Activity Overview
As students work to decipher the French text of Le Petit Prince, they may benefit from summarization practice. In this activity, students will summarize the story, or a section of the story using a traditional storyboard. Pick a particular chapter, planet adventure, or character interaction to have students summarize using visual storyboards. They may do so in comic form (writing exclusively in text bubbles) or through narrative text below their scenes.
The sample storyboard summarizes the interactions between the narrator and the little prince throughout the story. This could alternately be worked into a plot diagram if you plan to teach narrative structure along with this text. Make the assignment more advanced by requiring students to use the passé simple in their summary text.
Le Petit Prince Summary
L’avion du narrateur s’est écrasé dans le désert du Sahara.
Le narrateur s'est aperçu d’un petit garçon qui lui a demandé de dessiner un mouton.
Le garçon a expliqué qu’il était le seul habitant d’une petite planète, sur laquelle il n’avait qu’une amie: une rose vaniteuse. Ensuite le petit prince a raconté l’histoire de ses voyages après avoir quitté sa planète jusqu'à son arrivée sur la Terre. Son récit a pris plusieurs jours, pendant lesquels le narrateur essayait de réparer son avion.
Le huitième jour, le narrateur est alle avec le petit prince chercher de l’eau. Ils ont trouvé un puit merveilleux.
Cependant, Le petit prince avait la nostalgie de sa propre planète. Il voulait y retourner. Alors, il a permis à un serpent de le mordre pour envoyer son esprit chez lui. Son corps est parti avec son esprit et le narrateur est convaincu que le prince s’est installé à nouveau sur sa petite planète.
Finalement, le narrateur a réussi à réparer son avion. Maintenant, chaque fois que la narrateur regarde les étoiles, il imagine qu’il puisse entendre le rire du petit prince. C’est pour lui comme des millions de grelots.
Template and Class Instructions
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Student Instructions
Create a visual summary of Le Petit Prince. Use the passé composé and the imparfait to recount the events.
- Click "Start Assignment".
- In the description boxes, write a summary of the story or selections from the story.
- Create an illustration for each using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
- Add textables for dialogue if desired.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Excellent 5 Points | Satisfaisant 3 Points | Insuffisant 1 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson | The comic strip teaches a clear life lesson, either through explicit dialogue or implicit satire. The lesson is serious and in keeping with the tone and message of Le Petit Prince. | The comic strip teaches a basic life lesson, though it may be slightly unclear at times. The lesson is serious but may be somewhat inconsistent with the tone and message of Le Petit Prince. | The comic fails to convey a life lesson or teaches a lesson utterly inconsistent with the book's tone and message. |
| Narrative Text | The student clearly narrates all scenes in the past tense, using the passé composé and the imparfait correctly. | The student narrates most scenes in the past tense, making only a few mistaking using the passé composé and the imparfait. | Several of the squares are missing narration. Student does not attempt to write in the past tense or makes many errors in tense and conjugation. |
| Images | All storyboard images show effort, appropriately depicting the characters and building the story's arc and lesson. | Most of the storyboard images show effort, appropriately depicting the characters and building the story's arc and lesson. | The storyboard depictions show a lack of effort and fail to tell a clear story. |
| Overall Grammar and Spelling | All sentences and/or dialogue contain correct grammar and spelling (including accent marks) as appropriate for the class level. | Most sentences and/or dialogue contain correct grammar and spelling (including accent marks) as appropriate for the class level. | The sentences and/or dialogue contain many grammatical or spelling errors (including accent marks). |
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