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    To Kill a Mockingbird​ Synthesis Writing

    (Adapted for Distance Learning)

    TKAM Synthesis Prompt:

    Carefully read the following five sources, including the introductory information for each source.
    Then synthesize material from at least two of the sources and incorporate it into a coherent,
    well-developed thesis and 2-chunk body paragraph response in which you develop a position on
    the role, if any, Harper Lee’s ​To Kill a Mockingbird​ should serve in public schools.

    Schools should continue to teach ​To Kill a Mockingbird​ in the classroom despite the
    discomfort it causes students, as this discomfort is merely a sign of the value the novel offers in
    expanding students’ moral and intellectual perspectives. The story’s timeless themes of bias and
    racial prejudice are still immensely valuable today, 60 years after the novel was written. In fact,
    the controversy over the novel began when a black student in Mississippi was distressed by “her
    classmates’ response to the book, which reportedly included laughter” over the use of racial slurs
    (Source A). Clearly, these students have been sheltered from the issues of racial intolerance that
    continue to plague our society, as they find humorous language that has been used to oppress
    generations of African Americans. The students’ behavior is truly evidence of one of the central
    ideas in the novel ​To Kill a Mockingbird​, that when people are ignorant of the harms of racial
    prejudice, the more likely they are to blindly adopt it. Therefore, the book should continue to be
    taught to students in order to expose them to issues of racial intolerance from which they are
    shielded in the classroom, preventing them from adopting the prejudiced behavior Harper Lee
    warns us about in her novel. In addition to addressing issues still present today, ​To Kill a
    Mockingbird ​is a poignant reminder of how far we have come in the fight for racial justice. The
    book brings to life a time when the struggle for equality had only just begun, and racial
    discrimination was rampant. When contrasted with the equality we enjoy today, ​To Kill a
    Mockingbird ​recalls the horrible conditions of the recent past, and therefore is a recognition of
    “the hard battles that have been fought for equality in our schools and communities,” an idea that
    naturally involves “some level of discomfort” (Source B). However, this discomfort is necessary
    if we seek to prevent the social injustice described in the novel. The brutality and harsh language
    is meant to evoke an emotional reaction, a reminder to students that the battle against prejudice is
    ongoing, and it relies on individual responsibility to prevent the widespread oppression
    experienced so recently. When students are guarded from depictions of racism and bigotry,
    however uncomfortable they may be, the more our society forgets the cruelty we came from, and
    thus the more likely we are to return to this state. In conclusion, though the intense themes
    discussed in the novel ​To Kill a Mockingbird m ​ akes some students uncomfortable, this
    discomfort only affirms the necessity of the story in modern times to ensure racially prejudiced
    beliefs do not once more become standard in our society.

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