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Argumentative: The Tell-Tale Heart I firmly believe that the Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Allen Poe, is appropriate for an eighth grade audience. I say this because of the overall academic qualities the story contains. It may be more mature, but violence is not a new thing in media. It also brings heightened vocabulary to a generation whose vocabulary isn’t that great. Not only this, but suspense is taught in schools, making the suspenseful story a teaching tool. Because the Tell-Tale Heart is considered a violent tale, it is seen as “unfit” for younger audiences. But how would you react if I told you that violence is commonplace in children’s media? About 60 to 73% of television programs, including children’s, contain some sort of violent actions. In fact, by age 18, many U.S children will witness 40,000 murders on TV (Eric Schreiber). However, it should be a parent’s job to teach their children that this is only fiction, that not everything on TV is ok. Even then, most children love watching slasher films, but not many are seen killing people, are they? …show more content…

It may be true the brain is much more developed by this age, which should mean their English is better, should it not? But, sadly, this is not the case. With a lexile score of 830, and a reading ability of 4-5 grade (fablexile.com), this should be a story that many children find easy to read. Using older phrases such as “hellish tattoo” and “hark”, it should be necessary for students to know these and other words. Studies have shown that having a better vocabulary does indeed make you smarter. When a student’s vocabulary score is double that of a regular student’s, they tend to receive better paying jobs in the future (vocabulary.com). The Tell-Tale Heart provides the vocabulary necessary for

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