[aisle] Banned Book Week

Paula Wyatt plwyatt at cps.edu
Thu Sep 19 22:47:20 CDT 2019


I just read an article about a district that is banning Harry Potter.  That maybe something you could use as a “media literacy” lesson that would feed into the idea of banning books?  I’ll look for the article and post.

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> On Sep 19, 2019, at 8:26 PM, Todd Freer via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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> Hi All - 
> I'm looking for some lesson points for introducing banned books to my 3rd -6th graders. Our library is small and not too current. It doesn't have too many banned books to choose from so I borrowed  13 from my library. It's sort of a hodgepodge of a selection. I see kids 2x/week for 30 minutes and was thinking about maybe doing this for two weeks if need be. Ideas include:
> Introducing the concept of banning/censorship 
> Risk vs. Reward (of banning books)
> Banned Book Debate (teaching the art of debate first)
> First Amendment Lessons (which could lead to conversations about the Constitution)
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> I feel a bit restrained since I can't lend out these books but don't want kids to miss out on learning that "banning a book is a real thing." 
> 
> I'd be grateful for your input.
> Thanks,
> --Todd
> 
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> Todd Freer
> Library Media Specialist
> East Elementary School
> 2913 Elim Avenue, Zion, IL, 60099
> 847.872.5425 • 847.872.8130 (fax)
> www.zion6.org
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> Currently reading: When the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
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