French Story Problem Project

Directions

Grading Rubric

Numbers 0 to 110

Your task is to write a story problem in French and present it orally to the class in an Appleworks^Æ slide show. You will be graded using the rubric below. Read it and make sure you understand it. Your classmatesí task is to solve your story problem and to write their answer in French.

1.	Choose one of the following kinds of problems : a) The person wants an item or more of an item, and gets some from others. b) The person has lots of an item and gives some away.
2.	Begin your problem with ìIl y a un/une Ö qui síappelleÖî
3.	Use numbers between 30 and 199; make sure your answer is *not* greater than 199.
4.	Have just the right number of steps, say three exchanges at most. That way, your classmates can do the math easily enough.
5.	Be creative; have something funny happen, like eating markers, tripping over something, or singing something funny. Include several descriptive words.
6.	Check, double check, and triple check your spelling and grammar.
7.	Each project will contain one digital photograph of your choice (which we will take in in class): a) You dressed up as someone or something in your problem b) A color illustration of your story. c) An interesting display of items from your story.
8.	Print a copy of your slideshow to hand in at least one day before the presentation. Show the answer (including your work) in your own writing.

Grading Rubric

	5	4	3	2	1
Task Completion	Superior completion of the task; exceeds all requirements	Completion of the task; meets requirements	Partial completion of the task	Minimal attempt to complete the task.	No attempt to complete the task.
Communication of message	Text comprehensible, appropriate, and elaborated.	Text comprehensible, and adequately developed.	Text mostly comprehensible, appropriate, yet undeveloped	Text barely comprehensible, frequently inappropriate.	No attempt to convey message.
Vocabulary	Rich use of vocabulary with frequent attempts to elaborate.	Adequate and accurate use of vocabulary.	Somewhat inadequate and inaccurate use of vocabulary. Uses same words repeatedly.	Inadequate or inaccurate use of vocabulary. Use of English.	No attempt to write in French.
Grammar	No grammatical errors	Some minor grammatical errors.	Several grammatical errors.	Few correct grammatical structures.	No attempt
Mechanics	No spelling, punctuation, or capitalization errors.	Few in spelling, punctuation, and/or capitalization.	Occasional errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or capitalization	Frequent errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or capitalization	No attempt to write in French
# of errors

Numbers 0 - 110

0	zÈro	21	vingt et un
1	un	22	vingt-deux
2	deux	23	vingt-trois
3	trois	24	vingt-quatre
4	quatre	25	vingt-cinq
5	cinq	26	vingt-six
6	six	27	vingt-sept
7	sept	28	vingt-huit
8	huit	29	vingt-neuf
9	neuf	30	trente
10	dix	40	quarante
11	onze	50	cinquante
12	douze	60	soixante
13	treize	70	soixante-dix
14	quatorze	80	quatre-vingts
15	quinze	90	quatre-vingt-dix
16	seize	91	quatre-vingt-onze
17	dix-sept	100	cent
18	dix-huit	110	cent dix
19	dix-neuf
20	vingt