My Progress Since Day 1:

I believe that it is fair to say that before this class I was above average at French. Every year since grade 4 I have had a French class, which I know is an advantage because a lot of schools slack on teaching French. I also have a lot of family that speak French which is very useful. However, learning moslty from your family speaking has some downfalls. For starters when we got to the unit about school items and restaurant talk I didn’t know much because I never heard people talk French in those settings. On top of that I wasn’t very good at writing in French, because I was only used to hearing people speak it. Now, after all the cahiers and assignments I can say that I can write well in French, and I have learned most of the nouns and verbs that would be used in a school and restaurant setting. When we first got to the lesson about the difference between à au aux and des I was surprised when I got confused. I thought I had already known them but, I was wrong. Something I still find challenging is remembering which words have accents and which words don’t. I am good with the accent aigu, but the accent grave and the circumflex are things I need to work on.

What I’m Most Proud of :

I am most proud of my Chapter 2-3 test. Chapters 2-3 were the school unit. I got an extending, and I am proud of it. I had to study lots before the test to make sure I had a strong understanding of the material. Then, I used my critical thinking skills to answer the bonus question on the back of that test with full sentences. I tied my knowledge from studying in with my critical thinking and got an extra mark because of it. I think my work habits before this specific test were good. I studied, I did all the cahier homework, and just made sure I was ready for test day.However, in the past I have been guilty of slacking off and not studying. The test went well regardless, but if I could retake this course I would take it more seriously and try and do my best. Next year, in French 10, I am determined to try my best in the class, and I’ll make sure this isn’t the last extending I get on a french test.