Cardinal Léger Secondary School
Moderns Department
Course Name: Core French Academic
Course Code: FSF1D1 Ministry Guidelines: www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/
Level: Grade 9
Prerequisite: Minimum of 600 hours of French instruction or equivalent
Textbook: Sans Frontière 9e
Replacement Cost:
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Course Overview:
This course emphasizes the further development of oral communication, reading, and writing skills.
Students will build on and apply their knowledge of French while exploring a variety of themes, such as
relationships, social trends, and careers. Thematic readings, which include a selection of short stories,
articles, and poems, will serve as stepping stones to oral and written activities.
Curriculum Strands and Overall Expectations:
Oral Communication
By the end of this course, students will:
• listen and respond to short, structured spoken texts;
• listen and respond to a variety of short, simple, non-structured media works;
• express ideas and opinions in short conversations and teacher-guided discussions;
• make oral presentations on a variety of topics;
• use appropriate language conventions during oral communication activities.
Reading
By the end of this course, students will:
• read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of simple texts;
• read a range of simple texts to gather information and to expand their knowledge of the French language;
• identify and understand language conventions used in their reading materials.
Writing
By the end of this course, students will:
• express ideas and opinions in short written texts;
• create short written texts in structured and open-ended situations;
• identify and use appropriate language conventions in their written work.
Language Structures
Nouns and Pronouns: – substitute personal pronouns to replace nouns (e.g., Philippe marche. Il marche vite.)
– direct and indirect object pronouns (le, la, les, lui, leur, y, en)
– disjunctive pronouns (moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles)
– relative pronouns (qui, que)
– position of a single object pronoun with simple or compound verbs in affirmative sentences (e.g., Je le vois.
Je vais lui parler. Elle leur a téléphoné.)
Verbs : – passé composé of irregular verbs
– passé composé of verbs conjugated with être (e.g., rester, arriver), including the agreement of the past participle (e.g., Elle
est restée tard à l’école.)
– present tense of reflexive verbs related to daily routines (e.g., se lever, s’habiller)
– futur simple of -er, -ir, and -re verbs and irregular verbs
– verbs followed by the prepositions à and de (e.g., essayer de, avoir besoin de, assister à, répondre à)
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Moderns Department
Language Structures (continued)
Adjectives: – singular and plural, feminine and masculine, of irregular adjectives (e.g., frais, gentil, gros, créatif, cher, sérieux)
– comparative and superlative forms of bon
Adverbs: – comparative and superlative forms of bien
Conjunctions: – et, mais, ou, donc
Interrogative Constructions: – question words (e.g., qui, quand, où, comment, pourquoi, de qui, à qui) used with est-ce que (e.g.,
Quand est-ce que tu viens chez moi?) and with subject-verb inversion (e.g., Quand viens-tu chez moi?)
Negation: – use of ne . . . pas with compound verbs (e.g., Je n’ai pas vu le film.)
– use of ne . . . pas with simple sentences that include an object pronoun (e.g., Vous ne la regardez pas.)
Evaluation:
Term Work
70%
Knowledge and Understanding
30%
Thinking
20%
Communication
30%
Application
20%
Final Assessment
30%
Formal Examination
20%
Culminating Task
10%
Course Total
Learning Skills and Work Habits
Responsibility
Organization
Independent Work
Collaboration
Initiative
Self-Regulation
100%
E= Excellent G=Good S=Satisfactory N= Needs Improvement
Fulfills responsibility and commitments.
Takes responsibility for and manages own behavior.
Devises and follows a plan and process for completing tasks.
Establishes priorities and manages time
Independently monitors, assesses, and revises plans to
complete tasks and meet goals.
Uses class time to complete tasks.
Accepts various roles and an equitable share of work in a group.
Builds healthy peer-to-peer relationships.
Looks for and acts on new ideas and opportunities.
Approaches new tasks with a positive attitude.
Sets own goals and monitors progress towards achieving them.
Seeks clarification or assistance when needed.
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Cardinal Léger Secondary School
Moderns Department
Missed/Late/Incomplete Assignments
It is the student’s responsibility to address missed, late, or incomplete assignments. Students are
expected to complete assignments and to adhere to assignment deadlines as follows:
Due Date
A due date is set by the
teacher.
10% Penalty Zone
1 school day late – 3%
2 school days late – 6%
3 school days late – 10%
Maximum penalty of 10%
Closure Date
Once the closure date has
passed, work is considered
incomplete and a mark of
zero applies.
Parent Signature: _______________________ Student Signature: ______________________
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