8th Graders Debate about To Kill a Mockingbird's Atticus Finch

8th grade English students with teacher Carolyn Warhaftig have been reading the classic Harper Lee novel To Kill a Mockingbird in class. Today, they met in the Community Hall to debate this question: 'Is Atticus Finch a symbol of moral integrity? Would you call him a hero?' Students were divided almost evenly in their pro/con stance, and sat on opposite sides of the Community Hall during the debate, taking turns to stand and share for one minute, using quotes from the book as the basis for some of their statements. Check out some photos.