Core French, Grade 5

Unit 1: La production orale et l'ecoute

Oral production and listening at the Grade 5 level: understanding simple spoken French, following simple directives, producing clear spoken texts, and using speech acts to express, interact and now JUSTIFY - building on Grade 4.

• Active listening strategies
• Following simple directives
• Answering quel/pourquoi questions

• Strategies for speaking clearly
• Speech acts: expressing, interacting and justifying
• Giving a short presentation

Unit 2: La lecture et le visionnement

Reading and viewing at Grade 5: strategies to build meaning, understanding simple texts and now JUSTIFYING your point of view, reading familiar texts aloud, and making cultural connections with Acadian PEI and the wider Francophonie.

• Reading strategies to build meaning
• Understanding texts and justifying my point of view
• Finding specific details in a text

• Reading familiar text aloud with fluency
• The Acadian national holiday on PEI

Unit 3: L'ecriture et la representation

Writing and representing at Grade 5: strategies to guide writing, and writing a variety of simple texts on familiar topics with growing length and reasons - building on Grade 4.

• Strategies to guide my writing
• Writing a personal text with a reason
• Writing a short message or invitation