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This video provides a 1-2 minute overview of a project that was completed this year in Level 3 Italian.

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Student Reflection #3: PARTICIPATION: How has learning a language helped you understand your unique role as a citizen? In the future, how will your language skills facilitate your active PARTICIPATION in a multicultural society

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Student Reflection #3: PARTICIPATION: How has learning a language helped you understand your unique role as a citizen? In the future, how will your language skills facilitate your active PARTICIPATION in a multicultural society

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Having the opportunity to learn a language throughout high school, especially Italian, has been an incredible experience. My grandfather on my mother's side was from Italy, so I feel that I have been given the opportunity to not only connect with the world, but with my family as well. It has taught me how to really understand and appreciate different cultures besides our own. One of the most eye opening experiences I have had while learning this language happened during the 21st Century Skills Learning Conference, when I took the Immigration Simulation. With all of the problems going on in our country today surrounding immigration, this simulation taught me about all of the stereotypes surrounding immigration, and that they are just that - stereotypes, and nothing more. This language department here at Nipmuc has truly opened my eyes to the world around me, and the world beyond our borders. In times like these, I feel extremely thankful to have this opportunity to learn about surrounding cultures, and to participate in learning a language. I definitely feel that I will continue to participate in Italian throughout high school, and even after. I feel that being a part of the World Language Honors Society will help me continue to participate in this multicultural society.

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Student Work Reflection #2: PERSEVERANCE - What is one piece of work that you found rather challenging? Why? How did you PERSEVERE in order to be successful?

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Student Work Reflection #2: PERSEVERANCE - What is one piece of work that you found rather challenging? Why? How did you PERSEVERE in order to be successful?

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Perhaps the most challenging piece of work was the World Language Week project assigned during level two. We had to choose a region from Italy, write facts about the region including a map, four pictures relating to the facts listed, and choose a famous person from the region and write a biography about their life. We also had to re-create a famous dish from the region, include a section about tourism, and construct a flag of the region. I found this project to be rather challenging because there were a lot of components to it that we had to include, and some of the information was hard to find, and the food was somewhat challenging to make. However, I also enjoyed completing this project because it allowed for my classmates and I to really connect with regions we chose, and with other regions of the country as well. Presenting these projects at the end was really beneficial when learning about the culture of this country.

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Student Work Reflection #1: PASSION - What is one piece of work that you feel best demonstrates the PASSION that you have for Italian? Why? 

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Student Work Reflection #1: PASSION - What is one piece of work that you feel best demonstrates the PASSION that you have for Italian? Why? 

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One piece of work that I feel best demonstrates the passion that I have for Italian was the Grammar Teaching Project that was assigned in level two. The objective of this project was to choose a grammar topic and teach it to the class. We had to come up with our own lesson, class work, and quiz for whatever topic we chose. This project allowed me to really connect with not only the language, but the class itself. It made me appreciate how much work is put into learning, understanding, and teaching a language. The knowledge that I gained from this particular project will benefit me, along with my classmates as we approach Level Four, and as we prepare to teach the middle school about the Italian program here at Nipmuc - something that fellow classmate Katie Luck and I have been working on for our Civics Project. This project inspired us to take on this challenge and teach others about the program that Nipmuc offers.

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Name: Katherine Plutnicki

Year: Class of 2018

World Language Honor Society: Italian