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Study French at FM
1R -This is the second half of study of checkpoint A. This course is designed for students who have successfully completed intro to Spanish at the middle school. Students will continue to work on study skills, linguistic abilities, conjugation, sentence structures, pronouns and verb tenses. Students will continue to develop the four language skills: reading, writing, speaking, listening. The final exam is a local exam. 2R - The 2 Regents course is designed for the average student who has successfully completed the 1 R course. Students in this course continue their intensive practice of French, with a focus on the four skills of reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The final exam is a local exam. 2H - This is course is designed for students who have successfully completed the 1 course. This course is taught at an accelerated pace and requires students to be highly motivated and self-directed. The course is developed to strengthen the language skills and to emphasize more reading and writing skills. The culmination of this course is with a local exam. 3R - This course is for the average student who has been successful in 2R. Students are expected to use Spanish, French and refine the reading, writing, and listening skills. There is a focus on new material and also extensive review and study preparation for the Regents Exam. At the end of this course, students will take the New York State Regents Exam. 3H - It is a course designed for the above average students who have successfully completed 2 H. This course is taught at an accelerated pace and requires students to be highly motivated and self-directed. Students are expected to use French during the class in interaction with the teacher. Students will focus on mastering increasingly complex structures and acquiring more sophisticated vocabulary. At the conclusion of this course students will take the New 4RThis course is for students who wish to strengthen and advance their French proficiency and work toward fluency. Students will participate in class discussions of films, write compositions of a substantial length, advance their grammatical knowledge, and complete cultural projects. There will be a strong focus on achieving oral proficiency through conversations, debates, and active class participation. Instruction is predominantly in French. 4 PRE-AP- This course is designed to prepare students for the level 5 AP language course. Students focus on mastering complex verb tenses, sentence structures, and idiomatic vocabulary. These grammatical concepts are assessed frequently and these skills are used to express complex ideas in both oral and written form. The curriculum includes: taking part in presentations, group research projects, analysis of movies and short stories in French. In the Spring, students receive preparation for the SAT II exam. Instruction is exclusively in French. 5-APThe Advanced Placement Program in French Language is intended for those who have chosen to develop their proficiency in all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course covers the equivalent of a third-year college course in advanced French writing and conversation. It encompasses aural/oral skills, reading comprehension, grammar, and composition. The course, emphasizing the use of French for active communication, has the following objectives: the ability to comprehend formal and informal spoken French, the acquisition of vocabulary and a grasp of structure to allow the easy, accurate reading of newspaper and magazine articles, as well as of modern French literature, the ability to compose expository passages and the ability to express ideas orally with accuracy and fluency.