Big Ideas
Big Ideas
The manner in which the originators of a message express themselves is influenced by the verbal and non-verbal language of the recipients.
The meaning of a message is influenced by the clarity of the vocabulary used and the way the message is organized.
Reading consists not only in decoding the words, but also in understanding the meaning and structure of a text.
Stories emerge from our imagination and reflect the experiences, dreams, and reality of the author.
The words and sentences of a text
a text is a coherent set of written, oral or visual elements that convey meaning and serve to communicate or transmit a message. Texts have numerous representations and can be in the form of Aboriginal narratives, articles, advertising, novels, picture story books, legends, comic books, biographies, correspondence, invitations, instructions, diagrams, charts, news stories, films, songs, poems, nursery rhymes, photographs, totem poles, images, works of art, oral presentations, blogs, surveys, reports, text messages, videos, television programs, etc.
often contain clues and a context that can cue readers on its meaning.
Aboriginal narratives play an important role in the exploration of individual, family, generational, and community identity.
Communicating in French helps to develop a sense of belonging to a Francophone community
the Francophone community can constitute the family, the class, the school, or the local, provincial, national, or international community.
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Content
Learning Standards
Content
spelling conventions:
- graphophonic correspondence of complex sounds
- use of the letter “s” to form the plural of nouns and adjectives
text organization:
- narrative structuresetting, inciting incident, rising action, falling action, and resolution
- structure of informational textstitle, subtitle, paragraph, graphic elements, etc.
- markers of temporal and spatial relationshipsalors que, au moment où, de l’autre côté, en haut, etc.
- punctuationexclamation mark, question mark, and hyphen
literary elements:
- elements of a storycharacters, setting, etc.
language elements:
- types of sentencesaffirmative, declarative, and interrogative sentences
- syntactic groupssubject, verb, and complement
- gender and number of words
- word families
- verb moods and tensesall persons of the present indicative (“présent de l’indicatif”) and concepts of the recent past (“passé récent”), present perfect (“passé composé”), and near future (“futur proche”) tensesassociated with the texts studied
strategies studied:
- communication and socializationactive listening, verbal and non-verbal language, respect for differences, clarification and explanation
- readingprior knowledge, visualization, prediction, asking questions, main idea, making connections, important information, inference
- writingdraft, writing, revision, publication
Curricular Competency
Learning Standards
Curricular Competency
Exploring and Reflecting
Recognize the root of unknown words in order to infer their meaning.
Visualize information when reading to enhance comprehension.
Plan and organize ideas by theme using graphic organizers
spider web diagram, brainstorming, fishbone diagram, Venn diagram, timeline
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Draw on prior knowledge to make connections between texts and personal and cultural experiences.
Identify important information in Aboriginal narratives and other texts
a text is a coherent set of written, oral or visual elements that convey meaning and serve to communicate or transmit a message. Texts have numerous representations and can be in the form of Aboriginal narratives, articles, advertising, novels, picture story books, legends, comic books, biographies, correspondence, invitations, instructions, diagrams, charts, news stories, films, songs, poems, nursery rhymes, photographs, totem poles, images, works of art, oral presentations, blogs, surveys, reports, text messages, videos, television programs, etc.
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Make connections between texts
a text is a coherent set of written, oral or visual elements that convey meaning and serve to communicate or transmit a message. Texts have numerous representations and can be in the form of Aboriginal narratives, articles, advertising, novels, picture story books, legends, comic books, biographies, correspondence, invitations, instructions, diagrams, charts, news stories, films, songs, poems, nursery rhymes, photographs, totem poles, images, works of art, oral presentations, blogs, surveys, reports, text messages, videos, television programs, etc.
, one’s experience, and Francophone culture.
Creating and Communicating
Express oneself with accuracy and fluency using the strategies studied.
Ask questions to clarify the meaning of a message.
Share one’s reactions to a text
a text is a coherent set of written, oral or visual elements that convey meaning and serve to communicate or transmit a message. Texts have numerous representations and can be in the form of Aboriginal narratives, articles, advertising, novels, picture story books, legends, comic books, biographies, correspondence, invitations, instructions, diagrams, charts, news stories, films, songs, poems, nursery rhymes, photographs, totem poles, images, works of art, oral presentations, blogs, surveys, reports, text messages, videos, television programs, etc.
by giving an opinion and expressing emotions.
Adapt gestures and voice to a specific communication situation and audience.
Read previously seen short texts with fluency, following the punctuation studied.
Write texts with short paragraphs, following the structure and language conventions studied
written conventions and language elements (types of sentences, syntactic groups, gender and number of words, word families, and verb moods and tenses associated with the texts studied)
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Use discourse markers to ensure that a text is coherent.
Collaborate with peers, and take their views and ideas into consideration to achieve a common goal.