Grade 9 Core French
11 units matched to the Alberta Curriculum.
Organizing ideas
- Applications: using French to communicate in everyday situations, to explore and to have fun.
- Language competence: understanding and using the sounds, words, sentences and texts of French.
- Global citizenship: learning about Francophone communities in Alberta, Canada and the world, and about other cultures.
- Strategies: choosing ways to learn, use and remember French, and to manage your own learning.
Units
Unit 1
Past, present, future
Using past, present and future time frames: the passé composé, the imparfait for habits, and the near future.
Learning outcome: Applications; Language competence · writing in French with correct conventions
Unit 2
Asking questions
Three ways to ask questions (intonation, est-ce que, inversion) and question words.
Learning outcome: Applications; Language competence · speaking and interacting in French
Unit 3
Putting events in order
Sequence words that show the order of events (premièrement, d'abord, ensuite, finalement).
Learning outcome: Applications; Language competence · writing in French with correct conventions
Unit 4
Needs and opinions
Expressing simple needs, asking politely, and sharing opinions about familiar topics.
Learning outcome: Applications; Language competence · speaking and interacting in French
Unit 5
Comparing amounts
Comparing adjectives (aussi… que) and amounts (plus de, moins de, autant de… que).
Learning outcome: Applications; Language competence · writing in French with correct conventions
Unit 6
Describing things and places
Describing items, people, places and personal interests, with adjectives that agree in gender and number.
Learning outcome: Applications; Language competence · writing in French with correct conventions
Unit 7
Types of texts
How letters, emails, recipes and advertisements differ in format, audience, register (tu or vous) and purpose.
Learning outcome: Applications; Language competence · reading and understanding French texts
Unit 8
Traditions and expressions
Francophone celebrations such as Noël, Mardi gras, la Saint-Jean-Baptiste and poisson d'avril, and common idiomatic expressions.
Learning outcome: Global citizenship; Applications · French-speaking communities in Canada and around the world
Unit 9
Stories: problem and resolution
Understanding key elements, time and place in short French stories, and narrating events in order.
Learning outcome: Applications; Language competence · reading and understanding French texts
Unit 10
Identity and creative works
How Francophone creative works express culture, how French connects with Indigenous communities in Canada, and how learning French shapes our view of our own identity.
Learning outcome: Applications; Language competence · writing in French with correct conventions
Unit 11
Culture and respect
The ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism: asking permission, giving credit and learning respectfully.
Learning outcome: Global citizenship; Applications · French-speaking communities in Canada and around the world
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