Manitoba · Grade 12
Core French, Grade 12
- 40S
Manitoba’s Grade 12 French course, from Oral Communication to Culture.
- Units
- 4
- Lessons
- 9
- Skills
- 26
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- edu.gov.mb.ca
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, numbered by unit.
Unit 1 · 8 skills
Oral Communication
Listening for Meaning
Understanding and interpreting oral messages
I can critically understand oral French, recognizing point of view and bias.
Skill 1.1
Listening strategies
I can combine listening strategies for complex, less familiar French.
Skill 1.2
Message: Narrating and Advising
Talking about the past
I can narrate the past with full nuance and hypothetical reflection.
Skill 1.3
Giving advice and making predictions
I can give strong advice with the subjunctive and make complex predictions.
Skill 1.4
Message: Justifying and Future
Justifying a viewpoint
I can argue a viewpoint persuasively with nuanced reasoning in French.
Skill 1.5
Talking about the future
I can project ambitious, conditional future plans in French.
Skill 1.6
Fluency and Accuracy
Fluency
I can sustain fully independent, expressive fluency across any topic.
Skill 1.7
Accuracy
I can control complex structures and the complete tense range with precision.
Skill 1.8
The official wording · 8 outcomes
- 1.1
- respond to a variety of types of oral messages, such as phone messages, radio broadcasts, announcements, storytelling, documentaries and films
- 1.2
- use appropriate strategies to understand the message ex., ask for repetition and explanation
- 1.3
- talking about the past
- 1.4
- giving advice
- 1.5
- justifying a viewpoint
- 1.6
- talking about the future
- 1.7
- Students use appropriate rhythm, pace, and intonation to communicate and to interact.
- 1.8
- Students use the present, imperative, past, imperfect, future tenses and conditional tenses, among others, as needed, for communicative purposes related to the topic.
Key ideas
Building on Grade 11, recognize POINT OF VIEW, BIAS, and language register of a message.
Building on Grade 11, narrate with FULL nuance - blending completed events, background states, and hypothetical reflection.
Building on Grade 11, argue PERSUASIVELY with nuance: 'Je pense qu'il y a trop de violence dans les medias. Par medias, je veux dire les jeux videos, le cinema... Mais, a mon avis, la violence n'est jamais necessaire.'.
Building on Grade 11, sustain FULLY INDEPENDENT fluency across any topic and real-time interaction.
Distinguish fact from opinion, make inferences, and identify message intent across documentaries and films.
Watch out for
- Missing a speaker's bias or stance.
- Losing nuance by using only the passe compose.
- Asserting without addressing the counter-position.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 2 · 5 skills
Reading
Message: Understanding Text
Reading for purpose across text types
I can read texts on less familiar topics for varied purposes.
Skill 2.1
Summarizing and analyzing relationships
I can summarize and trace how relationships change across a French text.
Skill 2.2
Responding to and connecting with text
I can respond critically to a French text, differentiating fact from argument.
Skill 2.3
Inferring and evaluating text
I can critically evaluate a French text's persuasive effectiveness.
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
- read texts on familiar and less familiar topics whose purpose is to increase knowledge, incite action, modify opinions or entertain
- 2.2
- describing the relationships between characters
- 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 11, read texts on LESS FAMILIAR topics whose purpose is to increase knowledge, INCITE ACTION, MODIFY OPINIONS, or entertain.
Match your reading approach to the text's persuasive or informative intent.
Interpret visual supports to grasp the overall message quickly.
Building on Grade 11, describe and COMPARE the relationships between characters at the BEGINNING and at the END of a text.
Provide concise summaries of longer texts and support ideas with textual justification.
Watch out for
- Avoiding less familiar topics.
- Missing a text's persuasive intent.
- Describing a relationship as static when it changes.
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 with full conventions, cited sources, and in-depth description.
Skill 3.1
Writing about the past
I can write a nuanced past narrative with hypothetical reflection.
Skill 3.2
Message: Advising and Justifying
Writing advice and predictions
I can write strong advice and complex predictions in French.
Skill 3.3
Justifying a viewpoint in writing
I can write a persuasive, nuanced justification of a viewpoint.
Skill 3.4
Sharing information: reports, resumes, cover letters
I can write professional documents - a resume and cover letter - in French.
Skill 3.5
Fluency and Accuracy
Organizing varied, coherent texts
I can craft sophisticated, well-organized French texts with rhetorical variety.
Skill 3.6
Writing devices and synchronizing tenses
I can synchronize sophisticated tenses and modes including the subjunctive.
Skill 3.7
Accuracy: grammar and syntax
I can control the full French verb system and complex syntax with precision.
Skill 3.8
The official wording · 8 outcomes
- 3.1
- respect the format and conventions of the kind of text
- 3.2
- writing about the past ex., describe an event or personal experience from the past
- 3.3
- giving advice
- 3.4
- justifying a viewpoint
- 3.5
- sharing information ex., write a resume and cover letter
- 3.6
- use a variety of sentence types
- 3.7
- synchronise verb tenses and modes
- 3.8
- conjugate verbs correctly (present, imperative, compound past, imperfect, future, conditional, past perfect, subjunctive, based on the intention of the communication)
Key ideas
Building on Grade 11, apply FULL conventions - a complete formal letter and CITED SOURCES in a report.
Building on Grade 11, write the strongest advice and complex predictions with the PAST CONDITIONAL: 'Si on n'avait pas installe les ordinateurs..., les eleves n'auraient pas pu communiquer avec les eleves au Quebec.'.
Building on Grade 11, plan and edit for polished flow across longer, more sophisticated texts.
Aim writing at a targeted action or reaction from a defined audience.
Reason about consequences precisely: 'Vous avez reserve 10 billets. Cependant, si tout le monde decide de venir, vous n'en aurez pas assez.'.
Watch out for
- Omitting source citations in a report.
- Mismatching pluperfect and past conditional.
- Weak flow in a sophisticated text.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 4 · 5 skills
Culture
Francophone Cultures and Research
Explaining and researching francophone cultures
I can research francophone topics and explain institutions' roles globally.
Skill 4.1
Connecting to francophone youth
I can compare hopes and futures with francophone youth worldwide.
Skill 4.2
Formal register and language comparison
I can command formal register and analyze French-English nuance.
Skill 4.3
Personal reasons and benefits of French
I can articulate a compelling personal case for learning French.
Skill 4.4
French beyond the classroom and empathy
I can engage the francophonie beyond the classroom with empathy and global awareness.
Skill 4.5
The official wording · 5 outcomes
- 4.1
- compare elements of Manitoba francophone culture with elements francophone cultures around the world.
- 4.2
- compare their own cultural influences with those of francophone youth in other parts of the world.
- 4.3
- explain commonalities/differences between the French and English languages.
- 4.4
- explain personal reasons and benefits for learning French.
- 4.5
- show empathy toward people of differing cultures.
Key ideas
Building on Grade 11, RESEARCH francophone topics deeply: 'What politicians in Manitoba speak languages other than English?'; 'How do francophones in Belgium celebrate high school graduation?'.
Name francophone EVENTS and INSTITUTIONS and explain their roles and contributions nationally and globally (Telefrancais, TV5).
Support explanations with researched evidence.
Building on Grade 11, compare your HOPES, DREAMS, and PLANS for the future with those of francophone youth.
Reflect on how culture shapes aspirations across the francophonie.
Watch out for
- Naming an institution with no role explained.
- Answering a research question from opinion alone.
- Assuming aspirations don't cross cultures.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Plan the term
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The official curriculum
This page follows Manitoba’s own curriculum for Core French, Grade 12.
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Questions about Core French, Grade 12
What is Core French, Grade 12?
Manitoba’s Grade 12 French course: 4 units and 26 skills, from Oral Communication to Culture.
What units are in Core French, Grade 12?
1. Oral Communication, 2. Reading, 3. Writing and 4. Culture.
Is there a provincial exam for Core French, Grade 12?
No. Manitoba gives no provincial exam for Core French, Grade 12.
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