Students gain knowledge towards several literary terms and see the world from different stances presented through the short stories and books they read in class. Students learn terms such as protagonist, antagonist, and dialogue through the books they read in their English or Language Arts classes such as John Steinbeck, Harper Lee, and Sandra Cisneros. Students also get other opinions upon the world from the writers they read such as Harper Lee’s book “To Kill a Mockingbird” and John Steinbeck’s book “Of Mice and Men”. In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, Lee writes about her background on the world through the characters in her book stating how in her world people, places, and neighborhoods were segregated just due to the color of a person’s skin. In the book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, Steinbeck writes about the world from his stance by stating how people don’t end up living the life they want to live but, instead live the life they have to live for others. John Steinbeck, Harper Lee, and Sandra Cisneros further develop students’ knowledge upon the world through the literary styles they use throughout their writings.
Students’ enhance their knowledge upon the world through a mix of styles and perspectives demonstrated by writers and poets. Everyday students including myself learn more about the world through the styles of poets and writers. Students learn about the world from multiple viewpoints and write about the world in diverse styles that are both presented by poets and