ACP courses offer possible dual credit through Indiana University’s Advanced College Project. Students wishing to take these courses for dual credit will need to meet the 2.7 GPA prerequisite. College credits are awarded to the student FREE of charge. Typically a successfully completed high school ACP course will earn 3 IU credit hours.

Dual Credit with Ivy Tech – 1 semester course. Students will take the Knowledge Assessment English test or be a junior or senior with a 2.6 GPA or higher and apply for admission to Ivy Tech Community College. College credits are awarded to the student FREE of charge for earning a final grade of “C” or better based on the Ivy Tech grading scale. Dual Credits earned – 3 credits per semester.

2156 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I

2 SEMESTERS 2 CREDITS

Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: None

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course introduces American Sign Language (ASL) and the Deaf community. It focuses on frequently used signs and discusses cultural features of the Deaf Community. Emphasis is placed on receptive and expressive skills. In the areas of reading, composition, and receptive and expressive communication skills, students are able to:

• Develop visual acuity and receptive skills.

• Follow brief instructions and understand short statements in ASL;

• Ask and answer simple questions and participate in brief guided conversations;

• Originate short descriptions from prompts;

• Read and discuss texts written by deaf authors about their experience;

• Read and discuss the history of the deaf community;

• Discuss definitions of deafness and common myths associated with deafness and ASL;

• Recognize the widespread use of ASL throughout the United States;

• Identify and correctly utilize the common types of questions and statements employed in ASL and the nonverbal expressions that accompany them;

• Understand and begin to use the current glossing system used to write ASL.

2158 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II

2 SEMESTERS 2 CREDITS

Grades 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Successful completion of ASL I

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Level lI American Sign Language enables students to participate in classroom extracurricular activities related to the language studies as well as to participate in conversations dealing with daily activities and personal interest. Emphasis is placed on a more advanced level of learning receptive and expressive communication skills in ASL. In the areas of reading, composition, and receptive and expressive communication skills, students are able to:

• Understand longer and more intricate grammatical features as they occur in context;

• Watch and understand short stories, dialogues, and poetry in ASL;

• Continue to develop visual discrimination and receptive skills;

• Understand various dialects of ASL by interesting with ASL users within the Deaf Community;

• Develop grammatical skills to create more complex dialogues and descriptions;

• Use classifiers appropriately;

• Relate a simple narrative about a personal experience or event.

• Perform original translations from English to ASL and short translations from ASL to English;

• Increase awareness of common experiences within the Deaf Community;

• Begin to examine the current linguistic research done in ASL;

• Continue the mastery of the current glossing system used in texts to write ASL;

• Examine political issues associated with the Deaf Community;

• Develop an appreciation of linguistic and cultural differences.

2162 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE III

2 SEMESTERS 2 CREDITS

Grades 11, 12

Prerequisite: Successful completion of ASL II

COURSE DESCRIPTION: ASL III is a course that continues to focus on the students’ nonverbal communication skills at advanced levels of competency. American Sign Language is used exclusively in the class as students communicate using more complex structures of the language on a variety of topics, moving from concrete to more abstract concepts. This course provides opportunities for students to learn to express themselves in advanced situations, using more sophisticated vocabulary and structure; apply advanced grammatical features; and develop the ability to discuss topics related to historical and contemporary events and issues within the hearing-impaired community. Students will also build on narrative skills and learn to relay information they’ve read or heard through explanation of more complex ideas. This course further emphasizes the development of spontaneous language responsive behaviors through activities designed for this purpose.

2022 FRENCH II

2 SEMESTERS 2 CREDITS

Grades 9,10,11,12

Prerequisite: Successful completion of previous level

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Level II foreign language courses enable students to participate in classroom extracurricular activities related to the language studies as well as to participate in conversations dealing with daily activities and personal interest. Students are able to:

• Ask questions regarding routine activities;

• Participate in conversations on a variety of topics;

• Relate a simple narrative about a personal experience or event;

• Interact in a variety of situations to meet personal needs such as asking permission, asking for or responding to an offer of help, and expressing preferences pertaining to everyday life;

• Understanding main ideas and facts from simple texts over familiar topics;

• Read aloud with appropriate intonation and pronunciation;

• Write briefly in response to given situations, for example postcards, personal notes, phone messages, and directions, as well as write letters using culturally appropriate format and style.

Additionally, students become:

• Familiar with major geographical features, historical events, and political structures of the country(ies) being studied;

• Familiar with different aspects of the culture, including the visual arts, architecture, literature and music, using the foreign language where appropriate;

• Able to extend and respond to hospitality as a host or a guest;

• Aware of time expectations. Such as arriving for appointments and social engagements.

2028 FRENCH V

2 SEMESTERS 2 CREDITS

Grade 12

Prerequisite: Successful completion of previous levels.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Level V foreign language courses enable students to participate in activities beyond the classroom that could include concerts, theater performances, and community activities. Students are willing to participate in conversations with native speakers in the community and promote among their peers, and others, the benefits of foreign language study of the cultures in which the language is spoken. In addition, students are able to:

• Initiate and participate in conversation on current or past events that are of significance in the foreign culture;

• Develop and propose solutions to issues and problems that are of concern to members of their own culture and the foreign culture being studied;

• Demonstrate an understanding of the principal elements of nonfiction, articles in newspapers, magazines, and e-mail on topics of current and historical importance to members of the culture;

• Analyze the main plot, subplot, characters and their descriptions, roles, and significance in authentic literary texts;

• Create stories and poems, short plays, and skits based on personal experiences and exposure to themes, ideas, and perspectives from the foreign cultures;

• Summarize the content of an article intended for native speakers in order to discuss the topics in writing for speakers of the language.

Additionally, students:

• Gain a general knowledge of the major literary and artistic movement within the cultures where the foreign language is spoken;

• Become aware of the relationships in these periods among the various art forms;

• Demonstrate near native behaviors, using the appropriate verbal and nonverbal cues in a variety of cultural contexts that reflect both peer-group and adult activities within the cultures studied.

2120 SPANISH I

2 SEMESTERS 2 CREDITS

Grades 9,10,11,12

Prerequisite: None

COURSE DESCRIPTION: These foreign language courses provide instruction enabling students to discuss the many reasons for learning languages and to develop an understanding of the people who speak them. Students are able to apply effective strategies for language learning and show a willingness to experience various aspects of the cultures. Within this context, the course provides students with opportunities to:

• Respond to and give oral directions and commands and to make routine request in the classroom and in public places;

• Understand and use appropriate forms of address in courtesy expressions and be able to tell about daily routines and events;

• Ask and answer simple questions and participate in brief guided conversation related to their needs and interest;

• Read isolated works and phrases in a situational context such as menus, signs, and schedules;

• Comprehend brief written directions and information; Read short narrative texts on simple topics;

• Write familiar works and phrases in appropriated contexts and respond in writing to various stimuli.

Additionally, students learn:

• About nonverbal communications, such as gestures and body language;

• About awareness of current events in the cultures;

• The major holidays and geographical features of the countries being studied;

• Greeting and leave taking behaviors in a variety of social situations;

• The appropriate way to respond to introductions and use courtesy behaviors;

• Appropriate etiquette in a variety of social settings.

2122 SPANISH II

2 SEMESTERS 2 CREDITS

Grades 9,10,11,12

Prerequisite: Spanish I

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Level II foreign language courses enable students to participate in classroom extracurricular activities related to the language studies as well as to participate in conversations dealing with daily activities and personal interest. Students are able to:

• Ask questions regarding routine activities;

• Participate in conversations on a variety of topics;

• Relate a simple narrative about a personal experience or event;

• Interact in a variety of situations to meet personal needs such as asking permission, asking for or responding to an offer of help, and expressing preferences pertaining to everyday life;

• Understanding main ideas and facts from simple texts over familiar topics;

• Read aloud with appropriate intonation and pronunciation;

• Write briefly in response to given situations, for example postcards, personal notes, phone messages, and directions, as well as write letters using culturally appropriate format and style.

Additionally, students become:

• Familiar with major geographical features, historical events, and political structures of the country(ies) being studied;

• Familiar with different aspects of the culture, including the visual arts, architecture, literature and music, using the foreign language where appropriate;

• Able to extend and respond to hospitality as a host or a guest;

• Aware of time expectations. Such as arriving for appointments and social engagements.

2124 SPANISH III

2 SEMESTERS 2 CREDITS

Grades 10,11,12

Prerequisite: Spanish II

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Level III foreign language courses provide instruction enabling students to understand and appreciate other cultures by comparing social behaviors and values of people using the languages being learned. Students are willing to initiate and participate in discussions concerning these cultures. In addition, students are able to:

• Respond to factual and interpretive questions and interact in a variety of social situations, such as expressing regrets, condolences, and complaints, and using more than rote memory formula phrases;

• Read for comprehension from a variety of authentic materials, such as advertisements in newspapers and magazines and cartoons and personal correspondence;

• 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 including: (1) major historical events, (2) political structures, (3) value systems, (4) visual arts, (5) architecture, (6) literature, and (7) music;

• Seek help in a crisis situation and participate appropriately at special family occasions, such as birthdays, weddings, funerals, and anniversaries.

2190 LANGUAGE FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS I

2 SEMESTERS 2 CREDITS

Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: none

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed for heritage speakers of world languages who have demonstrated some degree of oral proficiency. The purpose of this course is to enable Heritage Language Learners to increase proficiency and bi-literacy in their native language by providing opportunities to improve reading and listening comprehension, as well as writing and grammar skills. Special attention will be given to grammar and vocabulary of the standard language, as well as to the importance of biculturalism and bilingualism in the United States today. Placement of students and development of the course curriculum is dependent upon the population of students enrolled in this course.

• Counts as a Directed Elective or Elective for all diplomas

• Fulfills a World Language requirement for the Core 40 with Academic Honors diploma

2192 LANGUAGE FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS II

2 SEMESTERS 2 CREDITS

Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: None

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course builds upon Language for Heritage Speakers I, and is a course designed for heritage speakers of world languages who have demonstrated some degree of oral proficiency. The purpose of this course is to enable Heritage Language Learners to increase proficiency and bi-literacy in their native language by providing opportunities to improve reading and listening comprehension, as well as writing and grammar skills. Special attention will be given to grammar and vocabulary of the standard language, as well as to the importance of biculturalism and bilingualism in the United States today. Placement of students and development of the course curriculum is dependent upon the population of students enrolled in this course.

• Counts as a Directed Elective or Elective for all diplomas

• Fulfills a World Language requirement for the Core 40 with Academic Honors diploma