The Stuyvesant High School Online Course Guide

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Who should take this course?
The course is designed for students who have successfully completed French Level IV. Its objectives are to provide proficiency in the fundamental language skills that enable the students to read and understand prose and verse of moderate difficulty and mature content; to formulate and express critical opinions and judgements in correct oral and written French. The course also emphasizes the student's ability to read and analyze critically, and to discuss perceptively representative works of French literature.

What will we be studying?
We read the works from the required reading list designed by the College Board. The list includes three plays: Beaumarchais' Le Mariage de Figaro; Giraudoux' La Guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu, and Molière's L'Ecôle des femmes, three novels: Voltaire's Candide, Maupassant's Pierre et Jean, Ba's Une si longue lettre, as well as poems by Apollinaire, Baudelaire, Labé and Ronsard.

How is the course
The course is taught entirely in French. To strengthen the students' writing skills in literary criticism, workshops are conducted.

What are the completion requirements?
The students are expected to do the assigned readings and to participate in class discussions in addition to passing class exams and writing a 1-2 page paper at the completion of each work.

Are there any special demands, costs, etc?
Yes. Most students are expected to take the Advanced Placement exam which costs $72.00.

Details and pre/co-requisites:
Any student who has completed French 8 or the equivalent may elect to take this course.
French Level V is a one year course. By enrolling in FF9X in the fall you will automatically be programmed for FF0X in the spring.