FR 106 Writing Assignment # 5

I.Le Tour de France Virtuel. In this assignment, you will use the skills you have learned in the four previous writing assignments.  You will also refer to the information from the questionnaire that you prepared in order to talk about your virtual trip to France.  You will write a letter to a friend describing your Tour de France including as many details as possible about the city and region.  Recount your experiences telling your friend what you did and

     the way things were.  You may begin your letter with Cher/Chère, your friend's name , and end it with amitiés, your name.

II.Functions:  Narrating in the past.

III.Structures:

a.Verbs in the passé composé  to say what happened. (TX 196)

b.Verbs in the imparfait to describe the way things were (TX 297-298)

c.The pronoun y to refer to a previously mentioned location (TX 397)

d.Direct and indirect object pronouns to avoid repetition (TX 229-230; 281-282; 313-314)

e.Prepositions with geographical names and locations (TX 267-268)

f.Adjectives to describe and embellish

g.Comparative forms (TX 190-191)

h.Connectors and transitional words for sequencing events: d’abord, puis, ensuite, plus tard, le lendemain, le lendemain matin, enfin…)

i.Use of qui and que (TX 309-310)

IV.Self edit:

_____        Use and forms of verbs in past (passé composé or   imparfait)

_____        Agreement and placement of adjectives

_____        Placement of adverbs

_____        Use and placement of object pronouns

_____        Use and placement of pronoun y

_____        Use of prepositions with geographical locations

_____        Use of qui and que

_____        Forms of pronominal verbs (such as s’amuser)

_____        Use of comparative forms

_____        Use of connectors for smooth transitions

V.Two pages typed and double spaced.  Refer to syllabus for due date.