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Premier Writing Lab's Word of the Day explores "prejudice" through Harper Lee's powerful courtroom scene in To Kill a Mockingbird, showing how preconceived opinions can override truth and justice. Tom Robinson's tragic trial demonstrates how prejudice functions not just as a concept but as a destructive force that blinds people to evidence and perpetuates injustice.

• Definition: Prejudice is a preconceived opinion not based on reason, experience, or evidence
• Synonyms include bias, discrimination, intolerance, bigotry, and preconception
• Tom Robinson's trial shows how racial prejudice overrides clear evidence of innocence
• Harper Lee demonstrates that prejudice is taught, not innate, suggesting it can be unlearned
• The word can be used in multiple contexts: describing attitudes, social issues, and consequences
• Standing against prejudice requires courage, clarity, and compassion

Word Lab Challenge: Write a paragraph explaining how prejudice influenced Tom Robinson's trial outcome, then rewrite using the adjective form "prejudiced" to describe at least one character in the courtroom.

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