Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
8.1
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
4453
Points per Word
0.000225
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.03125
Series
Events That Shaped America
Description
In 1925, Tennessee teacher John Scopes faced a courtroom battle that captivated the nation. Accused of violating state law by teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in public school, Scopes became the center of a heated legal and cultural clash. This book examines the trial's dramatic events and its lasting impact on American education and society.