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Grade
Big Ideas Communicating in French helps to develop a sense of belonging to a Francophone community. Français langue première 9 No CCG
Keyword: community Elaboration: the Francophone community can constitute the family, the class, the school, or the local, provincial, national, or international community. 
Big Ideas Through their interactions, Aboriginal peoples and Francophone communities in Canada influence each other’s languages and cultures. Français langue première 9 No CCG
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Big Ideas To express oneself well, it is essential to follow language conventions, use a rich vocabulary, and pay attention to text organization.  Français langue première 9 No CCG
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Big Ideas The “character effect” depends on both implicit and explicit elements.  Français langue première 9 No CCG
Keyword: “character effect” Elaboration: the “character effect” represents the way in which a character is perceived by the reader. Characters are thus constructions or developments of a text. 
Big Ideas Certain texts are timeless and, as such, reflect values that transcend the social context from which they emerge.  Français langue première 9 No CCG
Keyword: texts Elaboration: 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.
Big Ideas Stage adaptations offer a way to look at a work differently.  Français langue première 9 No CCG
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Big Ideas Authors can cast a critical gaze on social issues through their works. Français langue première 9 No CCG
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Content elements for enriching a text:
  • imagery
  • idiomatic expressions
  • richness and variety of vocabulary
  • lexical field
Français langue première 9 No CCG
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Content strategies:
  • communication and socialization
  • reading
  • writing
Français langue première 9 No CCG
Keyword: communication and socialization Elaboration: stage presence and theatricality (posture, facial expressions, gestures)
Keyword: reading Elaboration: prior knowledge, visualization, prediction, asking questions, main idea, making connections, important information, inference, referents
Keyword: writing Elaboration: planning, draft, correction, writing, revision, publication
Content language elements:
  • types of discourse
  • registers of language
Français langue première 9 No CCG
Keyword: types of discourse Elaboration: direct and indirect discourse
Content literary elements:
  • characters
  • characteristics of the fable
  • characteristics of the play
  • stylistic devices
Français langue première 9 No CCG
Keyword: characters Elaboration: hero versus antihero, stereotypes, direct and indirect characterization, symbols (names, costumes, objects)
Keyword: characteristics of the fable Elaboration: poetics, moral, brevity in storytelling
Keyword: characteristics of the play Elaboration: stage direction, dialogue, monologue, and the aside
Keyword: stylistic devices Elaboration: in particular, allegory and personification
Content text organization:
  • narrative structure
  • structure of the fable
  • comparative essays
Français langue première 9 No CCG
Keyword: narrative structure Elaboration: setting, inciting incident, rising action, falling action, resolution
Keyword: structure of the fable Elaboration: exposition, action, resolution
Keyword: comparative essays Elaboration: the comparative essay presents comparisons between elements in the same work or between two works. It highlights similarities and differences.
Curricular Competency Improve own texts, being mindful of the quality of form and expression.   Français langue première 9 Creating and Communicating
Keyword: texts Elaboration:  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. dramatization: dramatization helps to make the text come alive as the choice for the staging of a play, representation of a literary text, or presentation of a musical theatre performance.
Curricular Competency Write texts following the characteristics of the types of texts and language conventions studied. Français langue première 9 Creating and Communicating
Keyword: texts Elaboration:  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. dramatization: dramatization helps to make the text come alive as the choice for the staging of a play, representation of a literary text, or presentation of a musical theatre performance.
Keyword: language conventions studied Elaboration: written conventions and language elements (types of discourse and registers of language)
Curricular Competency Prepare and present stagings of portions of texts or complete texts. Français langue première 9 Creating and Communicating
Keyword: texts Elaboration:  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. dramatization: dramatization helps to make the text come alive as the choice for the staging of a play, representation of a literary text, or presentation of a musical theatre performance.

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