Perhaps one of the toughest and challenging classes I enrolled in this year was French 4. We learnt more than just grammar and vocabulary. This year I actually learnt how to communicate and write effectively. Especially writing, considering the amount of writing we had to do this year. The best part about that was we got to write on various different topics. We covered all subjects ranging from adolescents, to wars and human rights issue, to science and technology and also art and architecture. We had to write various paragraphs and essays to demonstrate our understanding of each of these topics and increase our writing ability. We moved away from a mere 80-100 word paragraph to full fledged essays and deep comprehension. We also analyzed different articles and movies that we watched, getting rid of just our superficial understanding of the content. Everything we did in class, whether it was watching movies or going on field trips to lunch, nothing was irrelevant. This portfolio is a proof of all the writing we have done this year and in the past years. While it shows how much we wrote, it also wrote how our writing improved over time and how much more knowledgeable we became. Overwhelming yet one of the most important classes I took this year and I look forward to another wonderful year of learning, through French 5 next year!
In these past 10 months, French 3 has helped me gain a lot more insight into not only the language and grammar of the language but also the culture of France and various Francophone nations. In the beginning of the year I walked into the classroom with only the basic vocabulary and grammar knowledge. However throughout these few months, I have been able to develop and grasp more concepts of the language. It is easier now to form sentences for me that it was previously and I also have sufficient vocabulary and hope to expand on them more. Due to the fact that French might serve to be very helpful in later life, I have decided to take up French 4 the following year. Other than what I can already do, I am hoping to achieve success in speaking itself. Instead of taking a pause to think and then speak, I would want to be able to become fluent even if it is just the most basic sentences. The various Oral exercises, Reading, Movies and studying the grammar helped me improve much more and I look forward to next year with Madame Pimentel.
Pour vérifier l'empreinte carbone de ma maison composée de six personnes, j'ai visité le site du http://www.nature.org/greenliving/carboncalculator/.
Le site estimé que nos émissions du gaz à effet de serre sont 87 tonnes de dioxyde de carbone par année. C'est très beaucoup mais cet aussi plus bas de la moyenne des États-Unis. |
AuthorJe m'appelle Shivani. J'étudie à Lincoln School en classe 12. C'est mon blog pour le site. |