Maison d’être activity
This is a visual aid for you to remember the verbs.
To do (checklist)
____ Choose an artist (from box in class)
____ Look up information on them, and fill in the
artist “bio” – include this somewhere in your drawing.
____ Draw a house including some elements from your
artist (up to you what to include!) – write down what works of art inspired
your house in the “bio” section
____ Somewhere in your drawing you should include the
verb “être” conjugated for the different subjects (je, tu, il, nous, vous, ils)
– write it on the side, or in the house!
____ Write and draw someone moving throughout the
house (dr & mrs vandertramp verbs)
____ Write a simple sentence for each drawing (e.g. Il
est tombé = he fell)
– ATTN! some have irregular past participles: do not follow rules and some will require a longer sentence e.g. Elle est allée... en France
____ Should be coloured! (Will depend on artist’s
work for colours)
Bio (change to "elle" and add agreement if you chose a female artist)
Il est né en (year)
Il est entré à
(school/college or another city)
Il est tombé amoureux de (la peinture, le
dessin, la sculpture / person’s name)
(amoureux - > amoureuse if female artist)
Il est allé à (city)
Il est retourné à (city) à la fin de sa vie
Il est mort en (year)
Quelques oeuvres: _________, ____________, ___________ (title of works of art that inspired the house you drew)
Devenir (to become) past participle: devenu
Revenir (to come back) past participle: revenu
Monter (to climb) past participle: monté
Rester (to stay) past participle: resté
Sortir (to leave/go out) past participle: sorti
Venir (to come) past participle: venu
Aller (to go) past participle: allé
Naître (to be born) past participle: né
Descendre (to descend) past participle: descendu
Entrer (to enter) past participle: entré
Rentrer (to re-enter) past participle: rentré
Tomber (to fall) past participle: tombé
Retourner (to turn around/to return) past participle: retourné
Arriver (to arrive / to come) past participle: arrivé
Mourir (to die) past participle: mort
Partir (to leave) past participle: parti
Passer (to pass) past participle: passé ** (this uses être when the subject is physically passing by something, it uses avoir if something is being passed- like a ball) - I mentioned this verb in class. Adding this verb to your house activity is optional!
Rubric:
Extending
(10/10) all required elements are present, all verbs are represented, all
sentences are correct, shows an excellent or profound understanding of artist’s
work and the passe compose (etre)
Proficient
(8/10) most/all required elements, all verbs are represented, may be some
errors with sentences, shows a good understanding of artist’s work and the
passe compose (etre)
Developing (6.5/10)
some required elements may be missing, all verbs may not be represented, some
errors with sentences/missing sentences, understanding of artists’s work and
the passe compose (etre) may be limited
Emerging (5/10)
limited grasp of assignment, missing some required elements and verbs, many
errors with sentences/missing sentences, does not fully grasp the passe compose
(etre) yet.
I
(incomplete) not finished assignment, missing most required elements, needs
more time to complete