Big Ideas
Big Ideas
Hypotheses are formed based on clues in the 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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Intonation and gestures have an impact on the transmission and comprehension of spoken messages.
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.
transport us to another world as we experience the events lived by different characters.
Every language follows a system of rules that distinguishes it from other languages.
Aboriginal narratives are part of Canada’s Francophone history and culture.
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
text organization:
- narrative structuresetting, inciting incident, rising action, falling action, resolution
- structure of youth novelsincipit (opening line of a work), prologue, paragraphs, chapters and epilogue
- structure of injunctive textse.g., recipes, game instructions, directions, advertising, invitations
- markers of causal relationship and conditionà condition que, à moins que, ainsi, alors, etc.
- punctuationcolon, semi-colon, and quotation marks
literary elements:
- characteristics of the youth noveldescription; plot; spatial and temporal framework; chronology; distinction between author, narrator, and main character; etc.
language elements:
- structure of exclamatory and imperative sentences
- adverbstime, place, manner, quantity, cause, and result
- synonyms and antonyms
- verb moods and tensesimperfect (“imparfait”), imperative (“impératif”) and present infinitive (“infinitif présent”)associated with the genres studied
strategies studied:
- communication and socializationverbal and non-verbal language, clarification and speech arts (definition of speech arts)
- readingprior knowledge, visualization, prediction, asking questions, main idea, making connections, important information, inference, referents
- writingplanning, draft, correction, writing, revision, publication
Curricular Competency
Learning Standards
Curricular Competency
Exploring and Reflecting
Make inferences by drawing on personal experiences and prior knowledge, identifying clues, and asking questions.
Identify the purpose 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.
, as well as its steps and organization.
Identify discourse markers to show the connections between the various ideas in a text.
Specify the roles of the different characters in 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.
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Make connections between the characters’ feelings and their actions.
Ask questions to develop one’s creative thinking ability.
Identify how narratives in Aboriginal cultures connect people to their environment.
Creating and Communicating
Express oneself with accuracy and fluency using the strategies studied.
Express the ways in which 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.
can generate an emotional response.
Adapt communication to the audience, taking into account speech arts
demonstrate logical reasoning, be able to reveal one’s feelings and emotions, and demonstrate an open attitude that is conducive to discussion.
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Reformulate the main idea in 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.
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Write 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.
that reflect the characteristics of the types of textsa 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.
and language conventions studiedwritten conventions and language elements (structure of exclamatory and imperative sentences, adverbs, synonyms and antonyms, and verb moods and tenses associated with the genres studied)
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Revise own 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.
and clarify ideas.