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Core Competencies

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

Students are expected to be able to know and understand the following, particularily in poetry, novels, and argumentative texts:

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: 

Big Ideas

Big Ideas

The effectiveness of an argument lies as much in the way ideas are organized as in the argument itself.
Our environment influences our perceptions and shapes our 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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Through their 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.
, authors share their identity, culture, perception of the world, and portrait of the era with readers.
By organizing ideas and relying on a variety of sources, the originator supports his or her point of view and influences the recipient.
To express oneself well, it is essential to follow language conventions, use a rich vocabulary, and pay attention to text organization.
Through their interactions, Aboriginal peoples and Francophone communities in Canada influence each other’s languages and cultures.
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 structure
    setting, inciting incident, rising action, falling action, resolution
  • structure of argumentative texts
    introduction (introduce and define the topic, and divide the topic and thesis), development (assertion, arguments, explanation), and conclusion (summary and opening)
literary elements:
language elements:
strategies studied:
  • communication and socialization
    verbal strategies (intonation, volume, rate of speech, tone, etc.) and non-verbal strategies (gestures and mimicry), taking a position
  • reading
    prior knowledge, visualization, prediction, asking questions, main idea, making connections, important information, inference, referents
  • writing
    planning, draft, correction, writing, revision, publication
elements for enriching a text:
  • imagery
  • connotations and denotations
  • nuance
  • lexical fields
  • choice and variety of vocabulary

Curricular Competency

Learning Standards

Curricular Competency

Exploring and Reflecting

Identify the literary elements 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.
and their role.
Evaluate the objectivity or subjectivity of an author through clues found 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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Question the assumptions, values or points of view presented 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.
, using relevant arguments.
Consider the role that the message 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.
plays in society and the ways in which it is perceived, depending on the era and society.
Explain how descriptions create contextual subtleties that help readers to better understand 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.
and the author’s intentions.
Compare Aboriginal 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.
based on their themes and points of view, and the intentions of their authors, as a way of examining different perspectives and approaches.
Make connections between one’s own Francophone cultural reference points, those of others, and those found in 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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Creating and Communicating

Adapt expression to generate an emotional response in one’s audience.
Identify the non-verbal reactions of interlocutors, and adjust discourse accordingly, in order to be better understood and to be more persuasive.
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.
following the characteristics of the types of 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 language conventions studied
written conventions and language elements (the role of complex sentences, and overall impression)
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Write argumentative 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 are convincing and well-structured.
Enrich one’s texts using descriptive elements.
Improve own texts, being mindful of the quality of form and expression.