I'm really proud of it and it definitely used a lot of refinement with both peer and individual review. I definitely took my time and researched a lot of reliable sources to make sure this essay was my best work. 

In this project, I learned how mass incarceration rates, especially in privately owned prisons have affected societies. This project also taught me how to present confidently and calmly without stuttering or using filler words. This project had a positive impact on my public speaking skills as well, I even saw that improvement in my science presentation. I got an exceeds on my ted talk slides and research sections because I put in lots of effort and refined before the actual presentation.  I got an meets on my oral presentation, I was shooting for an exceeds on my oral presentation and I think that my practice runs were better than the real presentation, but I stuttered a little more and did not make eye contact with the audience as much as I wanted to. 

In this mock trial, one of the main skills I practiced was my public speaking skills to present my opening, direct and cross at the mock trial. I also grew as a student by refining and putting the best effort in every aspect of this mock trial. I learned so much that I did not know before about how an actual trial works. I really enjoyed doing this project and I thought it was a fun way to learn. I could apply this in my future in the DHS law and government class and by maybe joining mock trial in high school or college. I learned about myself that I actually am really interested in the justice system and how it works. Based on the rubric, for this overall project I would give myself a meets or maybe a meets+, this is because I feel like I completed all of the required aspects and more for this project. Some goals I want to set for myself for the final unit of Humanitites are staying on top of my work and keeping a positive attitude because sometimes in the final quarter of school I get a little bit lazy and don't want to do school.