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The official Ontario Core French, Grade 12, University Preparation curriculum
Ontario defines Core French, Grade 12, University Preparation 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.
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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 strategiesfsf4u.A1.1 — Choose and use a range of listening strategies before, during, and after listening to understand authentic and adapted French texts about a wide variety of topics, including their implicit messages.
- Showing you understoodfsf4u.A1.2 — Show you understand explicit and implicit messages about a wide variety of topics in oral French texts, with support as appropriate.
Listening to Interact
- Interactive listening strategiesfsf4u.A2.1 — Use interactive listening strategies that suit a variety of situations while taking part in social and academic interactions.
- Responding in interactionsfsf4u.A2.2 — Respond with understanding in interactions about a wide variety of topics, in formal and informal situations.
- Naming what helped me listenfsf4u.A2.3 — Explain which listening strategies you found helpful before, during, and after listening.
- My strengths and next steps as a listenerfsf4u.A2.3 — Identify your areas of greater and lesser strength as a listener and plan concrete steps to improve your listening skills.
Culture and Conventions in Listening
- Hearing about French-speaking communities worldwidefsf4u.A3.1 — Using oral French texts, identify French-speaking communities worldwide, find out about aspects of their cultures, and connect to your own and other communities.
- Conventions you hearfsf4u.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
- fsf4u.A1.1
identify a range of listening comprehension strategies, and use them before, during, and after listening to oral French texts
- fsf4u.A1.2
an understanding of explicit and implicit messages about a wide variety of topics in oral French texts, with support as appropriate
- fsf4u.A2.1
identify and use interactive listening strategies to suit a variety of situations while participating in
- fsf4u.A2.2
respond with understanding to what others say while participating in interactions about a wide variety of topics, in formal and informal situations
- fsf4u.A2.3
explain which strategies they found helpful
- fsf4u.A3.1
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
- fsf4u.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 strategiesfsf4u.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 messagesfsf4u.B1.2 — Produce prepared and spontaneous French messages about a wide variety of topics, with support as appropriate.
- Speaking with fluencyfsf4u.B1.3 — Speak with a smooth pace, appropriate intonation, and accurate pronunciation in prepared and spontaneous communications about a wide range of topics.
- Applying language structuresfsf4u.B1.4 — Communicate your meaning clearly in speech, using parts of speech and word order appropriately.
Speaking to Interact
- Speaking-interaction strategiesfsf4u.B2.1 — Show appropriate speaking behaviour when interacting with others in a variety of formal and informal situations.
- Taking part in spoken exchangesfsf4u.B2.2 — Exchange information, ideas, and opinions in prepared and spontaneous spoken interactions about a wide variety of topics.
- Naming what helped me speakfsf4u.B2.3 — Explain which speaking strategies you found helpful before, during, and after speaking.
- My strengths and next steps as a speakerfsf4u.B2.3 — Identify your areas of greater and lesser strength as a speaker and plan concrete steps to improve your speaking skills.
Culture and Conventions in Speaking
- Speaking about French-speaking communities worldwidefsf4u.B3.1 — Communicate orally about French-speaking communities worldwide, including their cultures and contributions to la francophonie, and connect to your own and other communities.
- Conventions when you speakfsf4u.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
- fsf4u.B1.1
identify a range of speaking strategies and use them to express themselves clearly and in French for various purposes and to a variety of
- fsf4u.B1.2
produce prepared and spontaneous messages in French to communicate information, ideas, and opinions about a wide variety of topics, with support as appropriate
- fsf4u.B1.3
speak with a smooth pace, appropriate intonation, and accurate pronunciation in prepared
- fsf4u.B1.4
their meaning clearly, using parts of speech and word order appropriately
- fsf4u.B2.1
demonstrate an understanding of appropriate speaking behaviour when interacting with others in a variety of formal and informal situations
- fsf4u.B2.2
exchange information, ideas, and opinions with others in prepared and spontaneous spoken interactions about a wide variety of topics, with support as appropriate
- fsf4u.B2.3
explain which strategies they found helpful
- fsf4u.B3.1
communicate information orally about communities worldwide, including aspects of their cultures and their contributions to la francophonie and the world, and make connections to personal
- fsf4u.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 strategiesfsf4u.C1.1 — Choose and use a variety of reading strategies before, during, and after reading to understand French texts.
- Reading for meaningfsf4u.C1.2 — Understand explicit and implicit messages in student- and teacher-selected French texts about academic and personally relevant topics.
- Reading with fluencyfsf4u.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 vocabularyfsf4u.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 formsfsf4u.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 stylefsf4u.C2.2 — Identify features and stylistic elements of a variety of text forms and explain how they convey explicit and implicit messages.
- Naming what helped me readfsf4u.C2.3 — Explain which reading strategies you found helpful before, during, and after reading.
- My strengths and next steps as a readerfsf4u.C2.3 — Identify your areas of greater and lesser strength as a reader and plan concrete steps to improve your reading skills.
Culture and Conventions in Reading
- Reading about French-speaking communities worldwidefsf4u.C3.1 — Using a variety of French texts, identify French-speaking communities worldwide, find out about aspects of their cultures, and connect to your own and other communities.
- Conventions in French textsfsf4u.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
- fsf4u.C1.1
identify a variety of reading comprehension strategies and use them before, during, and after reading to understand French texts in various reading contexts
- fsf4u.C1.2
demonstrate an understanding of explicit and implicit messages in a variety of French texts about academic and personally relevant topics
- fsf4u.C1.3
read a variety of French texts at a sufficient rate and with sufficient ease to demonstrate that they understand the overall sense of the text
- fsf4u.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
- fsf4u.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
- fsf4u.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 explicit and implicit messages
- fsf4u.C2.3
explain which strategies they found helpful before, during, and after reading to understand
- fsf4u.C3.1
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
- fsf4u.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 audiencefsf4u.D1.1 — Determine your purpose in writing and the audience for the French texts you plan to create.
- Writing in different formsfsf4u.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.
- Relative and demonstrative pronounsfsf4u.D1.3 — Communicate meaning clearly in writing, linking ideas using relative pronouns such as qui, que, dont, and making comparisons using demonstrative pronouns.
- Tense sequence, subjonctif, and indirect discoursefsf4u.D1.3 — Communicate meaning clearly in writing, using the appropriate sequence of present and past tenses, the subjonctif present, and indirect discourse.
The Writing Process
- Pre-writing: gathering ideasfsf4u.D2.1 — Generate, develop, and organize ideas for writing using a variety of pre-writing strategies and resources.
- Drafting and revisingfsf4u.D2.2 — Plan and produce drafts and revise your work using a variety of teacher-directed and independent strategies.
- Producing finished workfsf4u.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.
- Naming what helped me writefsf4u.D2.4 — Explain which writing strategies you found helpful before, during, and after writing.
- My strengths and next steps as a writerfsf4u.D2.4 — Identify your areas of greater and lesser strength as a writer and plan concrete steps to improve your writing skills.
Culture and Conventions in Writing
- Writing about French-speaking communities worldwidefsf4u.D3.1 — In your written work, communicate information about French-speaking communities worldwide, including their cultures and contributions to la francophonie, and connect to your own and other communities.
- Conventions in my writingfsf4u.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
- fsf4u.D1.1
their purpose in writing and the audience for the French texts they plan to create
- fsf4u.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 structural and stylistic elements of each form
- fsf4u.D1.3
replace a subject, direct object, indirect object, or preposition, and link ideas, using relative pronouns such as qui, que, dont, ou; make comparisons using demonstrative pronouns such as
- fsf4u.D2.1
generate, develop, and organize ideas for writing using a variety of strategies and resources
- fsf4u.D2.2
plan and produce drafts and revise their work using a variety of and independent strategies
- fsf4u.D2.3
make to enhance the clarity and readability of their written work, and use various elements of effective presentation to produce a polished product for publication
- fsf4u.D2.4
explain which strategies they found helpful
- fsf4u.D3.1
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
- fsf4u.D3.2
identify sociolinguistic conventions associated with a variety of social situations in diverse
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