Nova Scotia · Grade 7
Core French, Grade 7
Nova Scotia’s Grade 7 French course, from Communication orale to Creation de textes.
- Units
- 3
- Lessons
- 6
- 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 · 7 skills
Communication orale
Conveying and Justifying Ideas Orally
Conveying information about your own life
I can share information about my own life (mon vecu) in French, using model sentences and a few varied connectors (mots connecteurs).
Skill 1.1
Justifying your ideas and others' ideas
I can justify my ideas and respond to others' ideas in French, using a variety of language structures I already know orally.
Skill 1.2
Speaking with a Beginning of Spontaneity
Complete sentences with a beginning of spontaneity
I can speak in complete French sentences with very little hesitation and a beginning of spontaneity (un debut de spontaneite).
Skill 1.3
Speaking with fluency for the task
I can speak French with fluency (aisance) suited to the task, keeping my message flowing smoothly.
Skill 1.4
Speaking with accuracy for the task
I can speak French with accuracy (precision) suited to the task, pronouncing familiar structures well and correcting my errors.
Skill 1.5
Selecting Information and Describing
Selecting useful information in a conversation
I can select useful and reliable information during a French conversation and use it to support my response (guide L247-248).
Skill 1.6
Describing a topic from your own life
I can describe a topic from my own life in French, giving somewhat more complex facts about my everyday world with a beginning of spontaneity (guide L249-251).
Skill 1.7
The official wording · 7 outcomes
- 1.1
- Communiquer de l’information reliée à son vécu en utilisant des phrases modèles en employant quelques mots connecteurs variés
- 1.2
- Communiquer en justifiant leurs idées et celles des autres en utilisant une variété de structures langagières déjà apprises à l’oral
- 1.3
- Communiquer à l’oral en utilisant des phrases complètes avec très peu d’hésitation et avec un début de spontanéité
- 1.4
- Communiquer à l’oral avec aisance selon la tâche proposée
- 1.5
- Communiquer à l’oral avec précision selon la tâche proposée
- 1.6
- Sélectionner des renseignements utiles lors d’une conversation
- 1.7
- Décrire un sujet relié à son vécu
Key ideas
'Vecu' = your lived experience; speak about what is real to you.
Spontaneity = producing your own sentences in the moment, not only memorized lines.
Find several pertinent, reliable details ('plusieurs elements pertinents et fiables', guide L248).
Varied connectors: et (and), mais (but), parce que (because), aussi (also), alors (so).
Aim for complete sentences with very few pauses (tres peu d'hesitation).
Watch out for
- Using only 'et' and never a varied connector.
- Relying only on memorized sentences (no spontaneity).
- Grabbing the first detail and ignoring more useful later ones.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 2 · 4 skills
Comprehension / degager le sens des textes
Strategies and Making Meaning
Applying reading strategies
I can apply reading strategies that make comprehension easier - using textual cues, cognates (mots apparentes), and my prior knowledge (guide L437-438).
Skill 2.1
Making meaning by answering oral questions
I can make meaning from a French text by answering oral questions before, during, and after reading (guide L422-423).
Skill 2.2
Reading Aloud with Fluency and Accuracy
Reading aloud with fluency
I can read a French text aloud with fluency (aisance) - smoothly, at a steady pace, with expression.
Skill 2.3
Reading aloud with accuracy
I can read a French text aloud with accuracy (precision), linking sounds to their spellings (son-graphie) correctly.
Skill 2.4
The official wording · 4 outcomes
- 2.1
- Mettre en application des stratégies de lecture qui facilitent la compréhension
- 2.2
- Dégager le sens d’un texte en répondant à des questions à l’oral lors des activités de prélecture, lecture et post-lecture
- 2.3
- Lire avec l’aisance à haute voix
- 2.4
- Lire avec précision à haute voix
Key ideas
Textual cues (indices textuels): title, subtitles, pictures, bold words.
Fluency in reading = smooth pace, correct phrasing, expression.
Cognates (mots apparentes) bridge from English.
Group words into meaningful chunks, don't read word-by-word.
Prior knowledge (connaissances anterieures) fills gaps.
Watch out for
- Translating word-by-word instead of using strategies.
- Reading each word separately with no phrasing.
- Trusting a false friend (faux ami) as a cognate.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 3 · 3 skills
Creation de textes
Creating Personal Texts
Producing a personal text following the model
I can produce a personal French text that follows the writing model - introduction, development, conclusion - while showing a beginning of spontaneity (guide L801-802).
Skill 3.1
Writing strategies for fluency
I can apply writing strategies that promote fluency (aisance) - planning, reusing known structures, and keeping ideas flowing.
Skill 3.2
Revision strategies for accuracy
I can apply revision strategies that promote accuracy (precision) - rereading to fix agreement, verbs, spelling, and conventions.
Skill 3.3
The official wording · 3 outcomes
- 3.1
- formuler des textes personnels qui suivent le modèle d’écriture en faisant preuve d’un début de spontanéité.
- 3.2
- mettre en application des stratégies d'écriture qui promeuvent l’aisance
- 3.3
- mettre en application des stratégies de révision qui promeuvent la précision
Key ideas
Follow the model: 'une phrase d'introduction, le developpement et une phrase de conclusion' (guide L801-802).
Beginning of spontaneity: add your own ideas beyond the model.
Reuse structures first used orally and in reading (guide L718-720).
Write on an authentic theme (e.g. the guide's 'Les inventions').
Plan before writing (brainstorm ideas / structures langagieres).
Watch out for
- Writing a middle with no introduction or conclusion.
- Copying the model exactly with no personal ideas.
- Writing with no plan and stalling.
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 7.
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Questions about Core French, Grade 7
What is Core French, Grade 7?
Nova Scotia’s Grade 7 French course: 3 units and 14 skills, from Communication orale to Creation de textes.
What units are in Core French, Grade 7?
1. Communication orale, 2. Comprehension / degager le sens des textes and 3. Creation de textes.
Is there a provincial exam for Core French, Grade 7?
No. Nova Scotia gives no provincial exam for Core French, Grade 7.
What comes after Core French, Grade 7?
Core French, Grade 8.
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