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The official British Columbia Core French 9 curriculum
British Columbia defines Core French 9 by strands and outcomes. MapleMind teaches the same curriculum reorganized for one-skill-at-a-time tutoring — the table shows exactly where every official strand lands, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit below.
Official source BC's official curriculumRead it on the government site — curriculum.gov.bc.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Content | 17 | Listening and Viewing with Intent · Meaningful Conversations · Experiences and Perspectives Through Stories · Francophone Creative Works and Cultures |
| Curricular Competency | 1 | Cultural Identity From a New Perspective |
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How MapleMind teaches Core French 9 — every unit, lesson, and skill
Every skill below runs as a short session: a plain-words lesson, a worked example, solving it together, then a five-question skill check that earns up to three stars. Guided Mode keeps it teaching instead of answer-handing — turning it off needs a parent's password.
Unit 1Listening and Viewing with IntentOfficial strand · Content
Big Idea: Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition and understanding of French. Reading French letter patterns aloud and recognizing how different types of texts are built — the comprehension foundation the rest of the course builds on.
French Letter Patterns and Pronunciation
- Same-sound letter groupings and rhyming words9.SOUND.1 — Recognize French letter groupings that make the same sound — au, aux, eau, ô, os — and use rhyming words to read new French words aloud with reasonable accuracy.
- Consistently-pronounced letter patterns9.SOUND.2 — Recognize French letter patterns that always sound the same way — ai, gn, -ille, -ment, oi, th, -tion, ui — and use them, along with silent letters, liaisons, and élisions, to read new French words aloud.
Elements of Common Types of Texts
- Recognizing elements of common types of texts9.TEXT.1 — Recognize how common types of French texts differ in format, audience, register, and purpose, and use those differences to understand a text faster.
The official wording — 3 outcomes in this unit
- 9.SOUND.1
French letter patterns
- 9.SOUND.2
French letter patterns
- 9.TEXT.1
elements of common types of texts
Unit 2Meaningful ConversationsOfficial strand · Content
Big Idea: We can have meaningful conversations in French about things that are important to us. Building the tense system, the four question types, and the communicative functions — describing, comparing, sequencing, expressing needs and opinions, and naming cultural aspects — that a real conversation runs on.
Present-Tense Statements
- Describing what happens now9.TENSE.1 — Use the present tense to describe what is happening now or what happens regularly, choosing the right present-tense wording for the situation.
Talking About the Past
- Talking about the past with the passé composé9.TENSE.2 — Use the passé composé (avoir or être plus a past participle) to talk about what already happened, choosing wording that matches the past time frame.
Talking About the Future
- Talking about the future with the futur proche9.TENSE.3 — Use the futur proche (aller plus an infinitive) to talk about what is going to happen, choosing wording that matches the future time frame.
Asking Questions
- Asking yes/no questions by intonation and with est-ce que9.QUEST.1 — Ask yes/no questions in French by raising your intonation at the end of a statement, or by adding est-ce que to the front of a statement.
- Asking questions by inversion and with interrogative words9.QUEST.2 — Ask questions in French by inverting the subject and verb, and by using interrogative words such as Comment, Où, and Pourquoi to ask for specific information.
Describing and Comparing
- Describing items, people, places, and personal interests9.FUNC.1 — Use vocabulary and sentence structures to describe items, people, places, and personal interests with an increasing range of detail.
- Making comparisons and contrasts9.FUNC.2 — Use comparison words — plus que, aussi que, moins que, plus de, autant de, moins de — to compare and contrast people, objects, and experiences.
Sequencing Events and Expressing Needs
- Recounting sequences of events with connectors9.FUNC.3 — Use sequence connectors — premièrement, ensuite, finalement — to recount events in order when telling a story about something that happened or will happen.
- Expressing simple needs9.FUNC.4 — Use vocabulary and sentence structures to express simple needs and wants in everyday situations.
Opinions and Cultural Vocabulary
- Giving opinions about familiar topics9.FUNC.5 — Use vocabulary and sentence structures to state and briefly support a personal opinion about a familiar topic.
- Vocabulary for cultural aspects of communities9.FUNC.6 — Use vocabulary for cultural aspects of communities — celebrations, food, music, and traditions — to describe a Francophone community.
The official wording — 11 outcomes in this unit
- 9.TENSE.1
past, present, and future time frames
- 9.TENSE.2
past, present, and future time frames
- 9.TENSE.3
past, present, and future time frames
- 9.QUEST.1
intonated questions (e.g., Tu as faim?)
- 9.QUEST.2
inversion questions (e.g., As-tu faim?)
- 9.FUNC.1
descriptions of items, people, places, and personal interests
- 9.FUNC.2
comparisons and contrasts
- 9.FUNC.3
sequences of events
- 9.FUNC.4
simple needs
- 9.FUNC.5
opinions about familiar topics
- 9.FUNC.6
cultural aspects of communities
Unit 3Experiences and Perspectives Through StoriesOfficial strand · Content
Big Idea: We can share our experiences and perspectives through stories. Recognizing the common elements that make up a story in French, so students can understand and retell one.
Elements of Stories
- Identifying the common elements of stories9.STORY.1 — Identify the common elements of a story in French — place, characters, setting, plot, problem, and resolution — and use them to understand and retell the story.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- 9.STORY.1
common elements of stories
Unit 4Francophone Creative Works and CulturesOfficial strand · Content
Big Idea: Francophone creative works are expressions of Francophone cultures. Exploring traditions and cultural practices across Francophone regions, and understanding the ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism when engaging with someone else's culture or creative work.
Traditions and Cultural Practices
- Traditions and cultural practices across Francophone regions9.CULT.1 — Explore traditions and cultural practices found in various Francophone regions — such as Noël, le Mardi gras, and la St-Jean Baptiste — and describe what they mean to the communities that celebrate them.
Cultural Appropriation and Plagiarism
- Ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism9.ETHIC.1 — Explain what cultural appropriation and plagiarism are, why giving credit and respecting cultural ownership matter, and how to engage respectfully with a Francophone culture or creative work that is not one's own.
The official wording — 2 outcomes in this unit
- 9.CULT.1
traditions and other cultural practices in various Francophone regions
- 9.ETHIC.1
ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism
Unit 5Cultural Identity From a New PerspectiveOfficial strand · Curricular Competency
Big Idea: Acquiring French provides opportunities to explore our own cultural identity from a new perspective. Exploring and sharing information about the connections between indigenous communities and the French language.
Indigenous Communities and the French Language
- Connections between indigenous communities and the French language9.INDIG.1 — Explore and share information about connections between indigenous communities and the French language — including French-speaking First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities, and Innu writers who have used French to speak about colonization.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- 9.INDIG.1
Explore and share information about connections between indigenous communities and the French language
Printable workbook · A keepsake of the year
A Core French 9 workbook worth keeping
Built from the same official curriculum as this page. Before and after each skill above, your student colours in how sure they feel — so the two of you can see, on one page, what's clicking and what needs another look. It's a quiet way to follow how the year is really going.
By June it's full of their own handwriting: units worked through, confidence grown, a mid-year check-in, notes from parent-teacher night, and a certificate at the end. Less a worksheet, more a record of the year worth keeping on the shelf.
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Can MapleMind help me with Core French 9?
Yes. MapleMind's AI tutor covers all 18 skills in British Columbia's Core French 9 — you pick the exact skill, and the tutor teaches it step by step: a short lesson, a worked example, solving together, then a skill check to show it stuck.
Is MapleMind aligned to British Columbia's official curriculum?
Yes. Every skill in this course maps to an official outcome code from British Columbia's Grade 9 French curriculum, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit on this page — with the official government source linked so you can check it yourself.
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Where can I see the official British Columbia curriculum for Core French 9?
The official source is linked on this page — BC's official curriculum. The outline here follows it: every MapleMind skill carries its official outcome code, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit.
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