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Français langue première 5
Curriculum Français langue première Grade 5
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Big Ideas
Grandes idées
Texts create a portrait of an era and a population’s values, practices, and beliefs.
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. The meaning of a text is a function of form as well as words.
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. Using references and examples gives our arguments more credibility.
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.
community
the Francophone community can constitute the family, the class, the school, or the local, provincial, national, or international community. Learning Standards
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Curricular Competencies
As authors, readers, and speakers, students are expected to be able to do the following, using oral and written, digital and print, and textual and visual materials:
Exploring and Reflecting
Distinguish important ideas from secondary ideas in a text.
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. Formulate hypotheses on the basis of textual clues, and verify these hypotheses.
Recognize that a text can develop in a non-linear fashion, by identifying flashbacks and flash forwards.
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. Analyze a text to establish connections between the characters, plot, and resolution of the problem.
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. Support ideas or opinions with facts and arguments extracted from texts.
Demonstrate how Aboriginal legends reflect specific beliefs.
Understand the importance of the storyteller and the art of storytelling in Aboriginal cultures.
Identify cultural elements in texts and compare them with one’s own cultural points of reference.
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. Recognize that there is linguistic variety within the Francophonie.
Creating and Communicating
Express oneself with accuracy and fluency using the strategies studied.
Plan a text for a particular audience, selecting the subject, recipient, and main ideas in advance.
Express and justify a point of view with the help of examples and sources.
Create a portrait of a character, period, place, etc., based on explicit or implicit elements in texts.
portrait
e.g., physical, psychological 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. Write texts following the characteristics of the types of texts and language conventions studied.
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. 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. language conventions studied
written conventions and language elements (structure of the comparative and superlative, qualifying adjectives and their grammatical function, adverbs and their grammatical function, and sequence of tenses) Summarize a text.
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. Revise, correct, and improve own work with the use of reference tools.
Content
Students are expected to be able to know and understand the following, particularly in legends, biographies, and autobiographies:
text organization:
- narrative structurenarrative structuresetting, inciting incident, rising action, falling action, resolution
- structure of running textstructure of running textintroduction, development, conclusion
- textual coherencetextual coherencea function of discourse markers and punctuation
- chronological organization
- bibliographies
literary elements:
- elements of oral traditionin Aboriginal textselements of oral traditionoral narratives, songs, circular thinking, etc.
- characteristics of the legendcharacteristics of the legendblending of the real and the fantastic; oral expression and dramatization; portrayal of a society, culture, or era in a story
- characteristics of the biography and autobiographycharacteristics of the biography and autobiographyfirst-person and third-person viewpoints, linearity, flashbacks and flash forwards
language elements:
- structure of the comparative and superlative
- qualifying adjectives and their grammatical function
- adverbs and their grammatical function
- sequence of tensessequence of tensese.g., present indicative (“présent de l’indicatif”), present perfect (“passé composé”), imperfect ( “imparfait”), and near future (“futur proche”)
strategies studied:
- communication and socializationcommunication and socializationreformulation
- readingreadingprior knowledge, visualization, prediction, asking questions, main idea, making connections, important information, inference, referents
- writingwritingplanning, draft, correction, writing, revision, publication
Note: Some of the learning standards in the PHE curriculum address topics that some students and their parents or guardians may feel more comfortable addressing at home. Refer to ministry policy regarding opting for alternative delivery.