| Big Ideas |
Reciprocal interactions are possible even with limited French. |
Core French 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Reciprocal |
Elaboration: involving back-and-forth participation |
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| Big Ideas |
With simple French, we can discuss our interests. |
Core French 7 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Using various strategies helps us understand and acquire language. |
Core French 7 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Listening and viewing with intent helps us increase our understanding of French. |
Core French 7 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism |
Core French 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: cultural appropriation |
Elaboration: use of a cultural motif, theme, “voice,” image, knowledge, story, song, or drama, shared without permission or without appropriate context or in a way that may misrepresent the real experience of the people from whose culture it is drawn |
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| Content |
cultural aspects of Francophone communities |
Core French 7 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
communities where French is spoken around the world |
Core French 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: around the world |
Elaboration: locations of some Francophone communities around the world (e.g., Belgium, France, Haiti, Morocco, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Switzerland, Vietnam) |
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| Content |
communities where French is spoken across Canada |
Core French 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: across Canada |
Elaboration: for example, les Acadiens, les Franco-Albertains, les Franco-Colombiens, les Fransaskois, les Québécois; Métis communities in Baie St. Paul, MB, Fort Nelson, BC, and Île-à-la-Crosse, SKcould include information about celebrations, festivals, food, geography, history, population, territory, traditions |
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| Content |
common elements of stories |
Core French 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: common elements of stories |
Elaboration: place, characters, setting, plot |
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| Content |
common, high-frequency vocabulary and sentence structures for communicating meaning:- a variety of questions
- descriptions of others
- locations and directions
- reasons for likes, dislikes, and preferences
- simple comparisons
- cultural aspects of communities
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Core French 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: questions |
Elaboration: for example, Combien…?; Comment…?; Est-ce que…?; Où…?; Pourquoi…?; Quand…?; Quel…?; Qu’est-ce que…?; Qui…? |
| Keyword: descriptions |
Elaboration: describing, for example, family members, Elders, friends, teachers, heroes, characters in texts (e.g., Mon père est enseignant. Il est grand. Il aime les chiens. Il joue au tennis.) |
| Keyword: locations and directions |
Elaboration: for example, à gauche, au parc, sur la table Students may also use gestures to enhance communication. |
| Keyword: likes, dislikes, and preferences |
Elaboration: for example, J’aime…parce que…; J’adore…parce que…; Je n’aime pas…parce que…; Je déteste…parce que…; Je préfère…parce que… |
| Keyword: comparisons |
Elaboration: for example, J’aime les pommes, mais je préfère les bananes; Elle joue au basketball, mais je joue au soccer |
| Keyword: cultural aspects |
Elaboration: for example, activities, celebrations, clothing, First Peoples regalia, festivals, food, land, music, practices, protocol, traditions |
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| Content |
French letter patterns |
Core French 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: letter patterns |
Elaboration: such as groupings of letters that make the same sound (e.g., au, aux, eau, ô, os), rhyming words, and letter patterns that have consistent pronunciations (e.g., ai, -ille, -ment, -tion) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Describe cultural aspects of Francophone communities |
Core French 7 |
Personal and social awareness |
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| Curricular Competency |
Explore and share information about connections between First Peoples communities and the French language |
Core French 7 |
Personal and social awareness |
| Keyword: First Peoples communities and the French language |
Elaboration: for example, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities in Canada where French is spoken (e.g., Huron Wendake Nation, Innu Nation, Micmac Nation, and Mohawk Nation in Quebec; Métis communities in Baie St. Paul, MB, Fort Nelson, BC, and Île-à-la-Crosse, SK) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Explore and share information about Francophone communities across Canada and around the world |
Core French 7 |
Personal and social awareness |
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| Curricular Competency |
Express themselves and comprehend others through various modes of presentation |
Core French 7 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: modes of presentation |
Elaboration: making use of those best suited to their own and others’ diverse abilities (e.g., digital, visual, and verbal modes; students may make use of aids such as charts, graphics, illustrations, music, organizers, photographs, tables, and videos) |
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