Nova Scotia · Grade 6
Core French, Grade 6
Nova Scotia’s Grade 6 French course, from Oral Communication to Writing.
- Units
- 3
- Lessons
- 5
- Skills
- 13
- 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 · 6 skills
Oral Communication
Speaking Independently and Listening for Detail
Speaking in short multi-sentence turns
I can speak several connected French sentences on a familiar topic with a beginning of spontaneity, without needing a full model each time.
Skill 1.1
Listening actively for detail
I can follow a longer spoken French message at a more natural pace and act on several details in it.
Skill 1.2
Real Conversations: Info, Fluency, Accuracy, Detail
Selecting useful information independently
I can sift out several useful details in a real French exchange and use them to give a response.
Skill 1.3
Building oral fluency and spontaneity
I can keep a longer French conversation going with few hesitations and some spontaneous replies.
Skill 1.4
Speaking accurately with more structures
I can speak accurately using more structures - asking questions and using the near future - and self-correct my mistakes.
Skill 1.5
Describing with detail and opinion
I can describe a familiar topic in a short spoken paragraph, giving several details, an opinion, and a reason - with some spontaneity.
Skill 1.6
The official wording · 6 outcomes
- 1.1
- communicate orally in French
- 1.2
- communicate orally in French in a variety of authentic situations
- 1.3
- communicate orally in French in a variety of authentic situations
- 1.4
- communicate orally in French
- 1.5
- communicate orally in French in a variety of authentic situations
- 1.6
- communicate orally in French in a variety of authentic situations
Key ideas
Spontaneity (spontaneite) = producing your own sentences, not only memorized ones.
Select and then ACT on the information (e.g. plan an outing from what a friend says).
Chain 3-4 sentences using varied connectors (et, mais, parce que, alors = so).
Track who, what, when across a multi-turn exchange.
Draw on structures from Grades 4 and 5 and recombine them freely.
Watch out for
- Waiting for the teacher to give the exact sentence instead of producing your own.
- Selecting details but not using them to respond.
- Reciting only memorized phrases with no original combination.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 2 · 4 skills
Reading, Listening & Viewing
Reading Independently
Making meaning and responding to texts
I can understand a longer French text - a story or an information text - and respond with my own opinion and a personal connection.
Skill 2.1
Using reading strategies flexibly
I can choose and combine reading strategies independently to understand a more complex French text.
Skill 2.2
Reading Aloud and Acadian Heritage
Reading aloud fluently and accurately
I can read a longer French text aloud smoothly and accurately, handling most sound-spellings and liaisons on my own.
Skill 2.3
Acadian heritage and history of Nova Scotia
I can explain key parts of Acadian heritage in Nova Scotia - the settlement at Grand-Pre, the Deportation of 1755, and the Fortress of Louisbourg - using accurate facts.
Skill 2.4
The official wording · 4 outcomes
- 2.1
- read, listen to and view a range of French texts
- 2.2
- read, listen to and view a range of French texts in a variety of authentic situations
- 2.3
- read, listen to and view a range of French texts
- 2.4
- view a range of French texts in a variety of authentic situations
Key ideas
Narrative vs expository: a story vs a text that gives information.
Apply son-graphie rules to newer words without help.
Respond to a text: opinion ('Je pense que...'), preference ('Je prefere...'), connection ('Ca me rappelle...').
Silent final consonants: the -t in 'petit', the -s in plurals.
Distinguish main idea from several supporting details.
Watch out for
- Giving a plot summary when a personal opinion/response is asked for.
- Pronouncing silent final consonants.
- Treating an information text like a story with characters.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 3 · 3 skills
Writing
Writing Independently in French
Writing a longer personal text
I can write a longer personal French text with an introduction, a development, and a conclusion, adding some of my own spontaneous ideas to the model.
Skill 3.1
Writing fluently with varied structures
I can write French that flows by reusing structures I have spoken and read, and varying my sentences.
Skill 3.2
Revising for accuracy across tenses
I can reread my longer French text and revise for accuracy - agreement, verb endings, and simple tense use - largely on my own.
Skill 3.3
The official wording · 3 outcomes
- 3.1
- write texts in French in a variety of authentic situations
- 3.2
- write texts in French
- 3.3
- write texts in French in a variety of authentic situations
Key ideas
Structure (guide L801-802): a phrase d'introduction, a development, and a phrase de conclusion.
Beginning of spontaneity: add original ideas beyond the model.
Widen your theme vocabulary (inventions, environment, hobbies).
Keep the whole text coherent around one theme.
Reuse structures langagieres from oral and reading in your writing (guide L718-720).
Watch out for
- Writing only a middle with no introduction or conclusion.
- Copying the model with no personal or spontaneous additions.
- Starting every sentence with 'Je'.
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, Grade 6.
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Questions about Core French, Grade 6
What is Core French, Grade 6?
Nova Scotia’s Grade 6 French course: 3 units and 13 skills, from Oral Communication to Writing.
What units are in Core French, Grade 6?
1. Oral Communication, 2. Reading, Listening & Viewing and 3. Writing.
Is there a provincial exam for Core French, Grade 6?
No. Nova Scotia gives no provincial exam for Core French, Grade 6.
What comes after Core French, Grade 6?
Core French, Grade 7.
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