Le petit prince
The “next”planet
prénom: _____________________
La date: ______________________
You are going to create, write and illustrate a planet for the Little Prince to visit. Essentially, you’re inserting your
own chapter to Saint-Exupéry’s work! Use the following guidelines to create a successful chapter.
Part 1: Write you chapter in French.
- Your chapter must have a minimum of 200 words, which is approximately 20-25 good-sized sentences.
- The planet described must have at least one inhabitant, who must have a conversation with the Little
Prince.
- The Little Prince must learn something from the encounter, and explain to the reader what he has learned.
- The story should be written in the PAST TENSE. Use the passé compose for specific actions in the story
and use the imparfait to talk about descriptions and feelings.
- Type the chapter. Feel free to use the font and size of your choice, but make sure the font can easily be
read and supports French accents.
- You may use your Petit Prince novel, www.wordreference.com, http://www.conjugation-fr.com/, and each
other on this project. DO NOT USE online translation services, as they are seldom correct and easily
detected. Links to these two sites can be found on my webpage.
Part 2: Draw the picture that would accompany your chapter in Saint-Exupéry’s book.
- Print out your typed chapter and add the picture to your final copy.
- Neatly draw and color your picture.
- Only hand-created pictures will be accepted. NO CLIPART!
Grading Rubric
Content
20
Chapter is
thoroughly written.
The planet and
characters are
described in detail.
The Little Prince
learns something in
this chapter.
Length
200 + words.
15
Story is well
described. The
planet and
characters are
described, but
slightly lacking
in detail. The
lesson learned in
this chapter is
somewhat vague.
185-199 words
Wide range of
vocabulary (varied,
sophisticated,
idiomatic, symbolic)
Very good command
of writing
conventions
(spelling, accents,
sentence structure,
paragraphing,
punctuation, etc.)
Picture is creative,
neat, colorful, and
relevant to the
chapter.
Outstanding!
Good range of
vocabulary
(appropriate, but
simple)
Good command
of writing
conventions.
There are some
errors, but has a
good control of
basic structures.
Picture is
appealing and
relevant to the
story.
Good job!
Vocabulary
Grammar/Spelling
Picture
10
The chapter is
inadequately
described
and/or the Little
Prince does not
learn a lesson in
this chapter.
Vocabulary is
appropriate, but
limited or
repetitive.
Numerous
grammatical
errors. There
are several
errors in basic
structures.
150-184 words
Some effort
was made, but
picture is
lacking in color
neatness or
relevancy.
0-5
The chapter is
incomplete with very
few descriptions and
the Little Prince did not
learn anything in this
chapter.
100-149 words. (1 pt)
< 100 words (0 pts)
Limited vocabulary,
significant second
language interference.
Many grammatical
errors. Several
sentences are
incomprehensible.
Clipart was used (1pt)
or
No picture (0 pts)