World Language

07_5810H_0 Chinese: Mandarin I - Honors

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24402

Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: None 

Assessments: Final Exam

Description: In this beginner course in Mandarin Chinese language, students will begin acquisition of Chinese vocabulary and grammar. They will practice core language skills of reading, writing, and speaking. Emphasis will be on learning to read and write essential characters.

07_5820H_0 Chinese: Mandarin II Honors

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24403

Grade: 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Students should have a passing grade in Chinese: Mandarin I Honors

Assessments: Final Exam 

Description: In this course, students will continue studying Mandarin vocabulary and grammar. Additionally, students will further develop their understanding of Chinese culture and traditions. Students will practice using the language through listening, reading, writing, and speaking.

07_5830H_0 Chinese: Mandarin III Honors

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24404

Grade: 11, 12

Prerequisite: Student should have a passing grade in Chinese: Mandarin II Honors

Assessments: Final Exam

Description: In this advanced-intermediate Chinese language class students will continue their study of vocabulary and grammar, with more opportunity to put their growing knowledge base to work in practical ways: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Cultural exploration will also be a key component of this course. Students will begin pre-AP preparation.

07_5840H_0 Chinese: Mandarin IV Honors

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24405

Grade: 11, 12

Prerequisite: Student should have a passing grade in Chinese: Mandarin III Honors

Assessments: Final Exam

Description: This course focuses on the refinement of reading, writing, listening, grammar usage, and conversation proficiency. Additionally, the students will continue to learn more about Chinese culture and history. We begin focusing more on the six AP themes and do more Internet research.

07_5860_1 AP Chinese Language and Culture

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24414

Grade: 11, 12

Prerequisite: Student should have a passing grade in Chinese: Mandarin III Honors or Chinese Mandarin IV Honors

Assessments: AP Exam

Note: Students are expected to take the AP examination, which is offered in May. College credit may be earned depending upon the score achieved and individual policies of colleges and universities.

Description: A follow-up course to the Chinese: Mandarin III-Honors class. The AP Chinese Language and Literature course is roughly equivalent to a 4th semester college course. The course and exam incorporates Chinese cultural information within the teaching of reading, writing, speaking, and listening to the language.

07_5110H_0 French I Honors

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24102

Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: None 

Assessments: Final Exam

Description: This is an introductory course to the French language and its culture. Emphasis is placed on listening comprehension, speaking skills, reading comprehension, and effective written communication at the beginning level.

07_5120H_0 French II Honors

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24103

Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Students should have a passing grade in French I-Honors

Assessments: Final Exam

Description: This course is taught entirely in French. Authentic reading and listening materials from the Francophone world serve as models for building idiomatic vocabulary usage. Students will focus on interpersonal speaking and writing skills.

07_5130H_0 French III Honors

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24104

Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Students should have a passing grade in French II-Honors

Assessments: Final Exam 

Description: This course focuses on the continued acquisition of vocabulary and listening skills as well as discussion, reading, and writing proficiency. The cultures of the various French-speaking countries are an integral part of the language study. Students must demonstrate their ability to integrate these skills when studying Le Petit Prince near the end of the year.

07_5140H_0 French IV Honors

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24105

Grade: 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Students should have a passing grade in French III-Honors 

Assessments: Final Exam

Description: This course focuses on the refinement of reading, writing, grammar usage, and conversation proficiency. We begin focusing more on the six AP themes and do more Internet research. This course prepares students for AP French Language and Culture as well as offering an opportunity to begin studying on a college level.

07_5170_1 AP French Language

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24114

Grade: 11, 12

Prerequisite: Students should have a passing grade in French III or IV Honors

Assessments: AP Exam

Description: This course is designed to challenge the highly proficient French language student who wishes to experience college-level work while still in high school. Students must be prepared to work independently doing internet research and activities tied to the six themes of the AP exam. They will hone their interpersonal and presentational speaking and writing skills as well as reading and listening comprehension.

07_5210H_0 German I Honors

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24252

Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: None 

Assessments: Final Exam

Description: This is an introductory course to the German language and its culture. Emphasis is placed on listening comprehension, speaking skills, reading comprehension, and effective written communication at the beginning level.

07_5220H_0 German II Honors 

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24253

Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Students should have a passing grade in German I-Honors 

Assessments: Final Exam 

Description: This course is taught primarily in German. An emphasis on building idiomatic vocabulary and grammar skills enables students to speak, read, and write more proficiently. Paragraphs and simple composition construction are essential components.

07_5230H_0 German III Honors

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24254

Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Students should have a passing grade in German II-Honors 

Assessments: Final Exam 

Description: This course is taught primarily in German. The class is based on authentic conversation practice and draws heavily upon the textbooks and secondary literature as resources for instruction. There is a term paper composition during the second semester focusing on a piece of German literature from the 19th century or beyond.

07_5240H_0 German IV Honors

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24255

Grade: 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Students should have a passing grade in German III-Honors 

Assessments: Final Exam 

Description: This class is taught primarily in German. The class draws heavily upon Germany in a historical context (post WWII). Students write weekly timed compositions of an increasingly narrow scope, concentrating on their prior knowledge of the DDR (Eastern Germany) and modern German literature and language. Grammar essentials, composition and conversation form the backbone of the course.

07_5270_1 AP German Language and Culture

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24264

Grade: 11, 12

Prerequisite: Students should have a passing grade in German III or German IV Honors

Assessments: AP Exam

Note: Students are expected to take the AP examination, which is offered in May. College credit may be earned depending upon the score achieved and individual policies of colleges and universities.

Description: This course is designed to challenge the highly proficient German language student who wishes to experience college-level work while still in high school. The AP German Language and Culture course takes a holistic approach to language proficiency and recognizes the complex interrelatedness of comprehension and comprehensibility, vocabulary usage, language control, communication strategies, and cultural awareness.

07_5310H_0 Latin I Honors 

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24342

Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: None 

Assessments: Final Exam

Description: This is an introductory course to the Latin language and culture. Through reading about the lives of the people who live in the bustling Roman Subura, the students learn reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, culture, geography and through the sections on word study, the students will increase their English vocabulary skills.

07_5320H_0 Latin II Honors 

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24343

Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Students should have a passing grade in Latin I-Honors 

Assessments: Final Exam

Description: This course continues the study of Latin grammar. Emphasis is placed on grammatical forms, vocabulary, derivations, and the daily life of ancient Romans. This course prepares students for more advanced reading of authentic Latin literature and for more intense study of Roman civilization.

07_5330H_0 Latin III Honors

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24344

Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Students should have a passing grade in Latin II-Honors 

Assessments: Final Exam

Description: This course completes the study of Latin grammar. The selected works of Eutropius, fairy tales, Cicero, Julius Caesar, Martial, Catullus, Ovid and other Roman authors are read and discussed. The finer points of grammatical syntax are addressed, and cultural and historical aspects of Roman literature and life are emphasized through the study of authentic Latin texts. At the honors level, students will move through the curriculum at a quicker pace and have opportunities to go deeper into the material through independent projects at the end of the semester.

07_5340H_0 Latin IV Honors

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24345

Grade: 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Students should have a passing grade in Latin III-Honors

Assessments: Final Exam

Description: This course focuses on the mastery of grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and reading comprehension, while introducing the skill of reading Latin texts for style. Students concentrate on reading and analyzing passages from a variety of Latin genres such as history, poetry, letters, and plays to analyze the effects of figurative speech, word choice, and meter on the meaning of a passage. They also expand their knowledge of Roman history and perspectives by reading works from famous Roman authors in context.

07_5370_1 AP Latin

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24355

Grade: 11, 12

Prerequisite: Students should have a passing grade in Latin III or  IV Honors

Assessments: AP Exam

Note: Students are expected to take the AP examination, which is offered in May. College credit may be earned depending upon the score achieved and individual policies of colleges and universities.

Description: This course is designed to challenge the highly proficient Latin student who wishes to experience college-level work while still in high school. The AP Latin course focuses on the in-depth study of selections from two of the greatest works in Latin literature: Vergil’s Aeneid and Caesar’s Gallic War. The course requires students to prepare and translate the readings and place these texts in a meaningful context, which helps develop critical, historical, and literary sensitivities. Throughout the course, students consider 8 themes in the context of ancient literature and bring these works to life through classroom discussions, debates, and presentations. Additional English readings from both of these works help place the Latin readings in a significant context.

07_5510H_0 Spanish I Honors 

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24052

Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: None 

Assessments: Final Exam

Description: This is an introductory course to the Spanish language and its culture. Emphasis is placed on listening comprehension, speaking skills, reading comprehension, and effective written communication at the beginning level.

07_5520H_0 Spanish II Honors 

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24053

Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Students should have a passing grade in Spanish I-Honors

Assessments: Final Exam 

Description: This course is taught primarily in Spanish. An emphasis on building idiomatic vocabulary and grammar skills enables students to speak, read, and write more proficiently.

07_5530H_0 Spanish III Honors

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24054

Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Students should have a passing grade in Spanish II-Honors 

Assessments: Final Exam 

Description: This course is taught primarily in Spanish. This course is designed for students who intend to continue with Spanish IV-H and V-AP. Focus is on the continued development of vocabulary, listening skills, as well as discussion, reading, and writing proficiency.

07_5540H_0 Spanish IV Honors

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24055

Grade: 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Students should have a passing grade in Spanish III-Honors

Assessments: Final Exam

Description: This course is conducted entirely in Spanish, and focuses on the refinement of reading, writing, grammar usage, and conversation proficiency. Students will study a variety of topics, including contemporary issues.

07_5570_1 AP Spanish Language

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24064

Grade: 11, 12

Prerequisite: Students should have a passing grade in Spanish III or IV Honors

Assessments: AP Exam

Note: Students are expected to take the AP examination, which is offered in May. College credit may be earned depending upon the score achieved and individual policies of colleges and universities.

Description: This course is designed to challenge the highly proficient Spanish language student who wishes to experience college-level work while still in high school. Students refine their proficiency in written and oral expression of ideas. In addition to speaking and writing essays, reading poetry, short stories, plays, and newspaper and magazine articles, this course focuses primarily on Latin American literature and culture, with some study of important contemporary Hispanic authors.

07_5580_1 AP Spanish Literature

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24065

Grade: 12

Prerequisite: Students should have a passing grade in AP Spanish Language  

Assessment:    AP Spanish Literature Examination

Note: Students are expected to take the AP examination, which is offered in May. College credit may be earned depending upon the score achieved and individual policies of colleges and universities. The AP Spanish Literature course requires an independent, motivated learner as it can be an independent course.

Description: The AP Spanish Language and Culture course is designed for advanced students of the language who have already taken AP Spanish Language. In this class, students will read, discuss, and interpret a variety of texts from medieval Iberia to modern Latin America, while learning about the cultures that produced them. This course is conducted entirely in Spanish and requires a significant amount of work outside the classroom.

07_5521_0 Spanish for Heritage Speakers I

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24057-II

Grade: 9-12

Prerequisite: First/Native language is Spanish

Assessments: Final exam 

Description: This course is designed for fluent speakers of Spanish and provides an opportunity to strengthen skills in their native language. It focuses on communicative competence in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Students will study Hispanic culture and issues around the identity of native speakers of Spanish in the United States. Students will develop a deeper awareness and understanding of Hispanic cultures, customs, language variations, geography, history, and current events.

07_5531_0 Spanish for Heritage Speakers II

Credit: 1 World Language Credit; SCED 24057-III

Grade: 9-12

Prerequisite: First/Native language is Spanish

Assessments: Final exam 

Description: This course is designed for fluent speakers of Spanish and provides an opportunity to continue  strengthening  skills in their native language. It focuses on communicative competence in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Students will study Hispanic culture and issues around the identity of native speakers of Spanish in the United States. Students will develop a deeper awareness and understanding of Hispanic cultures, customs, language variations, geography, history, and current events.