Grade 6 French Immersion
7 units matched to the Ontario Curriculum.
Overall expectations
- In immersion, French is the language we learn in, so listening and speaking grow every day.
- Reading French texts of many kinds builds comprehension and the habit of reading for meaning.
- Writing in French for a purpose and an audience uses the conventions of the language.
- Understanding how French works helps us choose the right words, tenses and sentence structures.
- Learning in French connects us with Francophone communities in Canada and around the world.
Units
Unit 1
Imparfait ou passé composé?
Choosing between the imparfait (description, habits) and the passé composé (completed events), including verbs that take être.
Expectation: D1, D2 · writing for a purpose and audience, using correct French conventions
Unit 2
Racines et préfixes
Using word roots, prefixes and suffixes to work out the meaning of unfamiliar French words.
Expectation: C1, C2 · reading comprehension, and the purpose, form and style of French texts
Unit 3
Les légendes
Features of legends and the role of oral tradition, including that First Nations have many distinct stories and ways of telling them.
Expectation: C1, C2 · reading comprehension, and the purpose, form and style of French texts
Unit 4
Quand et où?
Spotting spatial and temporal clues in a text to picture the setting and follow the order of events.
Expectation: C1, C2 · reading comprehension, and the purpose, form and style of French texts
Unit 5
Le roman jeunesse
Features of a youth novel: main character, setting, plot, theme and chapters.
Expectation: C1, C2 · reading comprehension, and the purpose, form and style of French texts
Unit 6
Relier les idées
Linking words that show cause, consequence, opposition, addition and order.
Expectation: D1, D2 · writing for a purpose and audience, using correct French conventions
Unit 7
Résumer un texte
Reformulating the main idea of an informational text and telling it from supporting details.
Expectation: D1, D2 · writing for a purpose and audience, using correct French conventions
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