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Big Ideas Through their texts, authors share their identity, culture, perception of the world, and portrait of the era with readers. Français langue première 8 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 Our environment influences our perceptions and shapes our texts. Français langue première 8 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 The effectiveness of an argument lies as much in the way ideas are organized as in the argument itself. Français langue première 8 No CCG
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Content elements for enriching a text:
  • imagery
  • connotations and denotations
  • nuance
  • lexical fields
  • choice and variety of vocabulary
Français langue première 8 No CCG
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Content strategies studied:
  • communication and socialization
  • reading
  • writing
Français langue première 8 No CCG
Keyword: communication and socialization Elaboration: verbal strategies (intonation, volume, rate of speech, tone, etc.) and non-verbal strategies (gestures and mimicry), taking a position
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:
  • the role of complex sentences
  • overall impression
Français langue première 8 No CCG
Keyword: role of complex sentences Elaboration: coordinate and adjacent clauses
Content literary elements:
  • characteristics of the novel
  • characteristics of poetry
  • descriptive elements
  • point of view
  • stylistic devices
Français langue première 8 No CCG
Keyword: characteristics of the novel Elaboration: story arc , transitions between narration and description, point of view of narrator and characters
Keyword: characteristics of poetry Elaboration: explicit meaning, theme, stylistic devices, etc.
Keyword: descriptive elements Elaboration: purpose of the description, transitions between description and narration
Keyword: stylistic devices Elaboration: in particular euphemism
Content text organization:
  • narrative structure
  • structure of argumentative texts
Français langue première 8 No CCG
Keyword: narrative structure Elaboration: setting, inciting incident, rising action, falling action, resolution
Keyword: structure of argumentative texts Elaboration: introduction (introduce and define the topic, and divide the topic and thesis), development (assertion, arguments, explanation), and conclusion (summary and opening)
Curricular Competency Improve own texts, being mindful of the quality of form and expression.  Français langue première 8 Creating and Communicating
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Curricular Competency Enrich one’s texts using descriptive elements. Français langue première 8 Creating and Communicating
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Curricular Competency Write argumentative texts that are convincing and well-structured. Français langue première 8 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.
Curricular Competency Write texts following the characteristics of the types of texts and language conventions studied. Français langue première 8 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.
Keyword: language conventions studied Elaboration: written conventions and language elements (the role of complex sentences, and overall impression)
Curricular Competency Identify the non-verbal reactions of interlocutors, and adjust discourse accordingly, in order to be better understood and to be more persuasive. Français langue première 8 Creating and Communicating
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Curricular Competency Adapt expression to generate an emotional response in one’s audience. Français langue première 8 Creating and Communicating
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Curricular Competency Make connections between one’s own Francophone cultural reference points, those of others, and those found in texts Français langue première 8 Exploring and Reflecting
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.

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