Students are expected to know and understand the following, using a variety of texts and works from a broad range of literary genres and artistic movements, with a focus on composition:

As authors, readers, and speakers, students are expected to do the following, using oral and written, digital and print, and textual and visual materials:

Big Ideas

Big Ideas

Language is a tool we can use to explore ourselves, others, and the world, and to construct profound meaning.
Linguistic precision helps develop critical and creative thinking.
Understanding the form of a text makes it possible to appreciate its aesthetic and meaning.
Literary and artistic works reflect Francophone culture and history, as shaped by the perception of the author.
A text is inevitably linked to time and space.
The creative process demands self-discipline, training, and planning.

Content

Learning Standards

Content

text organization
literary elements
  • rhetoric
  • stylistic devices
  • elements of analysis
    timeframe, spatial framework, narrative techniques (focus, perspective, narrative), character, writer, audience
  • protocols for using First Peoples stories
strategies
  • the writing process
    planning, draft, proofing, writing, editing, publication
  • writing techniques
    stylistic, lexical, grammatical, syntactic
  • taking a position
  • implied versus stated
  • the communication model
  • memorization strategies
    visual, auditory, and kinesthetic associations; mnemonic methods
  • citation techniques
language elements
  • connotation and denotation
  • language registers
  • types of discourse
    narrative, descriptive, explanatory, argumentative
  • syntax and vocabulary
elements to enrich a text
  • colourful language
  • context
    cultural, social, historic, economic, political, religious, philosophical
  • visuals

Curricular Competency

Learning Standards

Curricular Competency

Exploring and Reflecting

Identify, compare, and make connections between themes and cultural references in French-language texts
Define the problem statement of a text
Consider the diversity
ethnic, cultural, linguistic, sexual, religious, social, economic, gender identity, gender expression
and richness of the context to analyze the message conveyed in Francophone and other texts
Recognize and understand the role of story and oral and artistic tradition in expressing First Peoples perspectives, values, and beliefs
Explore the symbolism in a text in order to better grasp the text’s meaning
Analyze the effects of language, structure, technique, and style on the audience
Evaluate the relevance and validity
reliability of information considering a variety of factors such as: its origins, its objectivity, its impartiality, its veracity, its incorrectness, etc.
of the information presented to make a decision or take a position
Through their writing, analyze the ties between themselves and the world at large

Creating and Communicating

Use the writing and design process to plan, develop and organize ideas
aim for consistency, efficiency, logic, and a clear flow of ideas
in order to communicate clearly
Summarize the message conveyed in a text
Develop arguments that take into account different perspectives
Support arguments with appropriate evidence and references
Use grammar, syntax, and punctuation appropriate to the context and purpose
Use a variety of stylistic devices within a text to produce an impact
Behave ethically when communicating
Respond to text in personal, creative, and critical ways
Produce personal, critical, and creative texts