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 oral expression in a variety of contexts:

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 the time and space in which it was created
narrative context and production context
and in which it is consumed. 
Our voice is a powerful tool in the art of persuasion.

Content

Learning Standards

Content

text organization
  • the structure
    manner and order in which ideas are organized
     and genre of a text
literary elements
  • rhetoric
  • stylistic devices
  • narrative techniques
  • elements of analysis
    time frame, spatial framework, narrative techniques (focus, perspective, narrative), character, writer, and audience
strategies
  • taking a position
  • the writing process
    planning (organizing ideas, aiming for consistency, efficiency, logic, and a clear flow of ideas), drafting, revising, writing, editing, publication
  • writing techniques
    stylistic, lexical, grammatical, and syntactic
  • implied versus stated
  • the communication model
  • memorization strategies
    master the content of their presentation in order to maintain visual contact with the audience; refer to a proverb, a work of art, a famous quote, a film
  • presentation techniques
  • citation techniques
    paraphrasing, citation, bibliography
  • the art of public speaking
    voice, pacing, tone, pauses
  • dramatic presence
    gesture, posture, space, stage presence, the unspoken
  • protocols for using First Peoples stories
    First Peoples stories are often subject to usage protocols (who they belong to, where and when they can be shared and by whom); First Peoples programs within the school board can provide assistance and advice regarding local protocols
language elements
  • connotation and denotation
  • language registers
  • types of discourse
    narrative, descriptive, explanatory, argumentative
  • syntax and vocabulary
elements to enrich a text
  • colourful language
  • visuals

Curricular Competency

Learning Standards

Curricular Competency

Exploring and Reflecting

Understand, compare, and make connections between themes and cultural references in French-language texts
Synthesize ideas conveyed in a text
Challenge a text from a personal perspective
Consider the diversity
ethnic, cultural, linguistic, sexual, religious, social, economic, gender identity, gender expression
and richness of the context
cultural, social, historic, economic, political, religious, philosophical
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
Analyze the symbolism or aesthetic references in a text in order to better grasp the text’s meaning
Analyze the techniques used in public speaking and their impact on the audience
Analyze the effects of language, structure, technique, and style on the audience
Recognize the contradictions and distortions in meaning in spoken language
Take into account different perspectives in formulating their thoughts
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 in multiple sources to make a decision or take a position
Evaluate the relevance and value
importance of information weighing in a variety of perspectives such as: cultural, esthetic, political, historic, personal, etc.
of the information presented in multiple sources

Creating and Communicating

React to a question or problem statement in a creative or critical manner
Respect the writing process in order to communicate effectively
Adopt various elocution styles in their oral communication in order to create the desired effect
Support arguments with appropriate evidence and references
Justify arguments while taking into account different perspectives
Use grammar, syntax, punctuation, and a language register suited to the communicative intention
Draw on verbal and non-verbal elements to enrich oral expression
Behave ethically when communicating