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Entering high school during the COVID-19 pandemic has been the most challenging school experience I’ve faced in my life. As soon as I decided I was going to attend Mercy, it was time to pick out classes. When choosing my first year language, it was between French and ASL, but I had heard many positive things about the french program, so it wasn't a hard choice. As the year closes, I’m extremely happy about my decision, because not only was the class intriguing, but I was genuinely able to learn, unlike my previous language classes in middle school.

For most of my life, I switched between Mandarin and Spanish classes, so French was a huge change. My favorite part about this class was the people I was able to learn with and about. It was easy to get comfortable with my peers and be able to express myself through my work without feeling awkward. Not only was I able to learn more about my classmates, but more importantly, I learned more about myself. When describing myself in French, I had very little vocabulary memorized, so I was constantly describing myself as a tired, always hungry person, which turned out to be true during quarantine. :)

As my time in high school passes, I plan on taking French all four years, so I am definitely looking forward to getting more fluent by my senior year. I am hoping to travel to France, and although I dont believe I will be perfect in three years, I want to be able to communicate with French. My life has definitely change by using French, because now I find myself watching shows in French with English subtitles, listening to French music, and researching deep into French culture. It was interesting learning about the culture in French speaking countries, especially because there are so many.

In conclusion, this school year was very interesting, but French made it better every time I had class. I’m looking forward to more classroom time and activities next year! Au Revoir!

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Today’s group conversations were okay, it was kind of confusing depending on how many people you’re talking to. I still think that the family section will be my toughest chapter. I can improve by doing the Quizlet. To help my peers, we can do group Kahoot!.

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I think I’m strongest with the likes and dislikes / breakfast prompt, but I’m going to have to study the family and friends vocab a lot. Next week, just going over all the units one more time is gonna definitely help me to study for the final.

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The breakfast unit is pretty easy to understand and I really like breakfast so 😁😁. I’m having a hard time remembering certain words and phrases but it’s not too challenging.

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I like the breakfast unit because there are many cognates, making it easier to understand and pronounce the words. I’m having fun because this chapters super fun and interesting since it’s something super common.

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I watched Coco, Sophia, and Mias videos. They were all super interesting and descriptive, and I enjoyed learning about all of them. I realized I had more classes in common than I initially thought. I can pay attention to their pronunciation and how everyone peaks different.

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Today was good, the connect four is complicated bc there’s so many spots! Aside from that it was good, but I’m not the best with conjugation yet. Today helped because I had to keep checking the notes, but it made me remember. The project is going good, I just can’t decide what type of video I want to do yet.

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Omd I put the wrong date last time, oops. I understand how to conjugate verbs to an extent. If I’m looking at the chart I know where to put what, but if I’m doing it off the top of my head, I can’t remember too clearly yet.

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I found many think interesting in the French student schedule, especially the way every class is scattered and every day is different. I think I can do well on this project since I enjoy making videos as well as editing them.

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Today was good, it’s nice to be back in school and learning because I did no work over break. I’m excited to close out the school year and my goal is to do well in French to close out this semester. I can do it if I work harder and focus on my work better.

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C’est difficile 😭. Today was funnn, I really enjoy being in person because it’s nice to see people face to face. My time is getting better as well as my pronunciation for classes. I still can’t compare my day to that of a French speaking teenager though.

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I need more conversation practice 😭 I got a little lost today but I’m getting much better at telling the time. I will practice the quizlet so I can expand my French vocabulary to what it should be. Today was fun!

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I’m good with military time but still have trouble with my pronunciation with numbers above 20. I’m practicing and hope to be better by next class!

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omg I put the wrong day last time, lol anyways! today was gooddd, I’m having a hard time quickly remembering 50 and 60, but other than that, practicing counting is going well.

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Today was funnn, I had a couple of mess ups on the Kahoot! but I know my 0-20 pretty well. Talking about my classes is getting easier and I know what I’m talking about better than I did before.

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I think I did okayyyy, I still don’t know the accents very well and get the è mixed up with the é. Other than that, I think it was fine, but I realized I need to practice these topics a little more.

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Ahh I’m gonna need to study a lot for the test just because there was a lot of new vocabulary. I’m not too worried but I’m hoping I can manage to get by. I’m getting better with saying my classes and teachers though.

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Today was funnnn. Doing the partner work was super funny because we did it in one take even though we messed up. I’m getting better at being able to talk about classes in French as well. I really enjoyed today!

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Today we worked on talking about classes, schedules, and a little about time. I enjoyed today! I felt like there was a lot of conversation with my classmates in French. I didn’t realize how many classes there were until the Quizlet. I’m excited to keep learning this new vocabulary set.

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If I could participate in one of the Carneval celebrations I would want to go to see the Quebec Ice sculptures. Although I don’t think I would be very good at the sculpting myself, I would definitely wanna go see them and take pictures. I’m also really enjoying the March music thing!

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The project today was good! I enjoyed hearing my classmates speak in French since I rarely get to listen to them say more that a few words. I think that I’ll be able to speak more accurately when it comes to family relations. I can describe people much better now.

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The song March madness is so funnnn. I enjoyed listening to the music videos and I’m comfortable with talking about members of my family in French. I’m also a little behind on my project but I’m finishing my rough draft today. I am excited to see all the presentations .

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Today was good! I like the family lesson because it’s easier for me to understand. I can also accurately describe family members and identify them w their French titles.

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I think the petite interro was fine, I was a little confused on certain questions but I don’t think I did horrible.

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I can accurately describe myself and others in French using the vocabulary. I think I’m pretty prepared for the petite interro because I’m able to use the words in a clear way. I enjoyed this chapter!

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I can successfully describe other people with the vocabulary set! I had fun trying to describe Harry Potter characters only off their looks because many of them have similar qualities. I need to practice describing people with more detail, but other than that I’m fine with the lesson.

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I can successfully describe myself with the new vocabulary. I’m enjoying this lesson because it’s helping me expand my French skills with more important terms that I can use to describe myself. I would be ready for a petite interro next Friday.

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I believe I can almost clearly describe myself answering the question “Tu es un personne?”. Although I still struggle with a couple of the vocabulary terms, I’m enjoying this chapter and can answer the question with words that fit me.

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The lesson today was good and I feel comfortable with the material. I can answer the question “Tu es une personne..?” with the vocabulary we studied through quizlet so I’m not worried about this chapter.

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I was able to learn a lot about my classmates today! I learned more vocabulary terms as well, such as how to say “my dream is too..” in French. I found that a few of my classmates such as Sophia and Emma want to go to Greece. I also found it interesting that Rinske is good at riding horses, since that seems so uncommon.

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This semester I learned a great introduction to French, as it was my first time hearing everything. I hope tomorrow I’m able to show that I learned a lot, especially because I actually did learn this semester versus in other classes. This was the first time I’ve took a language class and actually learned how to speak it. Next semester I want to improve what I already learned and add more.

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I’m feeling good about the final and not too worried about French. I’m more focused on the newer material from after thanksgiving break, because I think I’m pretty comfortable with the lessons from before. I made flash cards to study and I’m going to use them as my study material for the final next week.

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Learning a new question was good today but I’m still not fully used too conjugating verbs. For Friday I’m going to try to talk to classmates as practice + use study flash cards to practice answering questions.

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Today we learned more about the different ending to words and how they may sound similar but mean different things. The Kahoot! Was really helpful and I was able to get more consistant and understand the material. I also started writing out my study guide w the help off my breakout room.

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Today I learned that me and Daphne don’t like playing soccer, and me and Sophia both like fries. I think I did okay on the project but I went really slow which made me panic a little. It was interesting seeing how others presented their likes and dislikes because everyone had a variety of answers.

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Today I got to learn more about two girls that are in my class, who I don’t talk to as often which was interesting. Not only did I learn about their interests in French class, but also in general. We all enjoy learning about French culture and more specifically, art in France.

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Today I learned that my pen pal is from San Mateo and loves playing video games and piano.

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Today with the Kahoot! , I learned that there are tons of countries that have French as an official language, especially in Africa. I also learned a lot more about French artists and museums, as well as important sports such as biking and soccer.

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I think I did pretty okay on the quiz today. The listening part was good, although there is one question I may have messsed up. The written part was also good, but again, the second question kind of confused me so I might have answered incorrectly as far as grammar.

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Quizlet live was fun because my team did pretty well 😭. I think I’m ready for the Likes and Dislikes test because this chapter has been pretty good for me. French week also sounds fun so I’m excited for next week!

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Today was fun doing the group paragraphs. I was with people I haven’t previously worked in breakout rooms with, so it was interesting seeing how they learn versus other people. At first we had a little bit of a hard time with communication, but in the end we figured it out and finished. Good class dayyy.

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The class work today helped because I’m not used to writing out words in French. Doing more than speaking was helpful.

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Today’s conversations helped with likes and dislikes because it gave me an idea of what it would be like if I actually had to have a conversation with someone only using the knowledge I have right now. Although it’s super challenging, it’s interesting and fun.

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I’m getting more familiar with the likes and dislikes :) The classe wrk today was interesting because it was new. I enjoy the likes and dislikes chapter .

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Today’s lesson was good because I got to practice having an actual conversation and having to think quicker as I would if I were actually speaking to someone versus being in class.

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Today’s lesson and breakout room was fun because it’s super hard to read a language you’re just getting introduced too so doing it with people you’re also unfamiliar with was challenging.

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I am comfortable with the likes and dislikes, whether that’s asking other people or talking about my own. I think this section is going to be good. 👍

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The first chapter of French was good. I understand all the concepts and I think I’m doing okay with pronunciation. I still forget 15 and 16 sometimes, but other than that it’s good.

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the past few days of French class have been fun and full of energy. I think it’s super helpful having classmates that participate and talk. Doing group activities like “ lots of dots “ or the conversation with a partner were good activities to contribute to the way I learn personally. I like the way we’re taught , because I think repeating phrases in a new language is the best way to learn.