Grade 7 French Immersion
7 units matched to the Manitoba Curriculum.
Learning focus
- French immersion is first and foremost a language program: French is both the language we learn in and the language we learn.
- Listening and speaking in French grow every day, in school and in the francophone community.
- Reading a range of French texts builds comprehension and the habit of reading for meaning.
- Writing in French for a purpose and an audience uses the conventions of the language.
- Learning in French builds a proud, confident, plurilingual identity and a connection to Francophone communities in Canada and around the world.
Units
Unit 1
Le superlatif
The relative superlative (le plus, la moins…) and the absolute superlative (très, extrêmement).
Learning outcome: Français arts langagiers – immersion (stade En expansion) · writing in French with correct spelling, grammar and punctuation
Unit 2
Choisir le bon temps
Choosing verb tenses that fit together logically in a text, using clues such as hier, chaque été and demain.
Learning outcome: Français arts langagiers – immersion (stade En expansion) · writing in French with correct spelling, grammar and punctuation
Unit 3
Figures de style
Recognizing comparisons, metaphors, personification and hyperbole, and how they create an effect.
Learning outcome: Français arts langagiers – immersion (stade En expansion) · reading and understanding a range of French texts
Unit 4
La poésie
Features of poetry: verses, stanzas, rhyme, theme and images, using two original poems.
Learning outcome: Français arts langagiers – immersion (stade En expansion) · reading and understanding a range of French texts
Unit 5
Défendre son opinion
Structure of an argumentative paragraph: opinion, arguments, examples and conclusion, linked with discourse markers.
Learning outcome: Français arts langagiers – immersion (stade En expansion) · writing in French with correct spelling, grammar and punctuation
Unit 6
Lire entre les lignes
Finding implicit information from clues in a text, and identifying the theme of a story.
Learning outcome: Français arts langagiers – immersion (stade En expansion) · reading and understanding a range of French texts
Unit 7
Portrait de personnage
Describing a character with physical traits and psychological traits, and inferring personality from actions.
Learning outcome: Français arts langagiers – immersion (stade En expansion) · writing in French with correct spelling, grammar and punctuation
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