Hook: Malcolm X, a human rights activist, once said, “And just because you have colleges and universities doesn't mean you have education”. Malcolm implies that the education system is not built from the schools it is created upon, but is built from the people who teach it.
Background: In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee uses poor children to show how Scout, the narrator, realizes the struggles other students are faced with in being educated.
Thesis: Furthermore, Lee uses Scout’s experiences with the education system to show the education system rids impoverished children from having equal opportunities of education.
Topic: Through the use of poor farm children, Lee is able to show that some kids have unequal advantages