COURSE OF STUDY

Board of Education: Upper Canada DSB School: Russell High School

Department: French Course Date: February 1st, 2018

Course Title: French as a Second Language Ministry Course Code: FSF 1DF

Grade: 9 Credit Value: 1

Prerequisite: Minimum of 600 hours of Course Developed by: D. Côté

French instruction or equivalent

Course Description:

The grade 9 Core French Academic course provides opportunities for students to communicate and interact in French with
increasing independence, with a focus on familiar topics related to their daily lives. Students will develop their skills in
listening, speaking, reading and writing by using language learning strategies introduced in the elementary Core French
program, and will apply creative and critical thinking skills in various ways. They will also enhance their understanding
and appreciation of diverse French-speaking communities, and will develop skills necessary for lifelong language learning.

(Ministry of Education & Training, French as a Second Language, 2014, p.58)

Textbooks:

Sans frontières 9e
Anthologie Sans frontières 9e

Method of Evaluation :
Mark will be based on evaluation from each of the four strands for a total of a 100%

Listening (Écoute) 25%

Reading (Lecture) 25%
Speaking (Communication orale) 25%
Writing (Communication écrite) 25%
Assignments and tests will be evaluated using the four categories of knowledge and skills.
Knowledge and Understanding (Connaissance et comprehension) 25%
Thinking (Pensée et recherche) 25%
Application 25%
Communication (25%)
Term Work: 50% Use of French in class: 20%
Culminating Activity: 15% Exam: 15%

Date: February 1st, 2018

COURSE OUTLINE
Russell High School D. Côté
School Teacher

French February – June 2018

Section Date

French as a Second Language FSF 1DF Academic

Course Title Course Code Level

1 credit 1
Number of Credits Number of Groups

Course Description:
The grade 9 Core French Academic course provides opportunities for students to communicate and interact in French with increasing
independence, with a focus on familiar topics related to their daily lives. Students will develop their skills in listening, speaking, reading
and writing by using language learning strategies introduced in the elementary Core French program, and will apply creative and
critical thinking skills in various ways. They will also enhance their understanding and appreciation of diverse French-speaking
communities, and will develop skills necessary for lifelong language learning.
(Ministry of Education & Training, French as a Second Language, 2014, p.58)

Textbook :
Sans frontières 9e Dictionnaire
Anthologie Sans frontières 9e Bescherelle

Table of Contents and sequences in which topics are taught:

UNITÉ 1 MOI-MEME.COM PROJETS
Grammaire - Travail de synthèse (individuel)
- Les adjectifs réguliers et irréguliers
- Les verbes au présent (+ pronominaux)
- jouer à/de, faire de

UNITÉ 2 CRIS ET FRISSONS PROJETS

Grammaire - Un rapport de police (en équipe)
- Le passé composé avec avoir
- Les verbes suivis de à et de

UNITÉ 3 LES GRANDS MONSTRES PROJETS

Grammaire - Résumé de film + travail au choix (en équipe)
- Le passé composé avec être
- Le comparatif et le superlatif
- Les mots interrogatifs
UNITÉ 4 SUR LA PISTE DE LA TOMATE CARRÉE PROJETS
Grammaire - Un sport extrême (affiche + oral individuel)
- Le futur simple
- Les conjonctions
UNITÉ 5 MÉLI-MÉLO PROJETS
Grammaire - Travail au choix (écrit + oral en équipe)
- Les pronoms objets directs
- Le comparatif et le superlatif de bien et bon
- Les pronoms objets indirects
- Les pronoms relatifs qui et que

* Un test de grammaire suivra chaque unité. **Noter que ce plan de cours est sujet à changement et/ou ajustement.

Method of Evaluation:
Mark will be based on evaluation from each of the four strands for a total of a 100%.
Listening (Écoute) 25%
Reading (Lecture) 25%
Speaking (Communication orale) 25%
Writing (Communication écrite) 25%

Knowledge/Understanding (Connaissance) 25% Thinking/Inquiry (Raisonnement) 25%

Communication (Communication) 25% Application (Application) 25%

Term Work : 70% Culminating Activity : 10% Exam : 20%

Plan du semestre*