French Possessive Adjectives

French possessive adjectives can be difficult for anglophone learners since the gender of the adjective corresponds to the noun that is possessed, rather than the noun that does the possessing. In the sentence “John ate his lunch”, for example, “his” corresponds in gender to “John” in English, but to “lunch” in French. Creating a visual representation of the two nouns in question can help students better grasp this conceptual shift.

In this activity, students will create a six-cell storyboard illustrating a sentence that uses a possessive pronoun. Students should include one possessive pronoun for each of the six personal pronoun categories in French.

Student Instructions

Create a six cell storyboard to practice possessive adjectives with each pronoun. The people and objects in your scene must be consistent in number and gender with the text of your sentence.

1. Click "Start Assignment".
2. Label each title box with a possessive pronoun.
3. Write a sentence using that pronoun in the description box.
4. Create an illustration for your sentence using appropriate scenes, items, and characters.