French Curriculum - 6th Grade
The teaching of French in Middle School helps students develop their critical thinking and judgement, and construct independent ideas, using precise and correct language.
Students perfect their oral and written skills, develop their knowledge of and proficiency in the French language, and build up a literary culture.
FRENCH
Comprehension and oral expression
- Present an idea or point of view, taking into account other points of view expressed by peers
- Effectively communicate in French with adults and peers
- Develop critical thinking
Reading
- Understand and give specific details about texts read independently
- Use textual evidence to justify an answer or interpretation of the text
- Understand implied meanings in a text
Writing
- Independently write a text with meaning and purpose
- Respect the format and the structure of various types of texts
- Engage in the editing process to improve independent writing
Language mechanics
Vocabulary
- How to form words
- Thematic vocabulary
Spelling
- Subject verb agreement – Noun adjective agreement
- Applied rules for adjectives corresponding with feminine/masculine nouns and their plurals
- Words without variation
- Homophones
- Past participle
Grammar
- The nature of words in a sentence (nouns, verbs, determinants, and pronouns)
- The function of the components of a sentence (verb complement, subject complement, and noun complement)
- Complex sentence
Conjugation
- Various types of tenses
- Le présent, le passé composé, l’impératif, l’imparfait, le plus que parfait, le passé simple, le passé antérieur, le futur, le futur antérieur
MATH
Numbers
- Use and represent large whole numbers, simple fractions, and decimals
- Calculate using whole numbers and decimals
- Solve problems through the use of simple fractions, decimal numbers, and arithmetic
Measurements - Problem solving
- Compare, estimate, and measure geometric sizes with whole and decimal numbers: length (perimeter), area, volume, angle
- Use vocabulary, units, and specific instruments of measurement for these sizes
- Use the metric system
- Solve problems involving geometric, physical, and economic sizes by using whole numbers and decimals
Geometry
Recognize, name, describe, reproduce, represent, and construct certain geometric solids and figures
HISTORY
- The long history of humanity and migrations
- Foundations, beliefs, and citizenship in the ancient Mediterranean during the first century BCE
- The Roman Empire in the ancient world
GEOGRAPHY
- Living in urban, rural and coastal areas
- The inhabited world
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
- Physical endurance
- Teamwork
- Strategy
- Mental and physical well-being
- Communication
MUSIC
- Music history
- Singing
- Discovering instruments