socratic seminar

Tom Robinson’s character exemplifies the mockingbird because he is a black man who is denied justice based on racial prejudice. After Mayella Ewell accuses Tom of rape, there is no way for him to be judged fairly because the narrow-minded, white townspeople are unable to get past their prejudices towards blacks. At his trial, Tom’s lawyer, Atticus, argues,

How would you react if you were falsely accused of a crime when all of your life you had been a good man. However, the catch was you were African American.  A white man’s word against your own. What would be running through your mind? This is exactly the kind of question that was running through Tom Robinson’s mind in this novel. During the 1930s, discrimination against targeted groups of society was prevalent, but small victories occurred to combat this issue in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. From Tom Robinson’s trial, to various stereotypes being broken, and the incidents that took place in Calpurnia’s church for colored people. All of these factors contribute to the purpose behind this novel’s meaning.

Thesis Statement: “To Kill a Mockingbird,” has many things that are different from the story’s plot which in the book shows that Atticus is frowned upon for accepting the case of Tom Robinson’s while the film shows otherwise, to the characters in the book showing more characters and the film having characters who played multiple roles, and the theme which shows why it is a sin “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

To Kill a Mockingbird took place during the 1930s, a period shortly after the American civil war in Maycomb County, Alabama, the deep south where black people suffered from racism and discrimination. In this book, Tom Robinson was accused of raping a white woman, which was something that he’s never done, even though all the evidence proved that he did not violate that white woman, Tom was judged guilty because he was a black man. Racism is presented throughout the entire book especially when Scout got teased by her family about Atticus taking Tom’s case, and the townspeople's perception about Atticus, as well as during the trial of Tom Robinson.

I have read chapters sixteen through twenty-three in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In these chapters the Tom Robinson trial has occurred. Tom is being accused of taking advantage of Mayella Ewell. In this journal, I will be characterizing Tom Robinson.

For group 1, Andrew Loftis started the discussion with the question, “What conflicts were presented in your book?” Thus, he answered his question and goes on to discuss the main character of his book, Breaking Beautiful and explained what the main character, Allie had to face after being involved in a car accident. He commented how the character’s physical appearance has changed due to the accident and how the death of her boyfriend has affected her. While explaining the conflict, Andrew also summarized the plot, giving the group some background information about his novel. After he talked, immediately, Nick responded and talked about the conflict in his book. He noted how the characters in his novel had to face fear on a daily basis, not knowing if they will end up dead or alive. After that, there was a short paused, and Alex related her book back to

Many times in my life I believed I could feel someone watching me and had a slight panic attack, I had no idea that at one point in my life I would willingly subject myself to a “Fish Bowl” and volunteer to be watched and evaluated by my peers and a professor. But it happened to myself and my classmates as we endeavored to use our newly practice communication skills to the test. Using Rothwell’s Standard Agenda for problem solving and group discussion, our Fish Bowl groups were able to use group communication skills and critical thinking to arrive at viable solutions for the problems placed before them.

Teacher conducts group conference with the finished group to clarify and extend their learning. As teacher ask questions that provides with evidence of students’ understanding and explore their way of thinking. Teacher asks various questions to each students such as What obstacles did you overcome to resolve this task? what the hardest fraction you encountered? What strategy did you use? How your strategy relates to your classmates’

Only a few beings exist as a mockingbird. Mockingbirds exist only for the enjoyment of others; they make other people’s lives brighter. Though in To Kill a Mockingbird Tom Robinson’s character does not hold prominence, he displays many honorable attributes. These qualities define him as a mockingbird. In this story, he enters as a desperate defendant battling for his life. Throughout the trial, however, he still exemplifies a few different, respectable traits. Even before the trial, he displayed a solid work ethic and a courtesy that one cannot deny. His truthfulness, respectfulness, and hard-working attitude make him a reputable character in this story. Permeating his struggle for justice, these characteristics shine through.

Throughout the book To Kill A Mockingbird Lee discusses the effects of ignorance and the toll it takes on people such as Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, Scout herself, and many more. Through her examples of sexism, prejudice, and racism, from the populist of poverty stricken Southerners, she shows the readers the injustice of many. The victims of ignorance are the ‘mockingbirds’ of the story. A good example of this injustice is the trial of Tom Robinson, who is falsely accused of raping a white girl and is found guilty. The book is from the point of view Scout, a child, who has an advantage over most kids due to her having a lawyer as a dad, to see the other side of the story. Her father tells her in the story, “you never really know a man until

In this discussion report, we talked about the Tom Robinson trial. We explored Judge Taylor and Atticus character that was expressed in the trial. Mayella’s actions and Dill’s reaction to the case. To start with, Judge Taylor acts a little informal and laid back during the trail maybe to trick the witnesses to thinking that he was easy to manipulate. Judge Taylor acts like a judge that would not really care about listening to someone defend the African American, but in reality, he pays close to the case and sees it as a great deal to bring justice to Maycomb. Then, we see Atticus character as a lawyer that gives an effort to prove his client is innocent. One example is when Atticus points out that Bob’s dominant hand that he writes with is

To Kill a Mockingbird Reading Journal Questions Directions – Your homework while reading To Kill a Mockingbird will be to respond to one of the questions for each chapter. Please make a copy of this document for yourself, and share it with me – type your responses directly on your copy. Your responses will be assessed during class discussion each class period. Your grades will be determined by preparation (writing you did for each journal) and quality of discussion. Chapter 1 1.

Mayella Ewell does in fact have a miserable home life, but that does not exonerate her conduct. Mayella knew exactly what she did wrong because she felt guilty about what she had caused. Not only did she ruin a man’s reputation and life, but she also ruined his whole family’s lives. Without their father, who would be the soul provider? It is important that the reader realizes the effect that Mayella’s accusation had on a family. Admittedly, Mayella does have a wretched life at home and should never have to endure what she endures. However, should this misery allow everyone to forget about the false accusation that destroyed and took a man’s life away? Even in her own eyes, Mayella knew she had done something reprehensible. Mayella was abused; nevertheless, this should not be a get out of jail free card for her. So the question is: Is Mayella a victim or

There has been a drastic change in the way we perceive the world and this can alter the way we see each other. We tend to jump onto a bandwagon because it seems easiest or because of one personal scenario. This is one of the main causes for prejudice and injustice. How a person reacts to being oppressed may bring out another side of them, but this side is their true self. This reaction speaks of his or her morals, ethics, and values. To these people, all the perpetrators appear the same, but it is known that while some may easily go along with it, some may choose to stand above it all. The concepts referenced to earlier will be soon elaborated on in further analysis as this essay goes on.

The Socratic method is a way of teaching or studying by asking questions. Thus the student is led to understand the subject by arriving at answers to specific question, and further questioning, until the subject at hand has been exhausted. In many discussions in the Dialogues, Socrates leads his disciples through a long series of questions, each one following from the answer to the previous, which finally lead the student to the answer. One of the things Socrates was famous for is his constant questioning of supposed masters of poetry, music, politics and other professions. He would show them how limited was their knowledge of their respective crafts(7).