Core French, Grade 9

Active listening strategies (toward A2+)

I can use active-listening strategies to understand spoken French on broader topics - a short news item, a community announcement - including future plans (futur simple) and polite requests.

Taking notes while listening

I can take quick notes while listening to a longer French text - jotting key words and numbers - so I can use the information afterward.

Showing developed comprehension of a spoken text

I can show developed comprehension of a short spoken French text on a broader topic - summarizing the main points and drawing a simple conclusion.

Recognizing a speaker's viewpoint and tone

I can recognize a French speaker's viewpoint and register - whether they are for or against something, and whether they speak formally or informally.

Strategies for speaking (toward A2+)

I can produce spoken French across the full tense range - present, passe compose, imparfait, futur proche and futur simple - to talk about my past, present and future on broader topics.

Speaking accurately and autonomously

I can keep my spoken French clear and accurate on my own - repairing my own slips and talking around a word I don't know (circumlocution) instead of stopping.

Speech acts to interact and defend a view

I can defend my view in a French discussion - giving reasons, responding to my partner's counter-point, and using polite disagreement.

Presenting on a general-interest topic

I can present a structured French talk on a general-interest topic - environment, sports, culture - with an introduction, points, and a concluding stance.

Autonomous reading strategies (toward A2+)

I can independently choose and combine reading strategies - skim, scan, infer, use context - to construct meaning from a varied French text, without being told which strategy to use.

Reading to analyze the writer's purpose

I can read a French text and analyze its purpose (to inform, persuade, entertain) and its intended audience, using text features as evidence.

Showing developed comprehension of varied texts

I can show developed comprehension of a variety of French texts and defend my interpretation of them with evidence from the text.

Synthesizing information from a text

I can synthesize the information in a French text - pulling the key points together into a short, accurate summary in my own words.

Reading aloud with confident expression (toward A2+)

I can read a French text aloud with confident fluency and expression - handling some unfamiliar words with good pronunciation and adapting my delivery to the text type.

Contemporary Acadian and francophone PEI

I can describe contemporary Acadian and francophone life on PEI - community associations, French-language media and events - and place PEI's francophone identity within Atlantic Canada and the wider Francophonie.

Autonomous strategies to guide writing (toward A2+)

I can guide my French writing independently through the whole process - planning, drafting, revising for ideas and organization, and editing for tenses and agreement.

Writing a developed argument text

I can write a developed French argument text - stating a stance, supporting it with reasons, addressing a counter-point, and concluding - on a general-interest topic.

Writing a creative or reflective text

I can write a creative or reflective French text - a short story, a journal entry, or a reflection about my future - using the full tense range, including the futur simple.