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French
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Students in all French courses will be
exposed to an authentic cultural context
via the text and the extensive video and
audio materials which constitute part of
the program. An activity book that
accompanies the text will provide
listening, speaking, reading, writing, and
cultural activities for use in the
classroom and at home. Classroom
activities will include use of
transparencies, audio-cassettes, videos,
and "communipak on-line" activities.
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#100 - French
I
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Grades:
9-12
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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This course is designed for students
who are beginning to study French.
Students will be introduced to the French
language and culture via units of study
that focus on common informal setting and
aspects of daily life. Emphasis is placed
on listening and speaking with
reinforcement from simple readings and
some writing.
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#101 - French
II
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Grades:
9-12
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
Middle School French or French I
This course is designed for students who
have completed Middle School French or
French I. Students will build upon their
previous experience in French and continue
to emphasize listening and speaking with
some reading and writing. Thematic units
focus on the integration of culture and
language and provide students with
situational communication skills.
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#102 - French
II
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Grades:
9-12
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Level:
Accelerated
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
Middle School French grades 6, 7 &
8, Placement Test and Teacher
Recommendation
This course is designed for Middle School
French or French I students who have
achieved at a high level. Students will
build upon their previous experience in
French and continue to emphasize listening
and speaking with some reading and writing
with greater emphasis on grammar accuracy.
Thematic units focus on the integration of
culture and language and provide students
with situational communication skills.
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#103 - French
III
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Grades:
10-12
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Level: Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
French II
This course is designed for students
who completed French II or its
equivalent. Students will build upon their
communication skills by way of
content-based thematic units. These units
increase in their integration of culture
with the development of language
proficiency.
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#104 - French
III
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Grades:
10-12
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Level:
Accelerated
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
French II Accelerated and Teacher
Recommendation
This course is designed for students who
have achieved at a high level in French II
Accelerated or its equivalent. Students
improve their oral and written
communication skills via content-based
thematic units. These units increase in
their integration of language and culture
and emphasize grammar in preparation for
AP.
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#105 - French
IV
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Grades:
11-12
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
French III
This course is for students who are highly
interested in building upon their previous
experience in French and who have
successfully completed French III or its
equivalent. Students will continue to
emphasize oral and written communication
skills. Thematic units integrate culture
with language and provide students with
more advanced situational communication
skills. Topics of personal and general
interest are incorporated into the
curriculum using a variety of
resources.
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#106 - French
IV
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Grades:
11-12
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Level:
Accelerated
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
French III Accelerated and Teacher
Recommendation
This course is designed for highly
motivated students who have achieved at a
high level in French III Accelerated or
its equivalent. Students will improve
their oral and written communication
skills by studying content-based thematic
units that incorporate a variety of
resources. These units integrate language
and culture and provide students with a
springboard for creative communication
about topics of personal and general
interest. This course is a pre-cursor to
French AP.
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#107 - French
V
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Grade:
12
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
French IV
This course is designed as a culminating
experience for those students with a high
level of interest in the French language
and culture and who have successfully
completed French IV or its equivalent.
Students will continue to emphasize oral
and written communication skills. Thematic
units incorporate a variety of resources
that provide a springboard for creative
spoken and written language
development.
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#108 - French
V AP
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Grade:
12
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Level:
Accelerated
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
French IV Accelerated and Teacher
Recommendation
This course is designed as a culminating
experience for the highly motivated
student who has achieved at a high level
in French IV Accelerated. In this course,
students work to heighten their listening,
speaking, reading, and writing skills.
Grammatical structures are fine-tuned as
needed in preparation for the Advanced
Placement French Language Exam. Students
are given practice in hearing formal and
informal French, in writing expository
passages, and in reading material from a
wide range of literary and journalistic
sources. Students are expected to take
the AP French Language exam in May.
There is a mandatory summer assignment for
this course.
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#130 - German
I
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Grades:
9-12
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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This
course is designed for students who are
beginning to study German. Students will
be introduced to the German language and
culture via units of study that focus on
common informal setting and aspects of
daily life. Emphasis is placed on
listening and speaking with reinforcement
from simple readings and some writing.
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#132 - German
II
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Grades:
9-12
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
Middle School German or German I
This course is designed for students who
have completed Middle School German or
German I. Students will build upon their
previous experience in German and continue
to emphasize listening and speaking with
some reading and writing. Thematic units
are text-based, focus on the integration
of culture and language, and provide
students with situational communication
skills.
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#133 - German
II
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Grades:
9-12
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Level:
Accelerated
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite: Middle School German
grades 6, 7 & 8, Placement Test and
Teacher Recommendation
This course is designed for Middle School
German or German I students who have
achieved at a high level. Students will
build upon their previous experience in
German. The course continues to emphasize
listening and speaking with some reading
and writing with greater emphasis on
grammar accuracy. Thematic units focus on
the integration of culture and language
and provide students with situational
communication skills.
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#134 - German
III
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Grades:
10-12
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
German II
This course is designed for students who
completed German II or its equivalent.
Students will build upon their
communication skills by way of text-based
thematic units. These units integrate
culture with language and provide students
with situational communication skills.
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#135 - German
III
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Grades:
10-12
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Level:
Accelerated
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
German II Accelerated and Teacher
Recommendation
This course is designed for students who
have achieved at a high level in German II
Accelerated or its equivalent. Students
improve their oral and written
communication skills via text-based
thematic units that are supported by a
variety of resources. These units
integrate language and culture and provide
students with intermediate situational
communication skills and focuses on
grammar in preparation for AP.
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#136 - German
IV
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Grades:
11-12
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
German III
This course is for students who are highly
interested in building upon their previous
experience in German and who have
successfully completed German III or its
equivalent. Students will continue to
emphasize oral and written communication
skills. Thematic units integrate culture
with language and provide students with
more advanced situational communication
skills. Topics of personal and general
interest are incorporated into the
curriculum using a variety of
resources.
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#137 - German
IV
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Grades:
11-12
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Level:
Accelerated
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
German III Accelerated and Teacher
Recommendation
This course is designed for highly
motivated students who have achieved at a
high level in German III Accelerated or
its equivalent. Students will improve
their oral and written communication
skills by studying content-based thematic
units that are supported by a variety of
resources. These units increase in their
integration of language and culture and
provide students with a springboard for
creative communication about topics of
personal and general interest. This course
is a pre-cursor to AP German.
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#138 - German
V
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Grade:
12
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
German IV
This course is designed as a culminating
experience for those students with a high
level of interest in the German language
and culture and who have successfully
completed German IV or its equivalent.
Students will continue to emphasize oral
and written communication skills. Thematic
units incorporate a variety of resources
that provide a springboard for creative
spoken and written language
development.
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#139 - German
V AP
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Grade:
12
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Level:
Accelerated
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
German IV Accelerated and Teacher
Recommendation
This course is designed as a culminating
experience for the highly motivated
student who has achieved at a high level
in German IV Accelerated. In this course,
students work to heighten their listening,
speaking, reading, and writing skills.
Grammatical structures are fine-tuned as
needed in preparation for the Advanced
Placement German Language Exam. Through
thematic units that integrate language,
culture and history, students are given
practice in hearing formal and informal
German, in writing expository passages,
and in reading material from a wide range
of literary and journalistic sources.
Students are expected to take the AP
German Language exam in May. There is
a mandatory summer assignment for this
course.
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#150 - Italian
I
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Grades:
9-12
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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This
course is designed for students who are
beginning to study Italian. Students will
be introduced to the Italian language and
culture via units of study that focus on
common informal setting and aspects of
daily life. Emphasis is placed on
listening and speaking with reinforcement
from simple readings and some writing.
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#152 - Italian
II
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Grades:
9-12
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
Middle School Italian or Italian I
This course is designed for students who
have completed Middle School Italian or
Italian I. Students will build upon their
previous experience in Italian and
continue to emphasize listening and
speaking with some reading and writing.
Thematic units focus on the integration of
culture and language and provide students
with situational communication skills.
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#153 - Italian
II
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Grades:
9-12
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Level:
Accelerated
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite: Middle School Italian
grades 6, 7 & 8, Placement Test and
Teacher Recommendation
This course is designed for Middle School
Italian or Italian I students who have
achieved at a high level. Students will
build upon their previous experience in
Italian and continue to emphasize
listening and speaking with some reading
and writing with greater emphasis on
grammar accuracy. Thematic units focus on
the integration of culture and language
and provide students with situational
communication skills.
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#154 - Italian
III
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Grades:
10-12
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
Italian II
This course is designed for students who
completed Italian II or its equivalent.
Students will build upon their
communication skills by way of thematic
units. These units integrate culture with
language and provide students with
situational communication skills.
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#155 - Italian
III
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Grades:
10-12
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Level:
Accelerated
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
Italian II Accelerated and Teacher
Recommendation
This course is designed for students who
have achieved at a high level in Italian
II Accelerated or its equivalent. Students
improve their oral and written
communication skills via content-based
thematic units. These units increase in
their integration of language and culture
and provide students with advanced
situational communication skills demanding
a higher degree of grammar accuracy.
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#156 - Italian
IV
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Grades:
11-12
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
Italian III
This course is meant for students who have
completed Italian III or its equivalent
and wish to continue with a more intense
study of the language and culture of
Italy. Students will continue to improve
their oral and written communication
skills via content-based thematic units.
Resources include: readings, video tapes,
audio tapes, special projects, and
Internet research.
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#157 - Italian
IV
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Grades:
11-12
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Level:
Accelerated
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
Italian III Accelerated and Teacher
Recommendation
This course is meant for students who have
completed Italian III or its equivalent
and wish to continue with a more intense
study of the language and culture of
Italy. Students will improve their oral
and written communication skills by
studying content-based thematic units that
are supported by a variety of resources.
These units increase in their integration
of language and culture and provide
students with a springboard for creative
communication about topics of personal and
general interest. This course is a
pre-cursor to AP Italian.
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#158 - Italian
V
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Grade:
12
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
Italian IV
This course is designed as a culminating
experience for those students with a high
level of interest in the Italian language
and culture and who have successfully
completed Italian IV or its equivalent.
Students will further improve their oral
and written communication skills using a
variety of resources. Content-based
thematic units aim to expose students to
Italian readings and are supplemented by
audio, video, writing, and Internet
research assignments.
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#159 - Italian
V AP
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Grade:
12
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Level:
Accelerated
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
Italian IV Accelerated and Teacher
Recommendation
This course is designed as a culminating
experience for the highly motivated
student who has achieved at a high level
in Italian IV Accelerated. The
course material will enhance the students
listening, speaking, reading, and writing
skills. There will be special emphasis on
the cultural aspects of studying a
language and present Italy as a political
entity in the modern world. Students work
independently and cooperatively to enhance
their language skills in preparation for
the Italian Language and Culture Advanced
Placement exam. Students are expected
to take the AP Italian Language exam in
May. There is a mandatory summer
assignment for this course.
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#110 - Spanish
I
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Grades:
9-12
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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This course is designed for students
who are beginning to study Spanish.
Students will be introduced to the Spanish
language and culture via units of study
that focus on common informal setting and
aspects of daily life. Emphasis is placed
on listening and speaking with
reinforcement from simple readings and
some writing.
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#111 - Spanish
II
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Grades:
9-12
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
Middle School Spanish or Spanish I
This course is designed for students who
have completed Middle School Spanish or
Spanish I. Students will build upon their
previous experience in Spanish and
continue to emphasize listening and
speaking with some reading and writing.
Text-based thematic units focus on the
integration of culture and language and
provide students with situational
communication skills.
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#112 - Spanish
II
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Grades:
9-12
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Level:
Accelerated
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite: Middle School Spanish
grades 6, 7, & 8, Placement Test and
Teacher Recommendation
This course is designed for Middle School
Spanish or Spanish I students who have
achieved at a high level. Students will
build upon their previous experience in
Spanish and continue to emphasize
listening and speaking with some reading
and writing with greater emphasis on
grammar accuracy. Text-based thematic
units focus on the integration of culture
and language and provide students with
situational communication skills.
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#113 - Spanish
III
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Grades:
10-12
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
Spanish II
This course is designed for students who
completed Spanish II or its equivalent.
Students will build upon their
communication skills by way of text-based
thematic units. These units integrate
culture with language and provide students
with situational communication skills.
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#114 - Spanish
III
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Grades:
10-12
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Level:
Accelerated
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
Spanish II Accelerated and Teacher
Recommendation
This course is designed for students who
have achieved at a high level in Spanish
II Accelerated or its equivalent. Students
improve their oral and written
communication skills via content-based
thematic units. These units increase in
their integration of language and culture
and emphasize grammar in preparation for
AP.
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#115 - Spanish
IV
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Grades:
11-12
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
Spanish III
This course is for students who are highly
interested in building upon their previous
experience in Spanish and who have
successfully completed Spanish III or its
equivalent. Students will continue to
emphasize oral and written communication
skills. Thematic units integrate culture
with language and provide students with
more advanced situational communication
skills. Topics of personal and general
interest are incorporated into the
curriculum using a variety of
resources.
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#116 - Spanish
IV
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Grades:
11-12
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Level:
Accelerated
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
Spanish III Accelerated and Teacher
Recommendation
This course is designed for highly
motivated students who have achieved at a
high level in Spanish III Accelerated or
its equivalent. Students will improve
their oral and written communication
skills by studying content based thematic
units that incorporate a variety of
resources. These units further increase in
their integration of language and culture
and provide students with a springboard
for creative communication about topics of
personal and general interest. This course
is a pre-cursor to Spanish Language
AP.
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#117 - Spanish
V
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Grades:
11-12
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
Spanish IV
This course is designed as a culminating
experience for those students with a high
level of interest in the Spanish language
and culture and who have successfully
completed Spanish IV or its equivalent.
Students will continue to emphasize oral
and written communication skills. Thematic
units incorporate a variety of resources
that provide a springboard for creative
spoken and written language
development.
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#118 - Spanish
V AP
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Grade:
12
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Level: Accelerated
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
Spanish IV Accelerated
This course is designed as a culminating
experience for the highly motivated
student who has achieved at a high level
in Spanish IV Accelerated. In this course,
students work to heighten their listening,
speaking, reading, and writing skills.
Grammatical structures are fine-tuned as
needed in preparation for the Advanced
Placement Spanish Language Exam. Through
thematic units students are given practice
in hearing formal and informal Spanish, in
writing expository passages, and in
reading material from a wide range of
literary and journalistic sources.
Students are expected to take the AP
Spanish Language exam in May. There is
a mandatory summer assignment for this
course.
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#120 - Spanish
for Heritage Language
Speakers
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Grades:
9-12
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Level:
Academic
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Year: 5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
Placement Test and Teacher/Supervisor
Recommendation
This course is intended to help the
Spanish heritage language speakers expand
their knowledge of their heritage language
while addressing their linguistic needs
and exploring relevant cultural and
socio-linguistic issues. In this course
the students will develop an understanding
of the language variations of the Hispanic
community and the role of language in
their lives. Specific literacy needs of
the Spanish Speakers that are related to
the use of standard/academic Spanish in
their written and oral expression will be
addressed.
Upon
completion of course, the students are
eligible to continue to a level 4 or 5 of
the language.
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#121 - Spanish
A
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Grade:
9-10
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Level:
Academic
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Year:
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite: Teacher and
Supervisor recommendation
Spanish A is the first half of level 1. A
course for the Non-traditional language
student who can benefit from extended
instructional time (2 years) to develop
skills of a level 1 course.
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#122 - Spanish
B
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Grade:
9-12
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Level:
Academic
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Year
5X
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Credits:
5
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Prerequisite:
Teacher and Supervisor
recommendation
Spanish B is the second half of level 1. A
course for the Non-traditional language
student who can benefit from extended
instructional time (2 years) to develop
skills of a level 1 course. Students who
have had little success in level 1 can
enroll in this course, which will focus on
the acquisition of novice language skills
via differentiated strategies that will
address students' learning styles with a
more individualized approach in a smaller
setting.
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