Grade 9 · Core French · Unit 10 of 11
Identity and creative works
Culture through songs and stories
What your child practises
How Francophone creative works express culture, how French connects with Indigenous communities in Canada, and how learning French shapes our view of our own identity.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: D1, D2 · writing for a purpose and audience, using correct French conventions
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which statement is true?
- All Indigenous peoples in Canada speak the same language.
- Indigenous languages are no longer spoken.
- Many Indigenous nations in Canada have languages that are different from French and English.
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Many Indigenous nations in Canada have languages that are different from French and English.
Hint: There are many different Indigenous languages in Canada. They are living languages, and many communities are working to teach and strengthen them.
Question 2
A class listens to a Francophone song about winter. Which question asks about culture?
- How many words are in the song?
- What day was it recorded?
- What does this song say about how people live in winter?
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What does this song say about how people live in winter?
Hint: Learning French lets us look at our own culture from a new point of view. Francophone creative works, such as songs, films, paintings and poems, express the experience of Francophone communities.
Question 3
What does it mean to explore your cultural identity?
- To hide where you come from
- To copy another culture
- To think about the traditions, languages and stories that shape who you are
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To think about the traditions, languages and stories that shape who you are
Hint: Learning French lets us look at our own culture from a new point of view. Francophone creative works, such as songs, films, paintings and poems, express the experience of Francophone communities.
Question 4
Why is it important to listen to Indigenous people when learning about their languages and cultures?
- They are the best source for their own stories and knowledge
- Books are always enough
- They have nothing to share
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They are the best source for their own stories and knowledge
Hint: Indigenous peoples in Canada are living communities with their own languages, stories and knowledge.
Question 5
Why do some Innu writers in Québec write poems and stories in French?
- To share their experiences and bring attention to their communities
- To avoid being read
- Because they have no language of their own
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To share their experiences and bring attention to their communities
Hint: Innu authors write in Innu languages and in French. They use poetry and prose to talk about their families and communities.
Question 6
Which question helps you explore a cultural practice?
- Who is richer?
- What is the purpose of this celebration for the people who take part?
- Which food is cheaper?
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What is the purpose of this celebration for the people who take part?
Hint: Learning French lets us look at our own culture from a new point of view. Francophone creative works, such as songs, films, paintings and poems, express the experience of Francophone communities.