Grade 8 Core French
9 units matched to the Nova Scotia Curriculum.
Learning focus
- Oral communication. Learners will communicate orally in French in a variety of authentic situations.
- Reading. Learners will determine the meaning of a range of French texts representing a variety of cultures and diverse abilities, in authentic situations.
- Writing. Learners will create texts in French (including in electronic format) in a variety of authentic situations.
Units
Unit 1
Past, present, future
Telling when things happen: yesterday, today and tomorrow, with the passé composé and the near future (aller + infinitive).
Learning outcome: Writing · creating clear French texts for a purpose
Unit 2
Asking questions
Question words (qui, où, quand, combien, comment, pourquoi, quel) and est-ce que questions.
Learning outcome: Oral communication · speaking and interacting in French in authentic situations
Unit 3
How often?
Words for time and frequency: toujours, souvent, parfois, jamais and chaque jour.
Learning outcome: Writing · creating clear French texts for a purpose
Unit 4
Opinions and reasons
Sharing opinions (à mon avis, je pense que), preferences, emotions and physical states, and giving a reason with parce que.
Learning outcome: Oral communication · speaking and interacting in French in authentic situations
Unit 5
Comparing and contrasting
Comparing with plus… que, moins… que and aussi… que, and contrasting ideas with mais.
Learning outcome: Writing · creating clear French texts for a purpose
Unit 6
Sounds and letters
Linking French letter groups to sounds (eau, ai, oi, gn, -tion), silent letters, liaisons and élisions.
Learning outcome: Oral communication · listening to understand a message in French
Unit 7
Reading and retelling stories
Understanding key information and events in short French stories and the words that show the order of events.
Learning outcome: Reading · reading French texts and showing understanding
Unit 8
The Francophone world
Francophone communities around the world, Indigenous communities where French is spoken, and creative works.
Learning outcome: Reading · French texts that represent a variety of francophone cultures
Unit 9
Culture and respect
The ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism: crediting sources and learning from cultures respectfully.
Learning outcome: Reading · French texts that represent a variety of francophone cultures
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