, 5 AP.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Must qualify for, or be invited for admission
to an indexed course in this academic department. For specific
information on indexed courses, see the handbook section titled ‘GRADE
POINT AVERAGE INDEXING’.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Conventional.
COURSE OVERVIEW: The intensity of this course is comparable
to a third or fourth semester college course in advanced Spanish
composition and/or conversation. Instruction is done in Spanish.
Each student is required to use Spanish in class and to be a
participant in all activities. Basic and advanced grammar structures
are reviewed and refined through guided practice, composition,
literature, videos, and student presentations. In addition to
classroom work, students are required to do assignments using
Spanish outside of school. Course work is a good foundation
for taking the Advanced Placement Spanish Language exam, which
is optional. Students are required to purchase a workbook costing
not more than fifteen dollars.
Spanish
5 AP Language-Literature
SEMESTERS: 2
CREDIT: 1
GRADE PLACEMENT: 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: Elective
COURSE SEQUENCE: Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4 AP, 5 AP.
OTHER PREREQUISITES: Must qualify for, or be invited for admission
to an indexed course in this academic department. For specific
information on indexed courses, see the handbook section titled ‘GRADE
POINT AVERAGE INDEXING’.
STUDENT AND STAFF ORGANIZATION: Conventional
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is comparable to a fifth or sixth
semester college course in advanced Spanish composition, conversation,
and grammar presented through literature. The student will read
selected works and genres of Spanish and Spanish American authors,
analyzing prose and poetry both orally and in writing. The fifth
year course is even more challenging because it presupposes
a high level of language ability and requires a considerable
amount of reading as well as the acquisition of analytical skills.
Students may be required to purchase a workbook costing no more
than fifteen dollars.
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