Core French, Grade 9

Conversations for varied purposes

I can engage in short French conversations for a variety of purposes with growing independence.

Asking, answering, and justifying

I can ask and answer French questions AND justify my responses with reasons.

Discussing with greater detail

I can discuss my activities and interests in French with GREATER detail - fuller, more connected description than Grade 8.

Present with occasional past and future

I can engage in familiar French activities using the present frequently and BOTH the past and the FUTURE occasionally - Grade 9 adds the future.

Global comprehension of texts

I can grasp the overall meaning of French texts from a variety of sources, including slightly denser Grade-9 texts.

Extracting specific information

I can extract specific information from French texts, including combining details from more than one source, to complete a task.

Evaluating media messages

I can identify AND EVALUATE a message in French media - judging whether it is fair, reliable, and convincing.

Describing events in time and place

I can describe events in French in time and place, moving across past, present, and future.

Reading aloud familiar and new language

I can read short French texts aloud with good pronunciation and expression, including texts with NEW language, not just familiar.

Reading for information and pleasure

I can read a wider variety of French resources for information and pleasure, choosing texts that stretch me a little.

Creating and publishing texts (75-80 words)

I can create, present, and publish French texts of about 75-80 words, individually and in groups.

Critiquing a creative work

I can critique a French creative work following a model - giving a reasoned judgment, not just a reaction.

Responding creatively and critically to art

I can respond to French artistic expression both creatively AND critically - making something and offering a reasoned view.

Advantages of both official languages

I can identify real advantages of knowing both of Canada's official languages.

Discussing local celebrations

I can identify and DISCUSS my personal and local celebrations, customs, and routines in French.

Comparing customs to francophone cultures

I can compare my own celebrations, customs, and routines to those of real francophone cultures.

Francophone cultures in Canada and elsewhere

I can locate francophone cultures across Canada AND elsewhere in the world (la Francophonie).

Discussing prominent francophones

I can identify AND discuss the contributions of real prominent francophones, exploring their impact.

Using cultural resources for a task

I can use information from real French cultural resources to complete a task - a Grade-9-unique culture skill.

Decoding with cues

I can use visual, verbal, and non-verbal cues to decode meaning in richer Grade-9 French - longer texts (75-80 words) that mix past, present, and future.

Predicting with contextual clues

I can use contextual clues - cognates, word families, associations - to predict meaning in richer Grade-9 French, including new vocabulary in tense-mixed texts.

Using advance organizers

I can use advance organizers to predict and construct meaning from longer Grade-9 French texts, including ones that mix tenses.

Gathering and organizing information

I can gather and organize French information for a richer Grade-9 task (a 75-80-word text or presentation), on my own and in a group.

Applying language patterns

I can apply language patterns - including across the past and future tenses - to improve my richer Grade-9 French.

Using reference materials

I can use dictionaries, glossaries, and other references with judgment to support richer Grade-9 French, including verb tables.

Using a model

I can use a model to complete a richer Grade-9 oral or written French task (75-80 words, mixed tenses).

Checking for errors

I can check my richer Grade-9 French work for errors, including tense consistency across past, present, and future.

Using the writing process

I can use the full writing process to complete a richer Grade-9 French text of 75-80 words across tenses.

Oral presentation strategies

I can use oral-presentation strategies - voice, music, sound, gestures - to enhance a richer Grade-9 French presentation.

Applying print-text features

I can apply print-text features - font, colour, headings - to a richer, multi-section published Grade-9 French work.

Using self-assessment techniques

I can use self-assessment techniques to judge and improve my own French - a Grade-9-unique GLE skill.