Activity Overview
As students add more French adjectives to their repertoire, they will need to practice proper spelling and placement of each adjective. In particular, it is important that they distinguish standard French adjectives from BANGS adjectives (Beauty, Age, Number, Goodness, and Size). In this activity, students will create a chart that illustrates the agreement between a noun and two adjectives.
The template included with this activity has pre-filled the adjectives students will use, but you can edit it as desired. Students will work with one regular adjective and one BANGS adjective for each sentence, and provide an illustration for each scenario and sentence they write.
Here are a few starter sentences you can use in your English column:
- I ate two large oranges today.
- There is a pretty pink flower in my garden.
- The tired old dogs sleep.
- Our good cars are new.
- The friendly little children ate lunch.
- The bad apple is disgusting.
- His cat has a long, yellow tail.
Template and Class Instructions
(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)
Student Instructions
For this assignment, you will complete a chart to practice proper placement and spelling of French adjectives. Each row of the chart begins with an English sentence, illustrated with a storyboard scene above it. Although each English sentence contains a plural subject, your task is to adapt each English sentence into 2-3 French sentences by describing the objects in the scene individually.
- Click "Start Assignment".
- Write a French sentence with only a singular feminine subject.
- Write a French sentence with only a singular masculine subject.
- Write a French sentence with a plural subject .
- Create an illustration for each sentence using appropriate items, characters, and scenes.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Excellent 5 Points | Satisfaisant 3 Points | Insuffisant 1 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjectives | All adjectives are used correctly. They are placed properly with correct spelling according to gender and number. | Most adjectives are used correctly. Most are placed properly and contain correct spelling according to gender and number. | Many adjectives are used incorrectly, either misplaced in the sentence or incorrectly spelled according to gender and number. |
| Images | The adjectives make logical sense in the sentences and fit the storyboard images. Images agree in number and gender with the text. The storyboard reflects strong effort. | The adjectives make logical sense in the sentences and fit most storyboard images. Almost all images agree in number and gender with the text. The storyboard reflects some effort. | The adjectives make logical sense in the sentences and fit most storyboard images. Almost all images agree in number and gender with the text. The storyboard reflects some effort. |
| Spelling/Grammar | All sentences contain correct spelling and and grammar. In particular, the nouns and articles agree with the adjectives in gender and number. | Most sentences contain correct spelling and and grammar. One or two nouns or articles may disagree with the adjectives in gender and number. A few errors in spelling or verb conjugations may exist. | The sentences contain many errors. Many sentences contain nouns and articles that do not agree with each other. A number of spelling and conjugation errors exist. |
Activity Overview
As students add more French adjectives to their repertoire, they will need to practice proper spelling and placement of each adjective. In particular, it is important that they distinguish standard French adjectives from BANGS adjectives (Beauty, Age, Number, Goodness, and Size). In this activity, students will create a chart that illustrates the agreement between a noun and two adjectives.
The template included with this activity has pre-filled the adjectives students will use, but you can edit it as desired. Students will work with one regular adjective and one BANGS adjective for each sentence, and provide an illustration for each scenario and sentence they write.
Here are a few starter sentences you can use in your English column:
- I ate two large oranges today.
- There is a pretty pink flower in my garden.
- The tired old dogs sleep.
- Our good cars are new.
- The friendly little children ate lunch.
- The bad apple is disgusting.
- His cat has a long, yellow tail.
Template and Class Instructions
(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)
Student Instructions
For this assignment, you will complete a chart to practice proper placement and spelling of French adjectives. Each row of the chart begins with an English sentence, illustrated with a storyboard scene above it. Although each English sentence contains a plural subject, your task is to adapt each English sentence into 2-3 French sentences by describing the objects in the scene individually.
- Click "Start Assignment".
- Write a French sentence with only a singular feminine subject.
- Write a French sentence with only a singular masculine subject.
- Write a French sentence with a plural subject .
- Create an illustration for each sentence using appropriate items, characters, and scenes.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Excellent 5 Points | Satisfaisant 3 Points | Insuffisant 1 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjectives | All adjectives are used correctly. They are placed properly with correct spelling according to gender and number. | Most adjectives are used correctly. Most are placed properly and contain correct spelling according to gender and number. | Many adjectives are used incorrectly, either misplaced in the sentence or incorrectly spelled according to gender and number. |
| Images | The adjectives make logical sense in the sentences and fit the storyboard images. Images agree in number and gender with the text. The storyboard reflects strong effort. | The adjectives make logical sense in the sentences and fit most storyboard images. Almost all images agree in number and gender with the text. The storyboard reflects some effort. | The adjectives make logical sense in the sentences and fit most storyboard images. Almost all images agree in number and gender with the text. The storyboard reflects some effort. |
| Spelling/Grammar | All sentences contain correct spelling and and grammar. In particular, the nouns and articles agree with the adjectives in gender and number. | Most sentences contain correct spelling and and grammar. One or two nouns or articles may disagree with the adjectives in gender and number. A few errors in spelling or verb conjugations may exist. | The sentences contain many errors. Many sentences contain nouns and articles that do not agree with each other. A number of spelling and conjugation errors exist. |
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