COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE TITLE Grade 9 French
COMMON COURSE CODE FSF1D
GRADE 9
COURSE TYPE Academic
CREDIT VALUE 1.0
PREREQUISITE Minimum of 600 hours of French instruction, or equivalent
CURRICULUM POLICY The Ontario Curriculum Grades 9 and 12: French as a Second Language (Revised 2014)
OTHER DOCUMENTS Growing Success (First Edition, 2010)
DEPARTMENT French as a Second Language – Core, Extended, and Immersion French, Grades 9 to 12
DEVELOPMENT DATE September 2021
REVISION DATE Ongoing
NUMBER OF SCHEDULED 110 HOURS

COURSE DESCRIPTION/RATIONALE

This course provides opportunities for students to communicate and interact in French with increasing independence, with a focus on familiar topics related to their daily lives. Students will develop their skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing by using language learning strategies introduced in the elementary Core French program, and will apply creative and critical thinking skills in various ways. They will also enhance their understanding and appreciation of diverse French-speaking communities, and will develop skills necessary for lifelong language learning.

OVERALL CURRICULUM EXPECTATIONS

A. Moi-même

Throughout this course, students will:

A1.    Listening to Understand: determine meaning in a variety of authentic and adapted oral French texts, using a range of listening strategies;

A2.   Listening to Interact: interpret messages accurately while interacting in French for a variety of purposes and with diverse audiences;

A3.   Intercultural Understanding: demonstrate an understanding of information in oral French texts about aspects of culture in diverse French-speaking communities and other communities around the world, and of French sociolinguistic conventions used in a variety of situations and communities.

B. Mes Amis Et Moi

By the end of this course, students will:

B1.     Speaking to Communicate: communicate information and ideas orally in French, using a variety of speaking strategies, appropriate language structures, and language appropriate to the purpose and audience;

B2.     Speaking to Interact: participate in spoken interactions in French for a variety of purposes and with diverse audiences;

B3.     Intercultural Understanding: in their spoken communications, demonstrate an awareness of aspects of culture in diverse French-speaking communities and other communities around the world, and of the appropriate use of French sociolinguistic conventions in a variety of situations.

C. La Nourriture

By the end of this course, students will:

C1.   Reading Comprehension: determine meaning in a variety of authentic and adapted French texts, using a range of reading comprehension strategies;

C2.   Purpose, Form, and Style: identify the purpose(s), characteristics, and aspects of style of a variety of authentic and adapted text forms in French, including fictional, informational, graphic, and media forms;

C3.   Intercultural Understanding: demonstrate an understanding of information in French texts about aspects of culture in diverse French-speaking communities and other communities around the world, and of French sociolinguistic conventions used in a variety of situations and communities.

D. Les Voyages

By the end of this course, students will:

D1.   Purpose, Audience, and Form: write French texts for different purposes and audiences, using a variety of forms and knowledge of language structures and conventions of written French appropriate for this level;

D2.   The Writing Process: use the stages of the writing process – including pre-writing, producing drafts, revising, editing, and publishing – to develop and organize content, clarify ideas and expression, correct errors, and present their work effectively;

D3.   Intercultural Understanding: in their written work, demonstrate an awareness of aspects of culture in diverse French-speaking communities and other communities around the world, and of the appropriate use of French sociolinguistic conventions in a variety of situations.

OUTLINE OF COURSE UNITS

Unit

Descriptions

Time and Sequence

Unit 1  

Moi-même

This unit focuses on gender and how it is treated in the French language: male and female endings, personal pronouns, recognizing gender words, agreement of adjectives in number and gender and basic vocabulary. Students will talk about themselves, their personality and tastes, while reviewing basic present tense structure and common vocabulary in preparation for the upcoming units.

30 hours
Unit 2  

Mes Amis Et Moi

This unit begins with a focus on the present and the passé compose. Strong emphasis is given to how to show possession (Possessive adjectives, how pronouns show possession). Reflexive verbs are studied next. Using aller, regular and irregular verbs to express ideas in the future are covered concluding with expressing ideas in time (yesterday, today, tomorrow). Finally, the imparfait is covered (Repeated or continuous actions in the past).

25 hours
Unit 3  

La Nourriture

In this unit students will learn vocabulary of various food and cuisine.

25 hours
Unit 4  

Les Voyages

Students will be exposed to a variety of Francophone cultures around the world, with a particular emphasis on music, celebrations, and travel considerations.

3 hours
Final Assessment: 3 hours final culminating activity, worth 10% of the final grade, meant as a summative evaluation of all strands. 3 hours

TOTAL

110 hours

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