Manitoba · Grade 10
Core French, Grade 10
- 20F
Manitoba’s Grade 10 French course, from Oral Communication to Culture.
- Units
- 4
- Lessons
- 9
- Skills
- 27
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- edu.gov.mb.ca
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, numbered by unit.
Unit 1 · 9 skills
Oral Communication
Listening for Meaning
Understanding and retelling oral messages
I can understand varied French messages and retell them accurately with detail.
Skill 1.1
Listening strategies
I can deliberately combine strategies for less familiar French messages.
Skill 1.2
Message: Describing and Narrating
Describing people and things
I can describe people and things with precision and balanced opinion.
Skill 1.3
Talking about the past
I can narrate the past using the imperfect to contrast then and now.
Skill 1.4
Message: Opinions, Advice, and Predictions
Expressing feelings and giving advice
I can express nuanced opinions and give advice using the conditional.
Skill 1.5
Predicting and justifying a viewpoint
I can make future/conditional predictions and justify viewpoints with structured reasoning.
Skill 1.6
Talking about the future
I can talk about the future using the simple future in French.
Skill 1.7
Fluency and Accuracy
Fluency
I can speak fluently and interact with spontaneity across topics.
Skill 1.8
Accuracy
I can control complex structures and the full tense range accurately across topics.
Skill 1.9
The official wording · 9 outcomes
- 1.1
- respond to a variety of types of oral messages, such as phone messages, radio broadcasts, announcements and storytelling
- 1.2
- use appropriate strategies to understand the message ex., ask for repetition and explanation
- 1.3
- describing main features of a person or thing A person ex., Jonathan joue au hockey.
- 1.4
- talking about the past
- 1.5
- expressing a feeling or opinion (Grades 9 & 10)
- 1.6
- justifying a viewpoint (Grades 9 & 10)
- 1.7
- talking about the future
- 1.8
- Students use appropriate rhythm, pace and intonation to communicate and to interact.
- 1.9
- Students use the present, imperative, past, imperfect, future, and conditional tenses, among others, as needed, for communicative purposes related to the topic.
Key ideas
Building on Grade 9, respond to a WIDER range of message types and identify the message intent behind them.
Building on Grade 9, describe with GREATER precision and balance - weigh strengths against a drawback ('Cependant...').
Building on Grade 9, give advice with the CONDITIONAL for politeness and nuance: 'Vous devriez proteger l'environnement.'; 'Je vous suggere de faire ce voyage.'.
Building on Grade 9, sustain fluency across a VARIETY of topics and real-time interaction.
Retell the gist accurately: repeat key points in your own words and put the main events in chronological order.
Watch out for
- Retelling out of order or dropping key points.
- Giving only praise or only criticism, not a balanced view.
- Using 'devez' (blunt) where 'devriez' (softer) fits.
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Unit 2 · 5 skills
Reading
Message: Understanding Text
Reading for purpose and main idea
I can read varied French texts for purpose and identify main ideas and problems.
Skill 2.1
Identifying details and describing characters
I can analyze details and characters in French texts and represent them.
Skill 2.2
Responding to and connecting with text
I can respond to and interpret French texts with connections and inferences in depth.
Skill 2.3
Questioning and evaluating text
I can critically evaluate a French text against its purpose.
Skill 2.4
Reading aloud with fluency and accuracy
I can read varied French texts aloud expressively and accurately across genres.
Skill 2.5
The official wording · 5 outcomes
- 2.1
- establish the purpose for reading
- 2.2
- identify details related to the reading intention
- 2.3
- making personal connections
- 2.4
- evaluating the effectiveness of the text based on its communicative intent
- 2.5
- read with expression to convey the message
Key ideas
Building on Grade 9, match your reading strategy to your PURPOSE across text types (narrative, expository, poetic).
Anticipate meaning efficiently and identify the main idea and key points, including problems and proposed solutions.
Read texts that increase knowledge or entertain and pull out what matters for your purpose.
Building on Grade 9, gather details systematically (tables, timelines) tied to a clear reading intention across longer texts.
Describe main characters more fully - appearance and moral attitude, with textual justification.
Watch out for
- Reading every text the same way regardless of purpose.
- Stopping at the surface without the key points.
- Gathering scattered details with no organizing intention.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 3 · 8 skills
Writing
Message: Purpose and Describing
Purpose, conventions, and describing
I can write for a targeted reaction and describe with precise structures.
Skill 3.1
Writing about the past
I can write about the past using the imperfect to contrast then and now.
Skill 3.2
Message: Opinions, Advice, and Predictions
Writing feelings, opinions, and advice
I can write nuanced opinions and advice using the conditional.
Skill 3.3
Writing predictions and justifying viewpoints
I can write future/conditional predictions and structured justifications.
Skill 3.4
Writing about the future and sharing information
I can write about the future with the simple future and share information clearly.
Skill 3.5
Fluency and Accuracy
Organizing varied, coherent texts
I can craft well-organized French texts with varied sentences and precise vocabulary.
Skill 3.6
Writing devices and synchronizing tenses
I can synchronize a full range of tenses and modes, including the conditional.
Skill 3.7
Accuracy: grammar and syntax
I can control French grammar and complex syntax accurately across texts.
Skill 3.8
The official wording · 8 outcomes
- 3.1
- describing main features of a person or thing ex., describe a famous person
- 3.2
- writing about the past ex., describe an event or a personal experience from the past
- 3.3
- expressing a feeling or opinion
- 3.4
- justifying a viewpoint
- 3.5
- talking about the future ex., write an e-mail to suggest an activity or a change of activity
- 3.6
- use a variety of sentence types that are well organized
- 3.7
- synchronise verb tenses and modes
- 3.8
- agreement of the past participle of verbs conjugated with etre
Key ideas
Building on Grade 9, aim your writing at a TARGETED ACTION OR REACTION from a specific audience.
Building on Grade 9, give written advice with the CONDITIONAL: 'On devrait faire plus pour proteger l'environnement.'.
Building on Grade 9, plan and edit for smoother flow and stronger organization across longer texts.
Use precise structures in descriptions - superlatives, relative pronouns ('qui'), and object pronouns.
Add nuance to opinions and support with a conditional consequence: 'Si tu veux reussir, tu dois faire un effort.'.
Watch out for
- Writing with no targeted reaction in mind.
- Using the indicative where the conditional adds nuance.
- Leaving organization weak in a longer text.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 4 · 5 skills
Culture
Francophone Cultures and Events
Francophone cultures and cultural events
I can explain francophone cultural events and figures with informed opinions.
Skill 4.1
Connecting to francophone teens
I can make detailed comparisons with francophone teens worldwide.
Skill 4.2
Language register and comparisons
I can navigate register deliberately and compare French and English idioms.
Skill 4.3
Reasons for learning French
I can explain several personal reasons for learning French.
Skill 4.4
Bilingualism and French beyond the classroom
I can recognize bilingualism widely and actively use French beyond the classroom.
Skill 4.5
The official wording · 5 outcomes
- 4.1
- are aware of and express opinions about francophone cultural events:
- 4.2
- compare own activities with those of francophone teens.
- 4.3
- use the appropriate language register
- 4.4
- explain reasons for learning French.
- 4.5
- recognize and use French beyond the classroom.
Key ideas
Building on Grade 9, form INFORMED opinions about francophone cultural events and explain why they matter.
Give detailed accounts of well-known francophones' contributions and their significance (e.g. why Bombardier's invention mattered).
Connect events (International Francophonie Day, awards) to the wider francophonie.
Building on Grade 9, make MORE DETAILED comparisons across several elements (music, sports, school, holidays).
Reflect on what these comparisons reveal about shared youth experience across the francophonie.
Watch out for
- Giving an opinion with no support.
- Naming a contribution with no significance.
- Comparing only one element.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Plan the term
Pick your term and the days you study. Each unit gets its share of the weeks and comes back a week later for a review. The last two weeks go over the whole course.
The official curriculum
This page follows Manitoba’s own curriculum for Core French, Grade 10.
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Questions about Core French, Grade 10
What is Core French, Grade 10?
Manitoba’s Grade 10 French course: 4 units and 27 skills, from Oral Communication to Culture.
What units are in Core French, Grade 10?
1. Oral Communication, 2. Reading, 3. Writing and 4. Culture.
Is there a provincial exam for Core French, Grade 10?
No. Manitoba gives no provincial exam for Core French, Grade 10.
What comes after Core French, Grade 10?
Core French, Grade 11.
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