Français langue et culture 12

Core Competencies

Communicating
 
Collaborating
Critical and Reflective Thinking
 
Creative Thinking
Personal Awareness and Responsibility
 
Positive Personal and Cultural Identity
 
Social Awareness and Responsibility

Through a thematic approach, 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:

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 forms have multiple meanings that are actively co-constructed.
A text is designed either to follow or to break with established conventions
form, gender, structure, function, lexicon, vocabulary
.
Literary and artistic works reflect Francophone culture and history, as shaped by the perception of the author.
Eloquence is achieved through the power of the voice and how it is used. 

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
  • elements of analysis
    time frame, spatial framework, narrative techniques (focus, perspective, narrative), character, author, and audience
strategies
  • taking a position
  • writing techniques
    stylistic, lexical, grammatical, and syntactic
  • the writing process
    planning (organizing ideas, aiming for consistency, efficiency, logic, and a clear flow of ideas), drafting, proofing, writing, editing, publication
  • implied versus stated
  • the communication model
  • memorization strategies
    master the content and its presentation in order to maintain visual contact with the audience; refer to a proverb, a work of art, a famous quote, a film
  • citation techniques
    paraphrasing, citation, bibliography
  • 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
  • syntax and vocabulary
  • types of discourse
    narrative, descriptive, explanatory, argumentative
elements to enrich a text
  • colourful language
  • visuals

Curricular Competency

Learning Standards

Curricular Competency

Exploring and Reflecting

Analyze and make connections between recurring themes and cultural references in French-language texts
Synthesize shared ideas conveyed in multiple texts
React creatively or critically to the problem statements in one or more texts
Consider the diversity
ethnic, cultural, linguistic, sexual, religious, social, economic, gender identity, gender expression
 and richness of the context
cultural, social, historical, 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
Interpret and appreciate the symbolism or aesthetic references in a text in order to better grasp the text's meaning
Analyze the effects of language, structure, technique, and style on the audience
Recognize the contradictions and distortions of meaning in texts
Take into account different perspectives in formulating their thoughts
Apply a concept in a new context in order to deepen understanding
Evaluate the relevance and value of the information presented in multiple sources

Creating and Communicating

Respect the writing process in order to communicate effectively
Justify arguments while taking into account different perspectives
Use grammar, syntax, punctuation, and a language register suited to the communicative intention
Adapt the presentation mode
students can use aids such as graphics, illustrations, music clips, photographs, tables, and videos
used for a message to the communicative context
Support their argument with appropriate evidence and references
Use a variety of stylistic devices to produce different types of texts that respond to a specific objective and audience
Behave ethically when communicating
Produce personal, critical, or creative texts
transform ideas and information taken from one or more texts to create an original text that shows insight, imagination, or sensitivity
Draw on verbal and non-verbal elements to support and enrich their message
Adopt various elocution styles in their oral communication in order to create the desired effect
Convey a message by creating a multimodal text