<human>: Here's the situation, reddit: I'm a senior in high school who's taking an AP/IB French class (French VI Seminar). This is without a doubt the hardest class I've ever taken in my life. I have a genuine love for French culture and the beauty of the French language, but I simply can not write a sentence in French to save my life. My French teacher described it (in the politest terms possible) as "Caveman French." The fact of the matter is that I do not currently posses the grammatical knowledge to succeed in the class.

Normally I would drop the class, but this class is necessary for the completion of the IB diploma, which is a hassle to drop out of; French V focuses on grammar in even greater depth, and thus I would probably fail even harder at it; I need three years of one foreign language in order to graduate high school (I skipped French V); and the deadline for class changes has passed.

I currently have a 70.8 in the class, and the first marking quarter just ended. Thus, I need to pull a 90 in the second quarter in order to average an 80 as my first semester grade on my mid year transcript, which my school sends out automatically to colleges. Having another C on my transcript (I already have one for last year's math class) is simply unacceptable, especially because it will directly affect which colleges I am admitted to.

Thus I come to you, reddit. How can I improve my writing skills enough to get a low A next quarter, which ends in early January? Hiring a private tutor is currently outside of my means.

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<bot>: I need to put my written French on steroids in order to get into college, and it needs to happen within two months. HALP.