Transcript writing a story

Une histoire
Imparfait et passé composé
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You will be writing a short story
in the past tense.
It can be written in the first
person or third person.
Illustrations are helpful and
visually appealing, but not
required.
Have your story in mind and be
prepared to create Friday and
Monday.
Setting the stage
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Begin by setting the stage. This
portion will be written in the
imperfect tense.
What time was it?
Where was the main character?
Describe the surroundings and
what was happening.
What was the weather like?
Setting the stage
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What were other characters in
the middle of doing?
What actions and activities were
in progress?
How was the main character
feeling physically and
emotionally?
What happened?
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Continue your story by telling
what happened? This portion
will be written in the passé
composé.
What was or were the main
event(s)?
What specific events happened?
Use sequence words to move
the story along:
The main event(s)
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Ensuite, puis, après ça,
finalement
Donc: therefore
Alors: so
A ce moment-là: At that point
Bref: anyway
Heureusement: fortunately
Malheureusement: unfortunately
Verbs to use:
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Vandertrampp verb are good for
moving the story forward.
Tomber, mourir, descendre,
entrer, sortir, partir, rentrer, aller,
venir, monter, arriver
See your list of common
irregular verbs and stems
Regular –er, -ir and –re verbs
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se casser
se dépêcher
se brosser
se raser
s’habiller
se reposer
conduire
écrire
tomber
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mourir
voir
heurter: to run into
traverser: to cross
s’écraser: to crash into
Sauter: to jump
Renverser: to spill
Tourner: to turn
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Se couper
Se fouler
Déchirer
Perdre
Rencontrer
entendre