Grade 6 Core French
9 units matched to the Saskatchewan Curriculum.
Strands and outcomes
- Communication Skills (6.CS.1–6.CS.4): Demonstrate understanding of the main idea of oral French multi-sentence presentations on a variety of familiar topics in structured situations. Discuss a variety of information on familiar topics through modeled oral expression in highly structured situations. Demonstrate understanding of the main idea and general details in illustrated 70 - 100 word expository, procedural, persuasive and narrative texts. (and 1 more outcomes)
- General Language Strategies (6.GL.1–6.GL.4): Use listening or viewing strategies in semi-guided situations (see page 7), such as: asking and answering questions making predictions verifying… Use speaking strategies in semi-guided situations (see page 7), such as: modeled language shared practice guided practice independent practice Use reading strategies in guided situations. (see page 27 for strategies) (and 1 more outcomes)
- Language Knowledge (6.LK.1): Demonstrate acquisition of French language concepts related to themes, including: numbers to 1 000 ordinal numbers theme-related present tense…
- Culture (6.C.1): Relate the influence and contributions of French, First Nations, and Métis languages and cultures to place names, and lifestyles.
Units
Unit 1
Letter patterns
Connecting common French letter patterns (oi, ou, eau, ch, gn, qu, ai, on, an) to how they sound.
Outcome: 6.CS.1, 6.GL.1 · understanding spoken French, and letter patterns
Unit 2
Question words
Asking and answering questions with qui, où, quand, pourquoi, comment and combien.
Outcome: 6.CS.2, 6.LK.1 · speaking and interacting in French, with question words
Unit 3
Hobbies
Talking about hobbies and interests, including the difference between jouer à (sports) and jouer de (instruments).
Outcome: 6.CS.2, 6.LK.1 · speaking and interacting in French, talking about hobbies
Unit 4
Giving reasons
Explaining likes, dislikes and preferences with “parce que”.
Outcome: 6.CS.2 · speaking and interacting in French, giving reasons
Unit 5
Feelings and states
Common emotions and physical states, including the French habit of saying “I have hunger” (j'ai faim) instead of “I am hungry”.
Outcome: 6.CS.2, 6.LK.1 · speaking and interacting in French, talking about feelings
Unit 6
Family and friends
Describing family members and friends, with the possessive words that match what is owned.
Outcome: 6.CS.4, 6.LK.1 · writing short texts in French, about family and friends
Unit 7
Francophone communities
Communities where French is spoken across Canada, including Acadian, Franco-Albertan, Franco-Columbian, Fransaskois, Québécois and Métis communities.
Outcome: 6.C.1 · Francophone, First Nations and Métis cultures
Unit 8
Sources and respect
The ethics of plagiarism and cultural appropriation: naming sources, using your own words and learning about cultures from the people who live them.
Outcome: 6.C.1 · Francophone, First Nations and Métis cultures, and respect for sources
Unit 9
Place names and ways of life
How French, First Nations and Métis languages and cultures shaped Saskatchewan place names and ways of life: the fur trade, voyageurs, carts, sashes and prairie words.
Outcome: 6.C.1 · the influence of French, First Nations and Métis languages and cultures on place names and ways of life
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