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Celebrate Banned Book WeekExercise Your Freedom to READ
Dav Pilkey on Reading Choice
Frequently Challenged or Banned BooksThe following books are all available in the PFTSTA Library:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman AlexieThe Kite Runner, by Khaled HosseiniHarry Potter (series), by J.K. RowlingThe Giver, by Lois LowrySpeak, by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Lovely Bones, by Alice SeboldAmerica: A Novel, by E.R. FrankRainbow Boys, by Alex SanchezWhale Talk, by Chris CrutcherAngus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging, by Louise RennisonI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya AngelouAlice series, by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorFat Kid Rules the World, by K.L. GoingCut, by Patricia McCormickThe Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen ChboskyHis Dark Materials (series), by Philip Pullmanttyl; ttfn; l8r g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle
Banned Book Week Virtual Read outLois Lowry reads from The Giver
https://flic.kr/p/5fofbW
Censorship: To Kill a Mockingbird and Fahrenheit 451
1. Defense of To Kill a Mockingbird by Jill May(EVERY student will read this article)
2. The Case against To Kill a Mockingbird by Isaac Saney
3. Afraid of the Dark: Censorship, Ray Bradbury, and The Martian Chronicles by Michael Angelotti
Articles from the Gale Databases In support of the freedom to read:
1. Check it out with Andrew Richard Albanese: a new book looks at book banning in America
2. Censorship in three metaphors by Nancy M. Bailey and Fenice B. Boyd
3. Censoring the Imagination: Challenges to Children's Books by Judith Saltman
4. Neil Gaiman on censorship
5. Book banning: Learning from our past mistakes
Organizations that Promote Freedom to Read
1. National Coalition Against Censorship
2. People for the American Way (PFAW)
3. National Council of Teachers of English
4. American Library Association
In Defense of Book Banning/Censorship in Schools
1. It’s not censorship, it’s parenting! by Eric Manning
2. Harris Poll Shows Growing Support for Book Banning by Lisa Peet
3. Petition to ban new books prompts new debate on censorship in Duval County by Rhema Thompson
4. In Defense of Book Banning by Mark Hemingway
Organizations that Promote Censorship
1. The American Catholic
2. Cracking the Da Vinci Code by Catholic.com
3. Gateways to Better Education explains when it is best to remove your child from an activity.
Example of Article/Blog Post with Comments:
Why gun control is doomed from The Economist
The WRONG way to make a comment:
Example of Article/Blog Post with Comments:
Why gun control is doomed from The Economist
The RIGHT way to make a comment:
Read and Write
1. Read blog post about BBW onTales from a Loud Librarian
2. Write a paragraph in the comment section explaining your stance on book censorship in schools.
3. You may write in support of either the freedom to read or the need for censorship in the school’s curriculum as well as the shelves of the school library.
Rubric1. Written Communicationa-Complete sentences b-Free of major errorsc-Free of minor errors d-Varied sentence structured-At least 2 concrete details from the piece you read that backs your thoughts. These do not need to be quotations.e-Clear wording and phrasing of ideasf-Formal language, though first person pronouns are fine for this one 3. Critical Thinkinga-Predominant reliance on logos and ethosb-Use of convincing details from the pieces you read4. Technologya-Entered anonymously into comment section of the blogb-Initials, teacher, and per # correctly entered after your comment as follows: CDB 3rd Bordelon 5. Work Ethica-Entered on timeb-Work shows evidence of self-editing: Proofread for errors, varied sentence length, carefully-chosen vocabulary words
