I.    Qu'est-ce qui s'est passé?  You are M. Bordenave.  Write a letter to the director of your school telling him what happened during the récréation.

II.    Functions:
        Saying what happened.
 
III.    Structures:
        a.    the passé composé (TX 196)
        b.    connectors: d'abord, puis, ensuite, plus tard, le lendemain, mais, après, avant de + infinitive
        c.    words that usually indicate the use of passé composé such as: une fois, soudain, tout d'un coup, immédiatement,
               brusquement...
        d.    direct object pronouns to avoid repetition (le, la, l', les) (TX 229-230)

IV.    Self edit:

        _____    the verbs in the passé composé answer the question "What happened?" "What happened  next?".
        _____    use of the correct helping verb (avoir / être)
        _____    correct form of past participles
        _____    agreement of past participles
        _____    direct object pronouns ( le, la, l', les) refer to something or someone previously mentioned and
                      answer the question who? or what?
        _____    Correct placement of object pronouns

V.    One page typed and double spaced.  Refer to the syllabus for due date.

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