Romeo and Juliet Metacognitive Essay Towards the end of Quarter 3, my Language Arts Class was assigned a debate based off of the renowned novel of Romeo and Juliet, written by Shakespeare. At first, I anticipated that this lesson was going to be useless, humdrum, and unnecessary. However, it had easily become my favorite lesson that we had throughout this year. For me, I was really amused in the novel, and with the concept of this project. Considering that I like a good, civil, and heated debate, the tale of Romeo and Juliet was captivating, and because the book was different from other books, having its own “language”, including a major plot twist, and by it taking place in an uncommon time period. This project experience was enjoyable for countless reasons while also, teaching me how to overcome setbacks, become a powerful speaker, and to effectively plan my time. The greatest …show more content…
To illustrate, time was limited, I had stage fright, and because we unaware of what was to come. This debate project was adding to my list of worries because I still had 6 other classes to balance as well. Thus since my team and I all share homeroom together, we had used that time to rehearse, plan, and effectively communicate with each other. Although, I also had to overcome my stage fright, that I have had every since I had a negative experience in 7th grade, presenting to my health class. Being that, I had to practice consistently to stay focused, to block out negative thoughts, and eliminate self doubt. Eventually, my group and I had realized that we were basically going into this debate blind, because we were the first group to go in our class, not knowing what to expect. Also, we could not have possibly predicted and prepared for what the opposing team was going to counter use with. Hence, we had to be confident in ourselves, practice continually, and find ways to strengthen our