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A+ Student Essay: Boo Radley's Role in Scout and Jem's Lives and Development

In To Kill a Mockingbird , children live in an inventive world where mysteries abound but little exists to actually cause them harm. Scout and Jem spend much of their time inventing stories about their reclusive neighbor Boo Radley, gleefully scaring themselves before rushing to the secure, calming presence of their father, Atticus. As the novel progresses, however, the imaginary threat that Boo Radley poses pales in comparison to the real dangers Jem and Scout encounter in the adult world. The siblings’ recognition of the difference between the two pushes them out of childhood and toward maturity—and as they make that transition, Boo Radley, their childhood bogeyman, helps serve as link between their past and their present.

The games and stories Jem and Scout create around Boo Radley depict him as a source of violence and danger. However, though these inventions seem designed to prove the children’s braveness and maturity, they paradoxically prove that Jem, Scout, and their friend Dill fundamentally remain children. Their stories are gruesome, and the thrill of their games—such as touching the side of Boo’s house—comes from the danger they imagine they would face if Boo were to catch them. However, the children are able to indulge in wild imaginings and take what they perceive as risky chances only because they feel completely safe in the care of Atticus, who protects them from a dark, dangerous world. The threatening, menacing Boo thus remains firmly entrenched in their childhood worldview, where adults are infallible and all-powerful.

When adult protection breaks down in the novel, Jem and Scout get their first taste of true danger, which is different from the imagined dangers they’d attributed to Boo Radley. The fire at Miss Maudie’s, Mrs. Dubose’s grisly death, and the violence and unrest that trails in the wake of the Tom Robinson case introduce real misfortune and anxiety into their lives. For the first time, adults are frightened and sad along with the children, and therefore cannot be counted on to provide security or refuge. Boo Radley, once such a threatening presence, now seems like a remnant of a more innocent time. The contrast between then and now seems all the more stark because Boo Radley remains in their lives, a constant reminder of how things had been before.

Faced with real dangers, Jem and Scout must tap into new levels of maturity in order to deal with tragedy, new social challenges, and increased familial expectations. As their relationship with Atticus and the larger adult community changes, their relationship with Boo changes as well. Once just a creepy, mostly abstract figure, Boo begins playing a more active role in the children’s lives, first by protecting Scout with a blanket during Miss Maudie’s fire and then by protecting Jem and Scout from an attack by Bob Ewell. Boo had been an integral part of Jem and Scout’s childhood, and, in the midst of their burgeoning adulthood, he serves as a link between their past and their present. Once an imagined enemy and a source of perceived danger, Boo transforms into a true friend and ally, helping them at crucial moments in their transition from childhood to maturity.

The children’s early perspective of “danger” centered on Boo Radley, and only by understanding the contrast between these imagined dangers and the real dangers of the adult world can they pass from childhood into adulthood. But the children’s shifting interactions with Boo points to another element of maturity as well: the capacity for empathy. Once simply an eccentric figure in the children’s games, Boo ultimately becomes a true human being to them—one who has endured more than his fair share of tragedy and deserves his fair share of honor, respect, and affection.

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TKAM Essay and Presentation

`In this project we found a theme from Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, and we connected it to a contemporary issue, and someone who stood up for justice related to that issue. My issue chosen was racism/ prejudice. We did this by writing an essay as individuals and connecting as a group and making a slideshow to present it to the class.

Evidence of work

Here is my Essay on To Kill a Mockingbird.

Here is my group presentation on our theme on To Kill a Mockingbird.

I believe the essay was the easiest part to complete in this project. I had all the quotes to work with and I had a string theme. I hope I can do more of these essays in my future in high school.

I exceeded at collaborating with my group mates. I showed lots of leadership in my group because I would tell my group members things to research or to work on. Our group worked well at communicating. We all worked along and listened to each others ideas.

Since our whole group knew each other and were really close, we often were off task. This lead to struggling with time management. Unfortunately, our presentation was not exactly how we wanted it to be. We rushed at a few slides presenting and that affected all of us on our presentation grade. I would like to work on focusing on priorities next time I do a project like this.

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The themes presented in Harper Lee's  To Kill a Mockingbird  presents an angle for research on the subject of  racial discrimination , as well as the study of  race relations ,  social injustice ,  segregation  and more.

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Learning Goals

• • Students will analyze how an author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evident or viewpoints.
• • Students will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
• • Students will identify the argument and specific claims in a text.
• • Students will craft the claim of their argument essay based on the strongest evidence.
• • Students will support their claims with reasons, details, and quotes from the novel.
• • Students will revise their work by incorporating helpful feedback from partners.
• • Students will write an organized essay about To Kill a Mockingbird.
• • Students will use correct mechanics.

Argument Essay Based on To Kill a Mockingbird

Overview / Description: After reading To Kill a Mockingbird, students will continue to study the theme of taking a stand as they finish the novel. They will develop their argument writing skills through scaffolded writing lessons, culminating in a literary analysis essay in which they argue whether or not it made sense, based on Atticus’s character, for him to have taken a stand and defend Tom Robinson.

Learning goals/objectives:

After completing this activity, students should be able to . . . 

·       Students will analyze how an author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evident or viewpoints.

·       Students will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. 

·       Students will identify the argument and specific claims in a text. 

·       Students will craft the claim of their argument essay based on the strongest evidence.

·       Students will support their claims with reasons, details, and quotes from the novel.

·       Students will revise their work by incorporating helpful feedback from partners.

·       Students will write an organized essay about To Kill a Mockingbird .

·       Students will use correct mechanics.

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Content Standards :

W1. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. 

     a. Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.

      b. Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level and concerns.

      c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.

      d. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.

      e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.

W4.  Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

W5.  Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.

W9.  Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Materials:  

Explanations of and directions for all to of the activities (Module 2A & B) can be found on EngageNY at

https://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-8-ela-module-2a

Student Handout  

https://www.bonduel.k12.wi.us/faculty/siolkmar/mockingbird/Complete%20Mockingbird%20unit.pdf

Quote Sandwich Activity

https://www.bonduel.k12.wi.us/faculty/siolkmar/mockingbird/Quote%20Sandwiches%20TKAM.pdf

Argument Essay Rubric

www.bonduel.k12.wi.us/faculty/siolkmar/mockingbird/Argument essay rubric TKAM.pdf

Learning Activities:

WHO (T=Teacher Focus Lesson; WG=Whole Group\; SM=Small Group; I=Independent)

Assessment :

Wrap-Up:   Students may need an extra day of planning depending on the level of students within your classroom.

Extension Activity (for intervention or enrichment):

Creative Common License :  

ATTACHMENTS  

Wisconsin Standards for English Language Arts

Learning Domain: Writing

Standard: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

Degree of Alignment: Not Rated (0 users)

Standard: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)

Standard: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 on up to and including grades 9-10 page 55.)

Standard: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

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