In the past, some groups of people have attempted to remove To Kill a Mockingbird from public libraries and school curriculums. Some people have tried to censor the book because
1) it portrays conflict between adults and children
2) refers to sex, the supernatural and witchcraft
3) unfavorably depicts African Americans
Do you think it is acceptable to read this book in school or should we ban this book?
Do not say it should be banned just because you do not want to read it
Welcome to the blog of LMCS's English 9 Classroom!Our class will use this blog to discuss issues relevant to our class readings and activities.
Blog Introduction
Once again, welcome to our class blog! The blog is a place for you to discuss your thoughts about our class reading and activities. We will visit the computer lab, as a class on a regular basis. There will be various assignments and questions posted here that you must complete and discuss.
You are also welcome to visit our blog outside of class, independently and I encourage you to do so. This is a place where you can ask your classmates questions about the reading or other things related to our class.
I remind you, however, that your activity on this site will be closely monitored and you are responsible for your comments. Your comments should be acceptable to everyone. That includes your parents, grandparents, younger siblings, teachers, Principal, etc. Your postings should not inlcude any material that any of these people might find offensive. If you need to think twice about saying something, it is probably best to leave it out.
That being said - HAVE FUN!
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
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13 comments:
yes cause it wasnt good and i dont think most kids want to read this book
yes because it's too old
i didnt like it because it was boring
i don't think we should ban it because it shows kids how horrible white people treated black people during the 1930's. Also if it has sexual and dispays bad names for african americans it should be read by high schoolers only.
NO,I think it would be wrong to ban this book b/c it is showing the wrong things that people can do but its also showing that people had heart! Its showing that Racial profiling Has always been an issue!
yes it is acceptable.this book tells about what happened in the 1930s.it only shows the differences from a trial back in the 1930s and now.it shows how black people were treated in the 1930s and how they are found guilty with no evidence at all.
The book should not be banned. This book just shows how life was like in the 1930's. Harper Lee is not going to lie and say something just to make someone feel better. Once your old enough, you should be mature enough to understand the racial conflicts and the sex involved in the book.
i think they should ban this book form school bc it says the n-word wayy too much and thats a BAD YUCKY WORD!
no i think its not fair. others should see how people used to be treated aso they can state their oppinion on the book and see that it waz wrong tho judge someone by their race sex or nationality. it would be wrong to ban the book.
I don't think this book should be banned because it shows the prejudice back then. It shows that all white people were not prejudice back then.
I dont think that this book should be banned. it was a good book but i was just to lazy to read it.
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