Moi…quand j’étais petit!
Video project
You will choose three objects from your childhood to discuss in your
video. No more than one picture/photo is allowed.
Time Line
Monday, April 30: project is introduced; begin brainstorming
Tuesday, May 1: work on project in class; list of three objects due via
email at end of class
Wednesday, May 2: work on project in class; rough draft due on
Google Docs by class time on Thursday
Thursday, May 3: peer editing of video script
Friday, May 4: no class (ERB’s)
Monday, May 7: projects due; presentations in class
Grading
 Your presentation will count as a test grade; see rubric
 You will use the imperfect and the passé composé, and perhaps
some of the present tense
 You may use ONLY French words the class has already studied;
otherwise, your classmates will not understand what you are
saying!
 You may not get any outside help, either from another person or
another source (computer, etc)
Be original ! be creative !
5
4
Vocabulary/ Content
Speaker consistently
uses all the
appropriate functions
and vocabulary
necessary to
communicate.
Speaker usually
uses the
appropriate
functions and
vocabulary
necessary to
communicate.
Comprehensibility
Listeners understand
all of what the
speaker is trying to
communicate.
Structural accuracy
3
2
1
Speaker
generally uses
the appropriate
functions and
vocabulary
necessary to
communicate.
Speaker
sometimes
uses the
appropriate
functions and
vocabulary
necessary to
communicate.
Speaker uses
few of the
appropriate
functions and
vocabulary
necessary to
communicate.
Listeners
understand most
of what the
speaker is trying
to communicate.
Listeners
understand about
half of what the
speaker is trying
to communicate.
Listeners
understand less
than half of
what the
speaker is
trying to
communicate.
Listeners
understand
little of what
the speaker is
trying to
communicate.
Speaker uses
language correctly,
including grammar,
verb conjugations,
and word order.
Speaker usually
uses language
correctly,
including
grammar, verb
conjugations,
and word order.
Speaker has
some problems
with language
usage.
Speaker makes
quite a few
major errors
with language
usage.
Speaker makes
many major
errors with
language
usage.
Speaking/Fluency
Speaker sounds
natural and makes
very few errors.
Speaker
adequately
conveys
meaning,
although some
hesitation exists.
Speaker has
some problems
with fluency and
hesitation.
Speaker
hesitates
frequently and
struggles to
speak.
Pronunciation
Pronunciation is
clear, with little
native-language
interference and no
conspicuous
mispronunciations.
Pronunciation is
understandable,
with minimal
native-language
interference.
Pronunciation is
understandable,
with much
native language
interference.
Speaker
hesitates
somewhat
frequently,
which makes
the
presentation
difficult to
follow.
Pronunciation
has numerous
errors, much
native
language
interference,
and is difficult
to understand
at times.
Pronunciation
is barely
intelligible.