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Subject
Grade
Big Ideas The life experience, culture, and current context of the audience influence the interpretation of a text. Médias et communication numérique 12 No CCG
Keyword: context Elaboration: family, language, personal experiences
Keyword: text Elaboration: oral, written, visual
Big Ideas Linguistic and cultural identities are shaped by what we hear, see, read, and write. Médias et communication numérique 12 No CCG
Keyword: Elaboration:
Big Ideas Linguistic variations offer cultural reference points within the French-speaking world. Médias et communication numérique 12 No CCG
Keyword: Linguistic variations Elaboration: variations in phonics (accents), lexicon (expressions), and grammar (structures)
Keyword: cultural reference points Elaboration: events, heritage objects and objects from everyday life, territorial references, artistic accomplishments, scientific discoveries, media products, values, lifestyles, characters and/or personalities
Keyword: French-speaking world Elaboration: profile of communities using French in various geographic or social spaces
Content elements to enrich a text
  • clarity
Médias et communication numérique 12 No CCG
Keyword: clarity Elaboration: use of appropriate words
Content editing strategies Médias et communication numérique 12 No CCG
Keyword: editing strategies Elaboration: rereading, consulting reference tools, using a revision grid
Content language elements
  • structure of relative subordinate clauses
  • verb tenses and modes
  • digital language
Médias et communication numérique 12 No CCG
Keyword: structure of relative subordinate clauses Elaboration: e.g., Le cours auquel je me suis inscrit a été annulé
Keyword: verb tenses and modes Elaboration: present and past infinitive, present subjunctive
Keyword: digital language Elaboration: interactivity between words and images, elliptical expressions, jargon, slang, digital abbreviations
Content text organization
  • forms and structures of a news article
  • structure of a blog
  • structure of texts
Médias et communication numérique 12 No CCG
Keyword: forms Elaboration: editorial, news report, column, interview, review, profile, report, investigation, opinion piece, humor piece, analysis
Keyword: structures Elaboration: (e.g., for an editorial) headline, subhead, lead (who, what, why, where, when), body/running text and conclusion
Keyword: structure of a blog Elaboration: headline, introduction, body, conclusion, visual assets
Keyword: texts Elaboration: see course description
Content literary elements
  • stylistic devices
  • expressions
  • multimedia
  • strategies of argumentation
Médias et communication numérique 12 No CCG
Keyword: stylistic devices Elaboration: techniques to make what we want to say more expressive, impressive, and convincing in order to create an effect on the audience of a text
Keyword: expressions Elaboration: idiomatic, regional
Keyword: multimedia Elaboration: the techniques and products that make it possible to simultaneously and interactively use several presentation formats (text, sound, still or moving images)
Keyword: strategies of argumentation Elaboration: text in which the goal is to advise, call to action, persuade, or convince (ads, slogans, advice, guidelines) using connecting words, figures of speech, stylistic devices, tone
Content social, historical, and cultural elements
  • protocols for using First Peoples stories
Médias et communication numérique 12 No CCG
Keyword: protocols for using First Peoples stories Elaboration: First Peoples stories are often subject to usage protocols (who they belong to, where and when they can be shared and by whom); those responsible for First Peoples programs within the school board can provide assistance and advice regarding local protocols
Content communication strategies
  • language registers
  • courtesy formulas
  • reformulations
  • citation techniques
Médias et communication numérique 12 No CCG
Keyword: language registers Elaboration: formal language and everyday language
Keyword: courtesy formulas Elaboration: greetings, taking leave, level of formality (tutoiement and vouvoiement, pourriez-vous)
Keyword: reformulations Elaboration: expressing the idea in a text in their own words
Keyword: citation techniques Elaboration: paraphrasing, citation, bibliography
Curricular Competency Select writing processes and design methods to plan, develop, and create interactions and texts for a variety of purposes and audiences Médias et communication numérique 12 Create and Communicate
Keyword: writing processes Elaboration: planning, drafting, revising, proofing, dissemination
Curricular Competency Correct themselves spontaneously by applying their linguistic knowledge Médias et communication numérique 12 Create and Communicate
Keyword: Elaboration:
Curricular Competency Edit their communications by applying enrichment strategies in order to polish their text Médias et communication numérique 12 Create and Communicate
Keyword: enrichment strategies Elaboration: complex sentence structures, polished vocabulary
Curricular Competency Use various writing styles in their work in order to enrich the text to create the desired effect Médias et communication numérique 12 Create and Communicate
Keyword: writing styles Elaboration: manner of writing that is unique to the author of a text
Curricular Competency Support their message using techniques from diverse sources Médias et communication numérique 12 Create and Communicate
Keyword: techniques Elaboration: explanatory: quotes, statisticsargumentative: evidence, opinions

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