The book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, has some very different points that can be opinionated in a variety of ways. I personally didn’t think the book was bad, but yes there is large and challenging words. With the capability of the internet people can type in the word and get a definition in ten seconds, so discriminating the book for its sophisticated vocabulary is wrong. I liked knowing that Scout, the protagonist and a child, being the narrator since women and children are thought less of in the past. I liked the book simply because it plainly showed how racist or ignorant people of our country used to be, and some may still be. I disagree with the author of the article since there is nothing wrong with teaching students about the
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After reading the Article titled ‘5 reasons to teach To Kill A Mockingbird and 6 reasons not to’ I have formed my own opinion that To Kill a Mockingbird should be read in schools and have decided to argue why this should be taught in …show more content…
This is just like in the book when Scouts teacher did not like her learning things and being ahead of the class. “Now tell your father not to teach you any more. It’s best to begin reading with a fresh mind. You tell him I’ll take ever from here and try to undo the damage-”, Scouts teacher told her (23). Although teachers wanted everyone to be on the exact same page in that time period teachers now encourage students to go ahead and like to see us excelling in knowledge. Students that are older and read this may just need a guided review instead of being told not to read it. In some of the comments to the article they said that teachers are having 8th and 9th graders read this book. I disagree with that since it is a little harder of a read in general, so I think upper high school students should be reading this; not just adults. To conclude, the reasons of why teachers should or shouldn’t teach To Kill a Mockingbird is a matter of everyone’s opinions. In mine, I thought it was a good book teaching and showing moral education and the ways of our countries earlier years. To Kill a Mockingbird should be taught in high school and is a great book that everyone should read at a higher age in order to give themselves a chance to learn new
After reading the Article titled ‘5 reasons to teach To Kill A Mockingbird and 6 reasons not to’ I have formed my own opinion that To Kill a Mockingbird should be read in schools and have decided to argue why this should be taught in …show more content…
This is just like in the book when Scouts teacher did not like her learning things and being ahead of the class. “Now tell your father not to teach you any more. It’s best to begin reading with a fresh mind. You tell him I’ll take ever from here and try to undo the damage-”, Scouts teacher told her (23). Although teachers wanted everyone to be on the exact same page in that time period teachers now encourage students to go ahead and like to see us excelling in knowledge. Students that are older and read this may just need a guided review instead of being told not to read it. In some of the comments to the article they said that teachers are having 8th and 9th graders read this book. I disagree with that since it is a little harder of a read in general, so I think upper high school students should be reading this; not just adults. To conclude, the reasons of why teachers should or shouldn’t teach To Kill a Mockingbird is a matter of everyone’s opinions. In mine, I thought it was a good book teaching and showing moral education and the ways of our countries earlier years. To Kill a Mockingbird should be taught in high school and is a great book that everyone should read at a higher age in order to give themselves a chance to learn new