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The official Ontario Core French, Grade 9, Academic curriculum
Ontario defines Core French, Grade 9, Academic by strands and outcomes. MapleMind teaches the same curriculum reorganized for one-skill-at-a-time tutoring — the table shows exactly where every official strand lands, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit below.
Official source Ontario's official curriculumRead it on the government site — dcp.edu.gov.on.ca ↗Every skill below, taught one on one.
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Unit 1ListeningOfficial strand · Strand A
Understanding spoken French: using listening strategies to make meaning from authentic and adapted oral texts, interpreting messages while interacting, and understanding French-speaking communities and their sociolinguistic conventions.
Listening to Understand
- Using listening strategiesfsf1d.A1.1 — Choose and use a range of listening strategies before, during, and after listening to understand authentic and adapted French texts about new and familiar topics.
- Showing you understoodfsf1d.A1.2 — Show you understand the purpose and meaning of oral French texts about new and familiar topics, with contextual and visual support.
Listening to Interact
- Interactive listening strategiesfsf1d.A2.1 — Use interactive listening strategies that suit a variety of situations while taking part in social and academic interactions.
- Responding in interactionsfsf1d.A2.2 — Respond with understanding in structured and guided interactions about new and familiar topics, in formal and informal situations.
- Reflecting on my listeningfsf1d.A2.3 — Reflect on your listening: name which strategies helped, identify your strengths as a listener, and plan steps to improve.
Culture and Conventions in Listening
- Hearing about Africa and Asiafsf1d.A3.1 — Using oral French texts, identify French-speaking communities in Africa and Asia, find out about aspects of their cultures, and connect to your own and other communities.
- Conventions you hearfsf1d.A3.2 — From oral French texts, identify and understand sociolinguistic conventions used in a variety of situations in diverse French-speaking communities.
The official wording — 7 outcomes in this unit
- fsf1d.A1.1
identify a range of listening comprehension strategies, and use them before, during, and after listening to understand oral French texts
- fsf1d.A1.2
an understanding of the purpose and meaning of oral French texts about new and familiar topics, with contextual and visual support
- fsf1d.A2.1
identify and use interactive listening strategies to suit a variety of situations while participating in
- fsf1d.A2.2
respond with understanding to what others say while participating in a variety of structured and guided interactions about new and familiar topics, in formal and informal situations
- fsf1d.A2.3
describe strategies they found helpful
- fsf1d.A3.1
using information from oral French texts, identify communities in Africa and Asia, find out about aspects of their cultures, and make connections to personal experiences and their
- fsf1d.A3.2
using information from oral French texts, identify and demonstrate an understanding of sociolinguistic conventions used in a variety of situations in diverse communities
Unit 2SpeakingOfficial strand · Strand B
Communicating in spoken French: using speaking strategies and language structures to produce prepared and spontaneous messages, interacting in spoken exchanges, and speaking about French-speaking communities and their conventions.
Speaking to Communicate
- Using speaking strategiesfsf1d.B1.1 — Choose and use a range of speaking strategies to express yourself clearly and coherently in French for various purposes and audiences.
- Producing spoken messagesfsf1d.B1.2 — Produce prepared and spontaneous French messages about matters of personal interest and familiar and academic topics, with support as appropriate.
- Speaking with fluencyfsf1d.B1.3 — Speak with a smooth pace, appropriate intonation, and accurate pronunciation in prepared communications about a range of familiar topics.
- Applying language structuresfsf1d.B1.4 — Communicate your meaning clearly in speech, using parts of speech and word order appropriately.
Speaking to Interact
- Speaking-interaction strategiesfsf1d.B2.1 — Show appropriate speaking behaviour when interacting with others in structured, guided, formal, and informal situations.
- Taking part in spoken exchangesfsf1d.B2.2 — Exchange information, ideas, and opinions in structured and guided spoken interactions about matters of personal interest and academic topics, with teacher modelling.
- Reflecting on my speakingfsf1d.B2.3 — Reflect on your speaking: name which strategies helped, identify your strengths as a speaker, and plan steps to improve.
Culture and Conventions in Speaking
- Speaking about Africa and Asiafsf1d.B3.1 — Communicate orally about French-speaking communities in Africa and Asia, including their cultures and contributions to la francophonie, and connect to your own and other communities.
- Conventions when you speakfsf1d.B3.2 — Identify sociolinguistic conventions associated with a variety of social situations in diverse French-speaking communities and use them appropriately in spoken interactions.
The official wording — 9 outcomes in this unit
- fsf1d.B1.1
identify a range of speaking strategies and use them to express themselves clearly and coherently in French for various purposes and to a variety of
- fsf1d.B1.2
produce prepared and spontaneous messages in French to communicate information, ideas, and opinions about matters of personal interest and familiar and academic topics, with contextual, auditory, and visual support as appropriate
- fsf1d.B1.3
speak with a smooth pace, appropriate intonation, and accurate pronunciation in prepared
- fsf1d.B1.4
their meaning clearly, using parts of speech and word order appropriately
- fsf1d.B2.1
demonstrate an understanding of appropriate speaking behaviour when interacting with others in a variety of structured, guided, formal, and informal situations
- fsf1d.B2.2
exchange information, ideas, and opinions with the teacher and their peers in structured and guided spoken interactions about matters of personal interest and academic topics, with teacher modelling as appropriate
- fsf1d.B2.3
describe strategies they found helpful
- fsf1d.B3.1
communicate information orally about communities in Africa and Asia, including aspects of their cultures and their contributions to la francophonie and the world, and make connections to
- fsf1d.B3.2
identify sociolinguistic conventions associated with a variety of social situations in diverse communities and use them appropriately in spoken interactions
Unit 3ReadingOfficial strand · Strand C
Making meaning from written French: using reading and vocabulary strategies to understand authentic and adapted texts, recognizing the purpose, form, and style of texts, and reading about French-speaking communities and their conventions.
Reading Comprehension
- Using reading strategiesfsf1d.C1.1 — Choose and use a variety of reading strategies before, during, and after reading to understand French texts.
- Reading for meaningfsf1d.C1.2 — Understand a variety of student- and teacher-selected French texts about academic and personally relevant topics.
- Reading with fluencyfsf1d.C1.3 — Read a variety of French texts at a sufficient rate and ease to show you understand the overall sense of the text.
- Developing vocabularyfsf1d.C1.4 — Use a variety of vocabulary-acquisition strategies before, during, and after reading to determine or confirm the meaning of new, unfamiliar, or recently learned words and expressions.
Purpose, Form, and Style
- Purpose of text formsfsf1d.C2.1 — Identify the purpose(s) and characteristics of a variety of text forms - fictional, informational, graphic, and media - and explain how the characteristics help communicate the meaning.
- Features and stylefsf1d.C2.2 — Identify features and stylistic elements of a variety of text forms and explain how they help convey the meaning.
- Reflecting on my readingfsf1d.C2.3 — Reflect on your reading: name which strategies helped, identify your strengths as a reader, and plan steps to improve.
Culture and Conventions in Reading
- Reading about Africa and Asiafsf1d.C3.1 — Using a variety of French texts, identify French-speaking communities in Africa and Asia, find out about aspects of their cultures, and connect to your own and other communities.
- Conventions in French textsfsf1d.C3.2 — In a variety of French texts, identify examples of sociolinguistic conventions associated with a variety of social situations in diverse French-speaking communities.
The official wording — 9 outcomes in this unit
- fsf1d.C1.1
identify a variety of reading comprehension strategies and use them before, during, and after reading to understand French texts in modelled, shared, guided, and independent reading contexts
- fsf1d.C1.2
demonstrate an understanding of a variety of student- and French texts about academic and personally relevant topics
- fsf1d.C1.3
read a variety of French texts containing familiar names, words, and expressions at a sufficient rate and with sufficient ease to demonstrate that they the overall
- fsf1d.C1.4
use a variety of strategies before, during, and after reading to determine or confirm the meaning of new, unfamiliar, or recently learned words and expressions
- fsf1d.C2.1
identify the purpose(s) and characteristics of a variety of text forms, including fictional, informational, graphic, and media forms, and explain how the characteristics help communicate the meaning
- fsf1d.C2.2
identify some features and stylistic elements of a variety of text forms, including fictional, informational, graphic, and media forms, and explain how they help to convey the meaning
- fsf1d.C2.3
describe strategies they found helpful before, during, and after reading to understand texts
- fsf1d.C3.1
using information from a variety of French texts, identify French- speaking communities in Africa and Asia, find out about aspects of their cultures, and make connections to personal
- fsf1d.C3.2
identify, in a variety of French texts, examples of sociolinguistic conventions associated with a variety of social situations in diverse communities
Unit 4WritingOfficial strand · Strand D
Writing in French: planning texts for a purpose and audience in a variety of forms, moving through the writing process, and writing about French-speaking communities and their conventions.
Purpose, Audience, and Form
- Identifying purpose and audiencefsf1d.D1.1 — Determine your purpose in writing and the audience for the French texts you plan to create.
- Writing in different formsfsf1d.D1.2 — Write a variety of French texts to convey information, ideas, and opinions, applying your knowledge of the structural and stylistic elements of each form.
- Applying language conventionsfsf1d.D1.3 — Communicate meaning clearly in writing by using parts of speech appropriately and following conventions for correct spelling, word order, and punctuation.
The Writing Process
- Pre-writing: gathering ideasfsf1d.D2.1 — Generate, develop, and organize ideas for writing using a variety of pre-writing strategies and resources.
- Drafting and revisingfsf1d.D2.2 — Plan and produce drafts and revise your work using a variety of teacher-directed and independent strategies.
- Producing finished workfsf1d.D2.3 — Make improvements to enhance the clarity and readability of your written work, and use elements of effective presentation to produce a polished product.
- Reflecting on my writingfsf1d.D2.4 — Reflect on your writing: name which strategies helped, identify your strengths as a writer, and plan steps to improve.
Culture and Conventions in Writing
- Writing about Africa and Asiafsf1d.D3.1 — In your written work, communicate information about French-speaking communities in Africa and Asia, including their cultures and contributions to la francophonie, and connect to your own and other communities.
- Conventions in my writingfsf1d.D3.2 — Identify sociolinguistic conventions associated with a variety of social situations in diverse French-speaking communities and use them appropriately in your written work.
The official wording — 9 outcomes in this unit
- fsf1d.D1.1
determine their purpose in writing and the audience for the French texts they plan to create
- fsf1d.D1.2
write a variety of French texts to convey information, ideas, and opinions about academic and personally relevant topics, applying their knowledge of the basic structural and stylistic elements of each form
- fsf1d.D1.3
their meaning clearly, using parts of speech appropriately and following conventions for correct spelling, word order, and punctuation
- fsf1d.D2.1
generate, develop, and organize ideas for writing using a variety of strategies and resources
- fsf1d.D2.2
plan and produce drafts and revise their work using a variety of and independent strategies
- fsf1d.D2.3
make to enhance the clarity and readability of their written work, and use a few elements of effective presentation to produce a polished product for publication
- fsf1d.D2.4
describe strategies they found helpful
- fsf1d.D3.1
in their written work, communicate information about French- speaking communities in Africa and Asia, including aspects of their cultures and their contributions to la francophonie and the world, and make connections to personal
- fsf1d.D3.2
identify sociolinguistic conventions associated with a variety of social situations in diverse
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