Grade 5 Core French
8 units matched to the Saskatchewan Curriculum.
Strands and outcomes
- Communication Skills (5.CS.1–5.CS.4): Demonstrate understanding of oral French messages in a variety of simple multi-sentence statements, requests, instructions and questions. Exchange a variety of information on familiar topics through oral expression supported by occasional prompting. Demonstrate understanding of the main idea and many isolated details of French expository, procedural or persuasive texts on familiar topics. (and 1 more outcomes)
- General Language Strategies (5.GL.1–5.GL.4): Use listening or viewing strategies in guided situations. Use speaking strategies for an oral presentation in guided situations. Use reading strategies for familiar French texts in guided situations. (and 1 more outcomes)
- Language Knowledge (5.LK.1): Demonstrate acquisition of French language concepts related to themes, including: numbers to 100 a range of regular –er verbs some irregular verbs…
- Culture (5.C.1): Compare elements of Francophone, First Nations, and Métis cultures in Canada.
Units
Unit 1
Salutations
Greetings, introductions and polite phrases: bonjour, comment t'appelles-tu?, merci, de rien, à bientôt.
Outcome: 5.CS.2 · speaking and interacting in French
Unit 2
Sounds and accents
French sounds (including nasal vowels), accents (é, è, ê, ç) and silent letters.
Outcome: 5.CS.1, 5.GL.1 · understanding spoken French, with listening strategies
Unit 3
Numbers 0 to 30
Reading and saying numbers from 0 to 30, and giving small sums in French.
Outcome: 5.CS.1, 5.LK.1 · understanding spoken French, and numbers
Unit 4
Masculine, feminine, plural
An introduction to gender (masculine and feminine) and number (singular and plural) in French nouns and adjectives.
Outcome: 5.CS.4, 5.LK.1 · writing short texts in French, with noun and adjective agreement
Unit 5
Likes and dislikes
Saying what you like, love, prefer and dislike, and asking others the same.
Outcome: 5.CS.2, 5.LK.1 · speaking and interacting in French, giving likes and dislikes
Unit 6
Describing people and things
Simple descriptions of people and objects, with adjectives that agree in gender and number.
Outcome: 5.CS.4, 5.LK.1 · writing short texts in French, describing people and things
Unit 7
Francophone Canada
Where French is spoken across Canada, Francophone festivals and celebrations, and a connection between First Peoples and the French language.
Outcome: 5.C.1 · Francophone, First Nations and Métis cultures
Unit 8
Giving credit, showing respect
The ethics of plagiarism and cultural appropriation, at a Grade 5 level: name your sources and learn about cultures respectfully.
Outcome: 5.C.1 · Francophone, First Nations and Métis cultures, and giving credit and showing respect
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