Nova Scotia · Grade 9
Core French 9
Nova Scotia’s Grade 9 French course, from Communication to Linguistic Elements.
- Units
- 2
- Lessons
- 7
- Skills
- 14
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, numbered by unit.
Unit 1 · 12 skills
Communication
Interacting and Exchanging Information
Following increasingly complex directions
I can follow multi-step French directions and act on them correctly.
Skill 1.1
Asking for and giving information
I can ask for and give information in French using real question forms.
Skill 1.2
Reporting and Recounting
Telling about an event
I can tell about a past event in French in the right order and tense.
Skill 1.3
Giving a report
I can give a short organized report in French on a familiar topic.
Skill 1.4
Giving directions
I can give clear step-by-step directions in French.
Skill 1.5
Opinions and Preferences
Discussing your own tastes
I can talk about what I like, dislike, and prefer in French.
Skill 1.6
Justifying your choices
I can give reasons to justify my choices in French.
Skill 1.7
Working with Texts
Choosing pertinent information
I can pick out the information I need from a French text.
Skill 1.8
Identifying the main ideas of a text
I can find the main idea of a French text and separate it from the details.
Skill 1.9
Producing a variety of texts
I can write different kinds of French texts: personal, narrative, and informational.
Skill 1.10
Revising and correcting your text
I can reread my French text and fix it for meaning and accuracy.
Skill 1.11
Acadian and Francophone Cultures
Discussing Acadian and other francophone cultures
I can discuss real elements of Acadian culture in Nova Scotia and name other francophone cultures.
Skill 1.12
The official wording · 12 outcomes
- 1.1
- follow directions that are increasingly complex
- 1.2
- ask for, give information
- 1.3
- tell about an event
- 1.4
- give a report
- 1.5
- give directions
- 1.6
- discuss own tastes
- 1.7
- justify own choices
- 1.8
- choose pertinent information
- 1.9
- identify the main ideas of a text
- 1.10
- produce a variety of texts (personal, narratiave and informational)
- 1.11
- revise and correct own text
- 1.12
- discuss elements of Acadian and other francophone cultures.
Key ideas
By Grade 9, directions are 'increasingly complex' - two, three, or more linked steps, not a single command.
Recounting a past event uses le passe compose for completed actions: J'ai joue au hockey (I played hockey), Nous sommes alles au parc (We went to the park).
Taste verbs take the definite article for whole categories: J'aime la musique (I like music), Je n'aime pas les legumes (I don't like vegetables).
Pertinent means relevant to your purpose - scan for the details that answer your question and skip the rest.
The Acadians are the French-speaking people of the Maritimes; in Nova Scotia they live in regions such as Clare / Baie Sainte-Marie, Argyle / Pubnico, and Cheticamp on Cape Breton.
Watch out for
- Acting on only the first step and ignoring the linked steps that follow.
- Telling a past event in the present tense instead of the passe compose.
- Dropping the definite article (saying 'j'aime musique' instead of 'j'aime la musique').
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 2 · 2 skills
Linguistic Elements
Language for Interaction
Connectors, negation, interrogatives, and verb tenses
I can use connectors, negation, questions, and the right verb tense in a French conversation.
Skill 2.1
Language for Describing and Comparing
Adjectives, adverbs, comparatives, and superlatives
I can describe and compare in French using adjectives, adverbs, and comparatives correctly.
Skill 2.2
The official wording · 2 outcomes
- 2.1
- participate in conversations and interactive activities using a variety of linguistic elements, such as connector words, negation, interrogative and verb tenses corresponding to the context
- 2.2
- describe and compare, using a variety of linguistic elements, such as adjectives, adverbs, comparative and superlative, and connector words
Key ideas
Connector words (les connecteurs) link ideas: et (and), mais (but), ou (or), parce que (because), donc (therefore), ensuite (then).
Adjectives agree in gender and number and usually follow the noun: une maison bleue (a blue house), des livres interessants (interesting books).
Negation wraps the verb: ne ... pas (not), ne ... jamais (never), ne ... rien (nothing) - Je ne comprends pas (I don't understand).
Adverbs describe how - many end in -ment: rapidement (quickly), facilement (easily); they do not change form.
Interrogatives ask: est-ce que, inversion, and the question words; the verb tense must fit the context - present for now, passe compose for the past, futur proche (je vais + infinitive) for the near future.
Watch out for
- Placing only 'pas' after the verb and dropping the 'ne' of the negation.
- Forgetting to make the adjective agree in gender and number with its noun (e.g. 'une maison bleu' instead of 'bleue').
- Keeping everything in the present tense when the context calls for a past or future tense.
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 Nova Scotia’s own curriculum for Core French 9.
Study it in MapleMind
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Course Companion
Your year in one workbook
A fun way to keep Core French 9 organized, get to know your child better and see early when they need a hand. Fill it in on a screen, or print it.
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Questions about Core French 9
What is Core French 9?
Nova Scotia’s Grade 9 French course: 2 units and 14 skills, from Communication to Linguistic Elements.
What units are in Core French 9?
1. Communication and 2. Linguistic Elements.
Is there a provincial exam for Core French 9?
No. Nova Scotia gives no provincial exam for Core French 9.
What comes after Core French 9?
Core French 10.
Can MapleMind help with Core French 9?
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