Cbmings 8th Grade

In this essay I will be describing and telling you whether or not To Kill A Mockingbird should or shouldn't be taught in the 9th grade. To Kill A Mockingbird is a very good and intellectual book to read. It is a winner of the pulitzer prize and a wonderful book it talks about this family(Atticus, Scout, and Jem) back in the day when black people didn't have many right and privileges. They live in a little town called birmingham Alabama, the kids father is a lawyer and is defending a black guy(Tom Robinson) that got accused of Rape. The reason for the father (Atticus)defending this man is because he knows that Tom Robinson didn’t rape this girl. Overall this book shows how you should act toward someone if you know they are not guilty even if they are black(Everyone Is Equal). So in my opinion this book should be taught in the 9th grade because it shows how white people acted toward blacks back in the day.

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is enjoyable for anyone to read. It

The discrimination portrayed in To Kill A Mockingbird has given me an understanding of prejudice in society and how different groups are affected. In the novel, the African Americans are treated disrespectfully and have no input in the community because they have been ostracised by the Caucasians. For example, the quote, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” spoken by Atticus governs Scout’s actions for the remainder of the book, demonstrating how Maycomb portrays different races is not ethical and there is no evidence showing that one race is superior to another. It shows how impressionable children are and how teaching them false truths can damage the reputation of a society, as they will share these views as they grow up.

To Kill a Mockingbird has been challenged for many years. The people who say it should be banned think it’s racist towards African-Americans. They don’t really understand the book in my opinion. This novel is about denouncing racism and prejudice. This book is also for more experienced readers such as high schoolers. To Kill a Mockingbird teaches some good lessons, such as standing up for what you believe in, and showing true bravery when you start something and you knew you weren’t going to

Harper Lee completed the novel in 1957 and, after revisions, published it in 1960, just before the peak of the civil rights movement. John Hiett called it “a nuanced indictment of racism, [which] helped trigger the Civil Rights Movement and forced many Southerners to reexamine their attitudes.” While the critical responses to To Kill a Mockingbird were mixed: a number of critics found the narrative voice of a nine-year-old girl unconvincing and called the novel overly moralistic. It is a coming-of-age story focusing on the importance of empathy, perception, bravery, and acceptance and the book remains a staple of high school and college reading lists, beloved by millions of readers worldwide for its appealing depiction of childhood innocence, its scathing moral condemnation of racial prejudice, and its affirmation that human goodness can withstand the assault of evil. The novel has never been out of print and sells over a million copies each year (Sparknotes.com). This American classic, has been influencing readers for decades and will continue to do so.

The novel continues to be taught in classrooms due to its depiction of themes about race, morality, and innocence. While the novel depicts a discrimination against race, To Kill a Mockingbird also depicts a discrimination against gender and

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is a very controversial, yet influential book in American history. The book is based around two, sometimes three, children, and their adventures in the county in which they live. On the website vic.edu.au, the book is reviewed in depth, and one of the main points is the upbringing of children. This novel has influenced today's society by showing how neglect, cruelty, and uninterest can damage a childhood, while tolerance, reason, and compassion do more to raise a child.

There has been much controversy over whether or not the novel To Kill a Mockingbird should be banned or not. This novel teaches students about the racism and prejudice of the 1930’s resulting in why the world is the way it is, as well as many important life lessons, therefore it should be continued to be taught in schools. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird should not be banned because it teaches about life in the past and why the world is the way it is now, proving that this novel has the ability to effectively educate kids about the past and potential impact of human behaviour.

After being released in 1960, during the middle of the civil rights movement, Lee’s novel helped bring about immediate social reform, that has created a ripple effect that continues to this very day. Lee’s novels have already sold over nearly 50 million copies worldwide in over 40 different languages, and they continue to sell over a million copies every year. (“Harper Lee,” n.d.) To Kill a Mockingbird is taught in almost every single highschool and middle school around the country. Preaching inclusiveness, fairness, respect, and kindness to young people across the nation.

To kill a mockingbird is an award winning best seller that has shaped and continues to shape the world with it amazing writing and technical techniques such as suspense captivating the reader and forcing them to read on compelling themes that were and will proceed to affect us as a society for along. All of this through a child's mind something we can all relate to because no matter how different we are we were all a child innocent and curious finding out about the world and its fault, seeking the truth, and struggling to grow up knowing what we have found

Most the story in To Kill a Mockingbird is about a trial about a black man, Tom Robinson, being accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell. There was not any evidence that Tom actually raped Mayella but since he was caught running away from the “crime scene” and he was black he was accused of rape. Mayella was not actually raped by anybody but beaten by her father when he found out that she wanted to be with a black man. Learning about the racism during the time period of the novel can help the students get a better feel for what it was like during the 1930s. Being educated about racism is important to teens because they are going to see it throughout their lives and by making them aware they are about the mistakes of the past, to not make the same mistakes in the future. Racism is a hard concept for most teens and people and by exposing teens to it early they are able fully understand the effects it has. This book is also relevant to society today because society still experiences racism and when teens are educated about it in high school they are more capable of making rational decisions about how to handle it. Racism is a touchy subject and by learning about it early in life teens will be able to get a full grasp of the effects it has on

I personally would not make Mockingbird a choice for independent reading in my elementary classroom. After reading the book I felt that it would be most appropriate for middle school, fifth grade at the earliest. However, if I was teaching either third, fourth, or fifth grade I would make it available for students I felt could benefit from reading the book and was at the students reading and comprehension level. I would not keep Mockingbird in my library because of the themes in the book, some of those themes being loss of a loved one, social and emotional development, developing empathy, and finding closure. Students at elementary age are not able to fully comprehend certain themes because they haven’t had the experience to make the connections.

This novel was the first to ever get me so interested, that I couldn’t wait to read it. In sixth grade I had to read it for my class and I didn’t really understood it until I had to read it again my freshman year in English. The book was kind of a blur to my head so when I read it again, it felt as if I had never read it, although there were some small parts that I remembered. I was fascinated in the hidden meanings it had. The teacher would make us write essays about it, and I had so much to say about it. He would ask us questions like “why did they name the novel, How to kill a Mockingbird”? The questions made me think, and had me wide awake, studying every word that I would read. Unfortunately, this novel was challenged by many parents and groups. The people challenging this novel did not agree with the language or story of it. Nicholas J. Karolides, Maragaret Bald and Dawn B Sova state

The fictional narrator’s father Atticus become a moral hero for many readers . This book gives good lessons about tolerance and equality .Despite it’s popularity, some readers do not like the way Negros appeared in the novel. To Kill a Mockingbird won the Pulitzer prize and has become a classic of modern America that it went to win three Oscar awards in 1962 when it became to be a classic movie and a classic of modern America

To Kill a Mockingbird, is a novel being read in several high schools throughout the country, but what is the importance of this novel to American students today? As well as, are the factors that are expressed in this novel beneficial to students everyday lives? Throughout the course of the book, Scout's perspective on things drastically change. After she experiences or learns from past events, she begins to see people, and the world differently. Through all of the doubts, misjudgements, and assumptions given towards other characters, there are lessons brought forth with them, that don't just teach Scout but the reader as well. To Kill a Mockingbird provides unique characteristics, that could inform and teach students of today's day and age.