Ma Petite Histoire

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Ma Petite Histoire

• Creative Writing Assignment
• Ch. 7

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Think of an événement

• Happy
• Funny
• Embarrassing
• Scary
• Surprising
• Amazing!
• But NOT SAD!! (wed feel awkward!)

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Consider What was already going on before event
happened?

• How old were you?
• What were you feeling?
• What did people look like/what were you
  wearing,what was weather like, etc.
• What actions were already in motion- what was
  already going on?
• These kinds of things would be IMPARFAIT

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What were the actual event/s?

• The thing that finally happens!
• (and any events leading up to it)
• Your (or other peoples) reactions
• Results or consequences
• These words will use passé composé
• Examples I fell! He screamed! It jumped out at
  me! Everyone laughed! Etc.

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How did you or other people respond or react?

• What they said?
• (Il ma dit.)
• How you felt (in this case reactionary)?
• (Jai été embarassé) (I got embarassed)
• Results? (On sest marié!)
• These kinds of things are usually passé composé

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Feelings in PC vs IMP

• Usually, how you feel will be in imparfait.
  However, there is a slight difference when you
  use them in passé composé
• J avais peur- I was scared
• Jai eu peur- I GOT scared
• J étais malade- I was sick
• Jai été malade- I GOT sick

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8 sentences minimum

• KEEP IT SIMPLE!
• Be sure to have a good mix of Imparfait and Passé
  Composé
• It can get frustrating when you cant express
  yourself as well in another language, so edit
  your complex sentences into shorter, childrens
  book level sentences. (see my examples)
• You can write more for extra credit!!!

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Rubrik

• 80 Content (8 sentences grasped concept- was
  able to tell story, grammar, spelling, etc)
• 20 Presentation (how much time you spent on
  making it fun to look at while you share the
  story with your group!- neatness, care, etc)
• MEGA PARTICIPATION PTS!! If you have it ready to
  go first thing when class starts.

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Rough Draft

• You can type it or write it by hand. Please be
  sure to
• Double Space so that I have room to write
  corrections
• Write legibly so that I can understand what you
  are saying.
• Rough Draft Due (UTA- Lundi le 29)
• (TCC- Mardi le 30)
• Final Creative Story Due (UTA- Lundi le 5)
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  (TCC-Mardi le 6)

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Amusez-Vous!

• I hope that you have some fun with this!
• Telling your story is TRES BONNE exercise in your
  2nd language, plus its a very effective learning
  tool, since you are talking about things that are
  actually meaningful to you.