Grade 9 Core French
11 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
Using past, present and future time frames: the passé composé, the imparfait for habits, and the near future.
Learning outcome: Writing · creating clear French texts for a purpose
Unit 2
Asking questions
Three ways to ask questions (intonation, est-ce que, inversion) and question words.
Learning outcome: Oral communication · speaking and interacting in French in authentic situations
Unit 3
Putting events in order
Sequence words that show the order of events (premièrement, d'abord, ensuite, finalement).
Learning outcome: Writing · creating clear French texts for a purpose
Unit 4
Needs and opinions
Expressing simple needs, asking politely, and sharing opinions about familiar topics.
Learning outcome: Oral communication · speaking and interacting in French in authentic situations
Unit 5
Comparing amounts
Comparing adjectives (aussi… que) and amounts (plus de, moins de, autant de… que).
Learning outcome: Writing · creating clear French texts for a purpose
Unit 6
Describing things and places
Describing items, people, places and personal interests, with adjectives that agree in gender and number.
Learning outcome: Writing · creating clear French texts for a purpose
Unit 7
Types of texts
How letters, emails, recipes and advertisements differ in format, audience, register (tu or vous) and purpose.
Learning outcome: Reading · reading French texts and showing understanding
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: Reading · French texts that represent a variety of francophone cultures
Unit 9
Stories: problem and resolution
Understanding key elements, time and place in short French stories, and narrating events in order.
Learning outcome: Reading · reading French texts and showing understanding
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: Writing · creating clear French texts for a purpose
Unit 11
Culture and respect
The ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism: asking permission, giving credit and learning respectfully.
Learning outcome: Reading · French texts that represent a variety of francophone cultures
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