In English 9 this term, we have been reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Students were asked to respond to the infamous trial scene by taking on the identity of a character who was at the trial and react to what they saw. Students chose some incredibly creative methods for their reactions, including blog posts, poetry, newspaper articles, and vlogs. Take a look at a sampling of their work. Stacy's Blog - An Adobe Spark page https://spark.adobe.com/page/GtGLM9AU6zzv0/ A Holiday Letter from Bob Ewell Dear Relatives, It is coming near the holiday so I decided to send a festive letter telling y’all about what injustices I have faced. My daughter was assaulted by a evil black man and as a loving father I was absolutely horrified. We obviously decided to bring this matter to the police and these people decided on a trial for this man. A trial!? He is obviously guilty, me and my daughter says so. But the trial went on anyway and I did what had to do, I testified for my daughter. I’d say we did a pretty good job, the jury could of called guilty before he even spoke. The black man then testified is absolute tomfoolery. I didn’t pay much attention to what he said but I could sense some people might of actually thought that he said anything truthful. To add to that the jury took way too long to come to the obvious conclusion and it started to make me feel a slight amount of anxiety. But in the end he was found guilty as he should be. And as the respectable man I am I had to tell Atticus off, he should of never defended a obviously guilty man, I didn’t even do much, just told him I was gonna get him even if it killed me. After that that nothing really happened, just the usual. Happy holidays, the Ewell family. Switching Sides - A Poem from Dill's Perspective Before the trial began, “Guilty” is what I figured he would be. I still decided to go to the trial, Because it was something I had to see. The trial was in session, Mayella’s argument was clearly true. I definitely believed her, And I knew many others did too. Mayella’s turn was over, It was time for Tom to speak. I knew that we was lying, his argument was weak. Atticus was making his final points, Tom Robinson’s death was nearing, I felt he was guilty the entire time, Until Atticus said something I couldn’t stop hearing. He said we know the truth, And the truth is, Some Negroes lie, some are immoral, And some can’t be trusted. (Lee 273) He said this does not apply to black men, But to all of the human race. When Atticus stated this opinion, I was extremely surprised in the face. I realized the truth, And changed my mind. How is this possible? I must have been blind. Tom is not guilty, But Bob Ewell didn’t care. Because of his lies, Tom will now be sent to the electric chair.
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