Students will certainly acquire new vocabulary as they read Le Petit Prince. In order to help them improve their understanding of each new words, students will create a spider map that defines and illustrates vocabulary from the story. Students can complete this activity as they read, or you can assign small groups of students one or two chapters each and have them present their storyboards to the class. It's also a great pre-reading activity, to introduce students to the vocabulary before they'll encounter it in the text!
The storyboards can take many forms, depending on your students’ needs. Include the vocabulary word with only an image, or add a definition and/or exemplary sentence. For a fun twist, have students include an image and sentence and ask the class to guess the meaning of the vocabulary word based on context clues.
AVALER
Le loup avale sa proie.
CONSEILLER À
Le grand-père conseille à la petite fille de ne pas mentir.
DES TAS DE
Éléonore a des tas de bonbons.
S'ÉGARER
Hansel et Gretel s'égarent dans le forêt.
AMÉLIORER
Il pratique le piano cinq heures par jour pour améliorer sa compétence.
LUCIDE
Après l'accident, Julien n'était pas très lucide.
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Student Instructions
Create a spider map that defines and illustrates new vocabulary from Le Petit Prince.
Grade Level 6-12
Difficulty Level --- N/A ---
Type of Assignment Individual or Partner
Type of Activity: Visual Vocabulary Boards
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Excellent 7 Points | Satisfaisant 4 Points | Insuffisant 1 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use of vocabulary | The correct meaning of all new vocabulary words is made clear through the storyboard images and the text presented. | The correct meaning of most new vocabulary words is made clear through the storyboard images and the text presented. | Many of the vocabulary words are not clearly illustrated and correctly explained through the text presented. |
| Images | All storyboard depictions show effort and appropriately demonstrate the meaning of each vocabulary word. | Most storyboard depictions show effort and appropriately demonstrate the meaning of each vocabulary word. | The storyboard depictions show a lack of effort and fail to demonstrate the correct meaning of the vocabulary word. |
| 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). |
