French

1310 French I

Grades 9-12 1 Credit College Prep

French I will introduce students to the four elements of language study: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will study relevant, real world theme based units following the Massachusetts Foreign Language Curriculum Framework. Instruction will be designed to maximize student engagement in a technology rich environment. Student performance will be assessed through the use of school-wide rubrics, common formative assessments, summative assessments, as well as task specific rubrics.

1313 French II

Grades 9-12 1 Credit College Prep

Required Sequence: Successful completion of French I

French II continues to expand upon previously learned material to increase students’ abilities to comprehend, listen, read, write, and speak in French. Students will study relevant, real world theme based units following the Massachusetts Foreign Language Curriculum Framework. Instruction will be designed to maximize student engagement in a technology rich environment. Student performance will be assessed through the use of school-wide rubrics, common formative assessments, summative assessments, as well as task specific rubrics.

1315 French III

Grades 10-12 1 Credit College Prep

Required Sequence: Successful Completion of French II

French III refines previously learned skills to increase students’ abilities to comprehend, listen, read, write, and speak in French. Students will study relevant, real world theme based units following the Massachusetts Foreign Language Curriculum Framework. Instruction will be designed to maximize student engagement in a technology rich environment. Student performance will be assessed through the use of school-wide rubrics, common formative assessments, summative assessments, as well as task specific rubrics.

1316 French IV

Grades 10-12 1 Credit Honors

Required Sequence: Successful Completion of French III

French IV refines previously learned skills to increase students’ abilities to comprehend, listen, read, write, and speak in French. Students will study relevant, real world theme based units following the Massachusetts Foreign Language Curriculum Framework. Instruction will be designed to maximize student engagement in a technology rich environment. Student performance will be assessed through the use of school-wide rubrics, common formative assessments, summative assessments, as well as task specific rubrics.

1318 French V

Grades 10-12 1 Credit Honors

Required Sequence: Successful completion of French IV Honors

French V refines previously learned skills to increase students’ abilities to comprehend, listen, read, write, and speak in French. Students will study relevant, real world theme based units following the Massachusetts Foreign Language Curriculum Framework. Instruction will be designed to maximize student engagement in a technology rich environment. Student performance will be assessed through the use of school-wide rubrics, common formative assessments, summative assessments, as well as task specific rubrics.

1320 Advanced Placement French Language And Culture

Grades 11-12 1 Credit Advanced Placement

Students who enroll in AP French Language should already have a good command of French grammar and vocabulary and have competence in listening, reading, speaking, and writing. Although these qualifications may be attained in a variety of ways, it is assumed that most students will be in the final stages of their secondary school training and will have had substantial course work in the language. Students will be prepared to take the AP French Language exam in the spring. Student performance will be assessed through the use of school-wide rubrics, common formative assessments, summative assessments, as well as task specific rubrics. Efforts will be dedicated toward achieving excellence in speaking, reading, writing, and expressing ideas creatively. Instruction will be designed to maximize student engagement in a technology rich environment.