French 4/5 Honors
About the Class: Students entering French 4 Honors are expected to have a strong background in French already with at least an 85 average in Honors French 3. Those entering French 5 Honors are expected to have a strong background in French with at least an 85 average in Honors French 4. Unit themes for this class are based on state and national standards for World Languages and AP preparation.
A proficiency-based approach is used in which language functions and structures are recycled, reviewed and introduced based on given themes and what students should be able to do with the language at this level. A wide range of authentic materials are used to expose students to real language in context. From this input, students will be asked to draw meaning from context, answer prompts to show understanding, and use their language skills to develop and expand their language output.
Since all students progress at different levels, this method allows individual students to progress up the proficiency scale at their own pace, within expected parameters.
Proficiency level targets for this class range from Intermediate Low to Mid for French 4H and Intermediate Mid to High for French 5H. Grades will be assigned based on students' ability to reach those proposed targets.
A proficiency-based approach is used in which language functions and structures are recycled, reviewed and introduced based on given themes and what students should be able to do with the language at this level. A wide range of authentic materials are used to expose students to real language in context. From this input, students will be asked to draw meaning from context, answer prompts to show understanding, and use their language skills to develop and expand their language output.
Since all students progress at different levels, this method allows individual students to progress up the proficiency scale at their own pace, within expected parameters.
Proficiency level targets for this class range from Intermediate Low to Mid for French 4H and Intermediate Mid to High for French 5H. Grades will be assigned based on students' ability to reach those proposed targets.