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Curricular Competency Identify the cultural and historical elements in Aboriginal and other texts, to put them into context Français langue seconde - immersion 5 Exploring and Reflecting
Keyword: texts Elaboration: oral, written, visual
Big Ideas Literature, when viewed in its context, helps to expand our perception of a society. Français langue seconde - immersion 8 No CCG
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Big Ideas The communicator, by organizing his or her ideas and relying on various sources, defends his or her point of view and influences the audience. Français langue seconde - immersion 8 No CCG
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Big Ideas Deepening our understanding of a text requires discovering the implicit and explicit information in it. Français langue seconde - immersion 8 No CCG
Keyword: text Elaboration: oral, written, visual
Big Ideas Becoming aware of the values conveyed in texts helps us to better understand their cultural content. Français langue seconde - immersion 8 No CCG
Keyword: texts Elaboration: oral, written, visual
Big Ideas The choice of verbal and non-verbal language conveys the speaker’s intentions.   Français langue seconde - immersion 8 No CCG
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Content revision strategies Français langue seconde - immersion 8 No CCG
Keyword: revision strategies Elaboration: rereading, consulting reference tools, peer review, use of a revision grid, etc.
Content language elements:
  • structure of relative subordinate clauses
  • subject/verb and direct object agreement with the verbs être and avoir in the present perfect (“passé compose”) tense
  • grammatical functions of complements
  • verb moods and tenses associated with the genres being studied
Français langue seconde - immersion 8 No CCG
Keyword: structure of relative subordinate clauses Elaboration: e.g., Le livre que j’ai lu était passionnant.
Keyword: verb moods and tenses Elaboration: present conditional and simple future tenses
Content text organization:
  • narrative structure
  • structure of legends
  • structure of informational texts
  • structure of argumentative texts
  • punctuation
Français langue seconde - immersion 8 No CCG
Keyword: narrative structure Elaboration: setting, inciting incident, rising action, falling action and resolution
Keyword: structure of legends Elaboration: setting, catalyst, transformation and ending
Keyword: structure of informational texts Elaboration: introduction, development (thematic progression) and conclusion
Keyword: structure of argumentative texts Elaboration: point of view, argument, counter-argument and conclusion
Keyword: punctuation Elaboration: semicolon and quotation marks
Content literary elements:
  • characteristics of the legend
  • characteristics of the play
  • elements of oral tradition in Aboriginal texts
Français langue seconde - immersion 8 No CCG
Keyword: characteristics of the legend Elaboration: characters, fantasy elements, explanation of phenomena, metaphors and methods of exaggeration
Keyword: characteristics of the play Elaboration: socio-historical setting, hero, supporting character, nemesis, dialogue, time and place, stage direction, implicit meaning, explicit meaning, etc.
Keyword: elements of oral tradition Elaboration: oral narratives, songs and circular thinking
Content cultural and historical elements Français langue seconde - immersion 8 No CCG
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Content communication strategies:
  • verbal and non-verbal communication
  • registers of language
  • defending a position
Français langue seconde - immersion 8 No CCG
Keyword: verbal Elaboration: intonation, voice, volume, speed, tone, pauses, etc.
Keyword: non-verbal Elaboration: gestures and mimicry
Keyword: registers of language Elaboration: colloquial language: language that does not conform to proper usage, is spoken between friends, and can include slang or popular expressionsstandard language: language that conforms to proper usage and is used in daily lifeformal language: refined or literary languageexamples: colloquial: “Ché pas où est ton bouquin.” standard: “Je ne sais pas où est ton livre." formal: “Je ne sais point où est placé votre ouvrage.”
Curricular Competency Use the most appropriate revision strategies to improve one’s work Français langue seconde - immersion 8 Creating and Communicating
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Curricular Competency Organize ideas logically and fluently in order to write coherent texts that follow a specific structure Français langue seconde - immersion 8 Creating and Communicating
Keyword: texts Elaboration: oral, written, visual
Curricular Competency Select quotations that are relevant to one’s arguments and incorporate them in a text according to style conventions Français langue seconde - immersion 8 Creating and Communicating
Keyword: style conventions Elaboration:  quotation marks, source, author, year, etc.

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