Grade 6 French Immersion
7 units matched to the Yukon Curriculum.
Big Ideas
- The impact of a message largely depends on the author's word choices and style.
- Discovering other cultures encourages us to examine our own mores and values.
- Asking questions allows us to connect ideas and develop our ability to think critically.
- The author transports the audience to a unique world that is a reflection of the former's experiences and imagination.
- Reflecting on the form of the language improves the coherence of the message.
Units
Unit 1
Imparfait ou passé composé?
Choosing between the imparfait (description, habits) and the passé composé (completed events), including verbs that take être.
Learning standard: Language elements: agreement of tenses (imparfait and passé composé)
Unit 2
Racines et préfixes
Using word roots, prefixes and suffixes to work out the meaning of unfamiliar French words.
Learning standard: Language elements: the roots of words and affixes (prefixes and suffixes)
Unit 3
Les légendes
Features of legends and the role of oral tradition, including that First Nations have many distinct stories and ways of telling them.
Learning standard: Literary elements: characteristics of the legend; elements of oral tradition; structure of legends
Unit 4
Quand et où?
Spotting spatial and temporal clues in a text to picture the setting and follow the order of events.
Learning standard: Text organization: spatial and temporal indicators
Unit 5
Le roman jeunesse
Features of a youth novel: main character, setting, plot, theme and chapters.
Learning standard: Literary elements: characteristics of the youth novel; narrative structure
Unit 6
Relier les idées
Linking words that show cause, consequence, opposition, addition and order.
Learning standard: Text organization: transitions between ideas (discourse markers)
Unit 7
Résumer un texte
Reformulating the main idea of an informational text and telling it from supporting details.
Learning standard: Reformulate the main idea in a text; structure of informational texts (thematic progression)
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