Grade 7 Core French
8 units matched to the Saskatchewan Curriculum.
Strands and outcomes
- Communication Skills (7.CS.1–7.CS.4): Demonstrate understanding of the main idea of oral French multi-sentence presentations on a variety of familiar topics in semi-structured situations. Discuss a variety of information on familiar topics through modeled oral expression in structured situations. Demonstrate understanding of the main idea and supporting details in illustrated 100 - 120 word, two-paragraph expository, procedural, persuasive and… (and 1 more outcomes)
- General Language Strategies (7.GL.1–7.GL.4): Select listening or viewing strategies in highly structured situations, such as: asking and answering questions making predictions verifying… Select speaking strategies in highly structured situations, such as: modeled language shared practice guided practice independent practice Use reading strategies in semi-guided situations. (see 7.GL.1 for strategies) (and 1 more outcomes)
- Language Knowledge (7.LK.1): Demonstrate acquisition of French language concepts and vocabulary related to themes, including: numbers to 10 000 theme-related present tense…
- Culture (7.C.1): Relate the influence and contributions of Francophone, First Nations, and Métis languages and cultures to Canadian legends and stories.
Units
Unit 1
Directions
Asking for and giving directions, and describing where places are (à gauche, devant, derrière, à côté de).
Outcome: 7.CS.2, 7.LK.1 · speaking and interacting in French, giving directions
Unit 2
Places in town
Vocabulary for places in a community and the contractions au, à la, à l'.
Outcome: 7.CS.4, 7.LK.1 · writing short texts in French, about places in town
Unit 3
Comparing
Making simple comparisons with plus… que, moins… que and aussi… que, and the special forms meilleur and mieux.
Outcome: 7.CS.4, 7.LK.1 · writing short texts in French, comparing things
Unit 4
Describing people
Describing the personality of family, friends and teachers, with adjectives that agree in gender and number.
Outcome: 7.CS.2, 7.LK.1 · speaking and interacting in French, describing people
Unit 5
Cognates and strategies
Using cognates and context to understand new French words, and watching out for false friends such as librairie.
Outcome: 7.CS.3, 7.GL.3 · reading and understanding French texts, with reading strategies
Unit 6
Reading short stories
Understanding key information and events in simple French stories: characters, setting, problem and solution.
Outcome: 7.CS.3 · reading and understanding French texts
Unit 7
The Francophone world
Communities where French is spoken around the world, such as Belgium, Haiti, Morocco and Senegal, and in Canada.
Outcome: 7.C.1 · Francophone, First Nations and Métis cultures
Unit 8
Culture and honesty
The ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism: crediting sources and learning from cultures respectfully.
Outcome: 7.C.1 · Francophone, First Nations and Métis cultures, and respect
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