FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Spanish for Spanish Speakers: (7th - 8th grade)
Native-Spanish-speaking students, who demonstrate fluency in Spanish oral language, will study Spanish
formally in an academic setting in the same way that native-English-speaking students study English
language arts. All students receive one year of high school credit for this course. 7th grade students will proceed to AP Spanish Language in their 8th grade year. Prerequisite: Students must have a national percentile score (NPR) of 58% or higher on the 2009
Stanford reading test in order to take this course in place of reading. In addition, they must also
meet eligibility by taking a placement test.
The Texas Middle School Program for APO Spanish Language: (8th Grade)
Native-Spanish-speaking students have the opportunity to use their first language in speaking and writing at an advanced level comparable to 4 th or 5th year studies for a non-native speaker. All students receive four years of high school credit upon the successful completion of this course and receiving a grade of 3 or higher on the AP Spanish Language Exam. Prerequisite: Students must have successfully completed the Spanish for Spanish Speakers course as a 7th grader.
Spanish 7: (7th Grade)
Students will learn basic greetings, grammar structures, verb conjugation, and will learn to communicate in
Spanish. Students will learn culture and geography about all of the Spanish-speaking countries from around
the world. Students working toward a high school foreign language credit must take Spanish 7 and then and then Spanish 1A/B in the 8th grade. Prerequisite: Students must have a national percentile score (NPR) of 58% or higher on the 2009 Stanford reading test in order to take this course in place of reading.
Spanish 1A/B: (8th Grade)
Spanish 1A/B students will learn basic communication and reading skills in Spanish. As well as learning
conjugation, verb tenses and important grammar structures of the language, the students will also learnculture, geography, and festivities from all of the Spanish-speaking countries. Quizzes, tests, projects, and
oral quizzes will be used to assess students. Students will take a final exam at the completion of each
semester as part of the requirement for earning the high school credit. The final exam will count as one-fourth of the semester grade. Prerequisite: 7th Grade Spanish - Full Year
French 7: (7th Grade)
Students will learn basic greetings, grammar structures, verb conjugation, and will learn to communicate in
French. Students will learn culture and geography about the different Francophone countries from around
the world. Students working toward a high school foreign language credit must take French 7 and then French IA/113 in the 8 th grade. Prerequisite: Students must have a national percentile score (NPR) of 58% or higher on the 2009
Stanford reading test in order to take this course in place of reading.
French 1A/B: (8th Grade)
Students will learn basic communication and reading skills in French. As well as learning
conjugation, verb tenses and important grammar structures of the language, the students will also learn
culture, geography, and festivities from all of the different Francophone countries. Quizzes, tests, projects,
and oral quizzes will be used to assess students. Students will take a final exam at the completion of each
semester as part of the requirement for earning the high school credit. The final exam will count as one-fourth of the semester grade. Prerequisite: 7th Grade French - Full Year