My favorite Assignment

I love to talk.  I really, really love to talk.  Naturally, I was excited when I heard about the very first discussion we would be having in class.  I want to become a lawyer, and enjoy arguing my point.  I also like writing, so the project combined two of my favorite things in English.  The assignment seemed difficult--10 questions and answers!  At that point, I still didn't quite understand how or why we were we were supposed to be writing answers--Why would we ask questions if we already knew the answers?  It seemed ridiculous.  I later learned that the purpose of the questions are to ellicit a variety of responses, so obviously the answers of my classmates would be different than my own.  I struggled in writing my questions, but I worked hard and the fun soon began. 

Once we got to the discussion part of the assignment, it was exciting!  The arguing was fantastic.  We got to discuss things on both a literal and symbolic level, which really helped me to get a full understanding of the literature.  Saying everything I wanted to get out there was difficult with so many people participating at once, but I soon learned.  I was proud of myself for working hard at something new.  The discussions are also great for people who DON'T love to talk in front of people.  It gives them a safe environment in which to practice getting over nervousness!  The discussions were one of my favorite parts of english class this year.