A fun way to see if students have understood Le Petit Prince and to encourage creativity, is to have create their own “chapitre perdu”. In this activity, students will create a storyboard depicting a lesson of their choice. Ask students to think of their own lesson that they believe is central to life, and demonstrate it through the story of the little prince’s missing adventure to an eighth planet. Students may teach a lesson through satire which criticizes something they find illogical or through the inclusion of a wise character, like the fox, who explicitly teaches the prince an essential truth.
Students will enjoy presenting their stories in bande dessinée form. It won’t matter if their drawing experience is limited to open and closed boa constrictors - let the storyboard graphics do the work!
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Student Instructions
Imagine that the prince actually visited eight planets, but one of them was not included in the original book. It is your job to tell the little prince’s adventure on the eighth planet using storyboards in a bande dessinée format. Read and follow the requirements below carefully.
Grade Level 6-12
Difficulty Level 4 (Difficult / Complex)
Type of Assignment Individual, Partner, or Group
(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). |
