Grade 9 Core French
11 units matched to the Ontario Curriculum.
Overall expectations
- Listening to French and responding to it builds understanding, one step at a time.
- Speaking and interacting in French uses familiar words and sentence patterns.
- Reading a range of French texts builds comprehension and an eye for how texts are put together.
- Writing in French for different purposes and audiences uses the conventions of the language.
- Learning French opens a window on French-speaking communities in Canada and around the world.
Units
Unit 1
Past, present, future
Using past, present and future time frames: the passé composé, the imparfait for habits, and the near future.
Expectation: D1, D2 · writing for a purpose and audience, using correct French conventions
Unit 2
Asking questions
Three ways to ask questions (intonation, est-ce que, inversion) and question words.
Expectation: B1, B2 · speaking to communicate and to interact in French
Unit 3
Putting events in order
Sequence words that show the order of events (premièrement, d'abord, ensuite, finalement).
Expectation: D1, D2 · writing for a purpose and audience, using correct French conventions
Unit 4
Needs and opinions
Expressing simple needs, asking politely, and sharing opinions about familiar topics.
Expectation: B1, B2 · speaking to communicate and to interact in French
Unit 5
Comparing amounts
Comparing adjectives (aussi… que) and amounts (plus de, moins de, autant de… que).
Expectation: D1, D2 · writing for a purpose and audience, using correct French conventions
Unit 6
Describing things and places
Describing items, people, places and personal interests, with adjectives that agree in gender and number.
Expectation: D1, D2 · writing for a purpose and audience, using correct French conventions
Unit 7
Types of texts
How letters, emails, recipes and advertisements differ in format, audience, register (tu or vous) and purpose.
Expectation: C1, C2 · reading comprehension, and the purpose, form and style of 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.
Expectation: A3, B3, C3, D3 · intercultural understanding of French-speaking communities
Unit 9
Stories: problem and resolution
Understanding key elements, time and place in short French stories, and narrating events in order.
Expectation: C1, C2 · reading comprehension, and the purpose, form and style of 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.
Expectation: D1, D2 · writing for a purpose and audience, using correct French conventions
Unit 11
Culture and respect
The ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism: asking permission, giving credit and learning respectfully.
Expectation: A3, B3, C3, D3 · intercultural understanding of French-speaking communities
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