Reflection
To create this children's book I first brainstormed an idea and a story that would relate to my area in some way, and this transformed to the story of a little boy who wanted a friend - a sister, and thus drew her and their adventures together. The writing portion of the bit was not very difficult, I think I had most of the vocabulary on hand however I wanted to try something new and ambitious. Therefore I decided to write the book in a tense I had never learned - the passé simple. The passé simple is the literary equivalent of passé composé and is mainly used in formal writings. The most challenging part about this new tense was knowing when to integrate it into the writing and when to switch to other tenses when necessary. The drawings/paintings were the biggest portion taking up to 20 - 30 minutes each depending on the page. Some pages were more detailed since the setting was necessary to draw out, such as Vert's bedroom that is a nod to Van Gogh's Bedroom, and the "horrible monsters" page (p. 12) that is Munch's The Scream. The speaking portion was pretty good. I feel very confident about my ability to speak french however my comprehension is still not as good as I would like it to be thus I will continue working on listening and understanding. Hours spent: 25 hours
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