<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">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.<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Sep 19, 2019, at 8:26 PM, Todd Freer via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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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:</div>
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Introducing the concept of banning/censorship </div>
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Risk vs. Reward (of banning books)</div>
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Banned Book Debate (teaching the art of debate first)</div>
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First Amendment Lessons (which could lead to conversations about the Constitution)</div>
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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." </div>
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I'd be grateful for your input.</div>
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--Todd</div>
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