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Ontario · Grade 10

Core French, Grade 10, Academic

  • FSF2D

Ontario’s Grade 10 French course, from Listening to Writing.

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Units
4
Lessons
12
Skills
35
Provincial exam
None
Official curriculum
dcp.edu.gov.on.ca

Unit by unit

Every skill in the course, numbered by unit.

Unit 1 · 7 skills

Listening

Listening to Understand

Listening to Interact

Culture and Conventions in Listening

  • Hearing about French-speaking communities worldwide

    I can identify French-speaking communities worldwide from what I hear, and connect to their cultures.

    1.6

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  • Conventions you hear

    I can notice how French speech changes with the situation and the community.

    1.7

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The official wording · 7 outcomes
1.1
identify a range of listening comprehension strategies, and use them before, during, and after listening to understand oral French texts
1.2
an understanding of messages in oral French texts about academic and familiar topics, with support as appropriate
1.3
identify and use interactive listening strategies to suit a variety of situations while participating in
1.4
respond with understanding to what others say while participating in a variety of interactions about academic and familiar topics, in formal and informal situations
1.5
describe strategies they found helpful
1.6
using information from oral French texts, identify communities worldwide, find out about aspects of their cultures, and make connections to personal experiences and their own and other
1.7
using information from oral French texts, identify and demonstrate an understanding of sociolinguistic conventions used in a variety of situations in diverse communities

Key ideas

  1. The same before/during/after strategies now support longer, more academic listening - a report, an interview, a documentary segment - where ideas are developed over several minutes.

  2. Restating a partner's key points affirms your understanding and shows interest in what they said.

  3. French is spoken in French-speaking communities worldwide; these communities have their own traditions, festivals, and contributions to la francophonie (the French-speaking world).

  4. On academic topics the vocabulary is denser, so note-taking and using headings or an outline to track the main and supporting ideas matter more than on everyday topics.

  5. Leaning forward and other engaged body language encourages the speaker and signals interest.

Watch out for

  • Trying to write down every word of a dense academic talk instead of capturing the key ideas.
  • Confusing 'restating' with simply repeating the exact words instead of putting the key point in your own words.
  • Believing French is only spoken in Quebec or France.

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Unit 2 · 9 skills

Speaking

Speaking to Communicate

Speaking to Interact

Culture and Conventions in Speaking

  • Speaking about French-speaking communities worldwide

    I can speak about French-speaking communities worldwide and connect to their cultures.

    2.8

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  • Conventions when you speak

    I can use the right French conventions - register, greetings, idioms - when I speak.

    2.9

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The official wording · 9 outcomes
2.1
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
2.2
produce prepared and spontaneous messages in French to communicate information, ideas, and opinions about a variety of academic, personally relevant, and familiar topics, with contextual, auditory, and visual support as appropriate
2.3
speak with a smooth pace, appropriate intonation, and accurate pronunciation in prepared
2.4
their meaning clearly, using parts of speech and word order appropriately
2.5
demonstrate an understanding of appropriate speaking behaviour when interacting with others in a variety of formal and informal situations
2.6
exchange information, ideas, and opinions with others in guided and spoken interactions about academic and personally relevant topics, with teacher modelling as appropriate
2.7
describe strategies they found helpful
2.8
communicate information orally about worldwide, including aspects of their cultures and their contributions to la francophonie and the world, and make connections to personal
2.9
identify sociolinguistic conventions associated with a variety of social situations in diverse communities and use them appropriately in spoken interactions

Key ideas

  1. Reflecting on speaking now weighs how well you sustained a longer exchange on an academic topic with decreasing support.

  2. You share, in speech, what French-speaking communities worldwide contribute to la francophonie and the world.

  3. Naming a fluency or accuracy strength points to a concrete next step for extended talk.

  4. Connecting their culture to your own community makes the presentation meaningful, not just a report of facts.

Watch out for

  • Judging speaking only on short rehearsed lines rather than sustained talk.
  • Believing French is only spoken in Quebec or France.
  • Setting a vague speaking goal with no strategy attached.

Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit

Unit 3 · 9 skills

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Purpose, Form, and Style

Culture and Conventions in Reading

  • Reading about French-speaking communities worldwide

    I can identify French-speaking communities worldwide from what I read, and connect to their cultures.

    3.8

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  • Conventions in French texts

    I can spot sociolinguistic conventions - register, region, idiom - in French texts.

    3.9

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The official wording · 9 outcomes
3.1
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
3.2
demonstrate an understanding of a variety of student- and French texts about academic and personally relevant topics
3.3
read a variety of French texts containing familiar vocabulary and expressions at a sufficient rate and with sufficient ease to demonstrate that they understand the overall sense of the text
3.4
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
3.5
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
3.6
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
3.7
describe strategies they found helpful before, during, and after reading to understand texts
3.8
using information from a variety of French texts, identify French- speaking communities worldwide, find out about aspects of their cultures, and make connections to personal experiences and their own and other
3.9
identify, in a variety of French texts, examples of sociolinguistic conventions associated with a variety of social situations in diverse communities

Key ideas

  1. Reflecting on reading means judging which strategies helped you handle longer, more academic French texts.

  2. French texts (brochures, websites, menus, literature) let you learn about French-speaking communities worldwide and their cultures.

  3. A precise reading goal links a strategy to a denser text you will tackle next.

  4. You infer values and norms from what a text shows, then connect them to your own community.

Watch out for

  • Judging reading strategies only on short passages.
  • Believing French is only spoken in Quebec or France.
  • Setting a vague reading goal instead of a strategy-linked one.

Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit

Unit 4 · 10 skills

Writing

Purpose, Audience, and Form

  • Identifying purpose and audience

    I can decide the purpose and audience for my French writing.

    4.1

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  • Writing in different forms

    I can write a variety of French texts, applying each form's structure and style.

    4.2

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  • Past tenses and the subjonctif

    I can apply the subjonctif present after expressions like 'il faut que', and two different past tenses in my French writing.

    4.3

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  • Complex sentences and object pronouns

    I can apply positioning object pronouns with the imperatif, and building complex sentences with conjunctions (si, quand, car, donc) in my French writing.

    4.4

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The Writing Process

Culture and Conventions in Writing

  • Writing about French-speaking communities worldwide

    I can write about French-speaking communities worldwide and connect to their cultures.

    4.9

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  • Conventions in my writing

    I can use the right French conventions - register, salutations, idioms - when I write.

    4.10

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The official wording · 10 outcomes
4.1
their purpose in writing and the audience for the French texts they plan to create
4.2
write a variety of French texts to convey information, ideas, and opinions about academic and personally relevant topics, applying their knowledge of some of the structural and stylistic elements of each form
4.3
express opinions using interjections and the subjonctif present; write an autobiography using two different past tenses
4.4
give instructions in a recipe, positioning object pronouns correctly with the imperatif; vary sentence length and use conjunctions such as si, quand, lorsque, des que, cependant, car, and donc to create more complex sentences
4.5
generate, develop, and organize ideas for writing using a variety of strategies and resources
4.6
plan and produce drafts and revise their work using a variety of and independent strategies
4.7
make to enhance the clarity and readability of their written work, and use some elements of effective presentation to produce a polished product for publication
4.8
describe strategies they found helpful
4.9
in their written work, communicate information about French- speaking communities worldwide, including aspects of their cultures and their contributions to la francophonie and the world, and make connections to personal
4.10
identify sociolinguistic conventions associated with a variety of social situations in diverse

Key ideas

  1. At this grade, clear writing draws on the subjonctif present after expressions like 'il faut que', and two different past tenses.

  2. Reflecting on writing now considers how well your process produced a longer, more structured academic text.

  3. In writing, you communicate what French-speaking communities worldwide contribute to la francophonie and the world.

  4. Applying the convention correctly is what makes the meaning precise and the writing sound natural.

  5. Naming a writing strength points to a concrete next step for extended or more formal writing.

Watch out for

  • Ordering words or agreements the English way.
  • Judging writing only on short pieces rather than extended texts.
  • Believing French is only spoken in Quebec or France.

Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit

The official curriculum

This page follows Ontario’s own curriculum for Core French, Grade 10, Academic.

Ontario Ministry of Education - The Ontario Curriculum, French as a Second Language: Core French, Grades 9-12dcp.edu.gov.on.ca · Read July 31, 2026

Textbooks

The textbooks Ontario Ministry of Education lists for Core French, Grade 10, Academic:

  • Tu parles! 2R.K. Publishing · 2017

From the Trillium List, read October 27, 2026. ontario.ca

Strands

StrandOutcomesTaught in
AListeningOutcomes 7Taught in Unit 1
BSpeakingOutcomes 9Taught in Unit 2
CReadingOutcomes 9Taught in Unit 3
DWritingOutcomes 9Taught in Unit 4

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Questions about Core French, Grade 10, Academic

What is Core French, Grade 10, Academic?

Ontario’s Grade 10 French course: 4 units and 35 skills, from Listening to Writing.

What units are in Core French, Grade 10, Academic?

1. Listening, 2. Speaking, 3. Reading and 4. Writing.

Is there a provincial exam for Core French, Grade 10, Academic?

No. Ontario gives no provincial exam for Core French, Grade 10, Academic.

What textbook does Core French, Grade 10, Academic use?

The textbooks Ontario Ministry of Education lists for Core French, Grade 10, Academic: Tu parles! 2, R.K. Publishing.

What comes after Core French, Grade 10, Academic?

Core French, Grade 11, University Preparation.

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